Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. Common Stock (PKOH)

FairStock Score: 60/100 — STEADY

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AI Analysis

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

I look for understandable businesses with durable advantages, conservative balance sheets, and a price that leaves a margin of safety. Park-Ohio is understandable enough: it supplies industrial components, equipment, and supply-chain services, with 6,300 employees and about $1.6B of revenue in fiscal 2025, the year ended 2025-12-31. But the numbers show a thin-margin industrial rather than a fortress. Fiscal 2025 net income was $23.8M, or $1.70 per diluted share, down from $31.8M and $2.40 in fiscal 2024. The latest trend is better: in fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-30, revenue was $440.1M and net income was $12.1M, or $0.86 per diluted share, versus $400.1M, $9.2M, and $0.66 in fiscal Q2 2025. That comparison shows roughly 10% revenue growth and about 31.5% net income growth. FairStock classifies it as a TURNAROUND, based on returning to profit after a loss within the last three years. Still, returns are weak: FairStock's ROE is 6.30% and ROCE is 4.10%, while debt-to-equity is 1.79 and the Altman Z-Score is 1.47. Free cash flow is only $20.5M on a $713.8M market cap, a 2.9% FCF yield. At the close on 2026-10-13, the price was $49.26. FairStock's P/E is 25.52, P/B is 1.76, and Graham Number is $34.32, leaving a negative 43.53% margin of safety. The PEG of 0.81 and 6/9 Piotroski score offer encouragement, but I see no bargain. A leveraged, thin-margin supplier must prove consistent cash generation before the price becomes compelling.

In plain English: Park-Ohio makes and supplies parts and equipment for industrial customers. The business is profitable and recent quarterly results are better, but profit margins are thin and it uses a lot of debt. At the recent price of $49.26, the shares look expensive next to the company's earnings and accounting value, even though growth has improved.

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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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