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PLPC

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The short version

A profitable company with growing sales. Institutions are adding.

Going well

Sales up 25% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable every year for 10 years
Sales up 13% last year

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 4.8% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (102 bought, 85 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$334.59+1.8% that day

Company value: $1.6B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 37.7x; You pay about $38 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 2.2x; Company value is 2.2 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 0.2%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 5%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 2%; Debt as a share of company value

From PLPC's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$212.7M+25% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $740.2M, up 17% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 7.5% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of PLPC. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+17% a yearRecently: +17% a yearProfit margin6%Last 12 months: 5.8%P/E at the end38xToday: 37.7x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change0% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$1.6B

Profit in 5 years$97M

Price these guesses point to$756.82+126% vs $334.59 todayAbout +18% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 6% margin and a 38x P/E, sales could shrink about 0.6% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

4/7Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.7.9%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.08x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.5.3%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$33.3M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-1.1% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.31.2%

Revenue: $669.3M; +12.7% vs prior year
5-year growth: +7.5%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $38.3M; 0.08x equity
Current ratio: 3.17x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.