Manitowoc Company Inc. (The) Common Stock (MTW)

FairStock Score: 21/100 — RISKY

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AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look for businesses with durable competitive advantages and owners' earnings that can compound. Manitowoc is a global crane manufacturer with recognizable brands, but this is a cyclical, capital-intensive industry where a wide moat is hard to prove. The numbers show why caution is warranted. In fiscal year 2025, net income was just $7.2 million, down from $55.8 million in fiscal year 2024; revenue stayed around $2.2 billion. The latest filed quarter—fiscal Q2 2026—was better, with revenue of $594.9 million and net income of $14.2 million, versus $1.5 million in fiscal Q2 2025, but the fiscal Q1 2026 loss of $6.0 million reminds us how lumpy this turnaround is. FairStock's calculations at the 2026-10-13 close show a P/E of 40.27, price-to-book of 1.16, ROE of 2.92%, ROCE of 2.58%, and D/E of 0.77. The Graham Number is $15.65, so the $22.55 price carries a negative margin of safety of 44.09%. Positives: trailing free cash flow of $69.4 million, an 8.5% FCF yield, and a Piotroski F-Score of 7/9. But Altman Z-Score of 1.32 and EV/EBITDA of 9.38 suggest limited room for error. This is a Lynch turnaround—returned to profit after a loss within three years—not a steady compounder. I would want evidence that mid-2026 profitability persists and debt remains controlled before calling the value compelling.

In plain English: The company makes cranes and lifting equipment used in construction and industrial projects. Its recent profits are thin and fell sharply in the latest full year, though it still produces cash and had a better quarter in mid-2026. At the latest close, the stock looks expensive relative to those earnings and to a conservative value estimate based on its numbers, even though it trades close to the value of its net assets.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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