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$39.81 -$0.64 (-1.6%)

04:00 PM EDT on 06/01/23

Argan, Inc. (NYSE:AGX)

CAPS Rating: 2 out of 5

Current Price $39.81 Mkt Cap $533.3M
Open $40.30 P/E Ratio 16.88
Prev. Close $39.81 Div. (Yield) $1.00 (2.5%)
Daily Range $39.81 - $40.79 Volume 53,451
52-Wk Range $31.26 - $43.50 Avg. Daily Vol. 69,447

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holdsteady (< 20)
Submitted August 25, 2018

Argan (NYSE: AGX) has been beaten up recently due to lowering guidance on a weakened backlog – with that said, I believe the drop is a gross overreaction, which has left the stock trading at an incredible value.How gross is Argan undervalued?… More

Toffy78 (< 20)
Submitted December 23, 2009

Don't like financials. P/L improved, but I don't think they can keep it up.

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Member Avatar holdsteady (< 20) Submitted: 8/25/2018 12:18:51 PM : Outperform Start Price: $38.51 NYSE:AGX Score: -54.90

Argan (NYSE: AGX) has been beaten up recently due to lowering guidance on a weakened backlog – with that said, I believe the drop is a gross overreaction, which has left the stock trading at an incredible value.

How gross is Argan undervalued? Consider this – the company has over $23 in cash per share on their balance sheet, and absolutely no debt. Let’s imagine they do something with that cash (which they should), and buy back as many outstanding shares as they can afford.

Cash: $483.72 million
Price Per Share: $45.89
Shares Purchased: 10.54 million

The company could wipe out two-thirds of their outstanding shares – which means that their Enterprise Value to Earnings multiple is a staggeringly low 2.44x. Future Enterprise Value to Earnings is 4.64x – no matter how you pencil this out, this company is extremely undervalued.

Aside from this, management is well regarded, shareholder friendly, and they have performed well in the industrials space. They have tripled shareholder value over the last 5 years despite dropping over 40% in the past two months.

Why is this security trading at such a low valuation? I believe there are two reasons why investors are missing this:

1) The company is too small for hedge funds to capitalize on this – the company has a $700 million market cap and $207 enterprise value

2) Investors don’t realize the amount of cash this company is sitting on

I haven’t seen a company trading at such an extremely low price in years.

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Member Avatar jed71 (96.68) Submitted: 3/29/2018 9:59:49 AM : Outperform Start Price: $36.73 NYSE:AGX Score: -53.45

I am going to have to agree with other Fools here. This appears to be massively undervalued.

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Member Avatar TMFSaintCroix (97.87) Submitted: 2/11/2018 7:34:28 PM : Outperform Start Price: $34.60 NYSE:AGX Score: -42.33

Found this one with the magic formula screen. The numbers are unreal.

$39 a share.

And they are holding $31 a share in cash.

The market is valuing this business at $8 a share?

The stock is almost 50% off its high, mostly because the company has cut its backlog in half.

January 2016: $1.1 billion in backlog
January 2017: $1 billion in backlog
January 2018: $500 million in backlog

So the near term concern is that the company is finishing up several major contracts, and may or may not have new contracts on the way. But this fear has already been priced into the stock, with a 50% haircut. Surely we're not going to drop below cash value?!

And any good news and this stock is a quick double. Plus it's an excellent way to play the long-term transfer from oil/coal to natural gas and renewables. These guys have profit margins that are 9 times higher than Fluor and 4 times higher than Jacobs. And no debt! You find me an energy stock that is debt-free and I will pay attention. Outperform.

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kayceygirl

kayceygirl (64.93) Score: +346.00

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Member Name Member
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kayceygirl 64.93 8/16/2010 Outperform 5Y $5.39 +638.14% +292.14% +346.00 1 Comment
KL224VT < 20 3/3/2011 Outperform 1Y $6.20 +541.59% +217.18% +324.41 0 Comment
RyanOrr85 84.70 10/29/2010 Outperform 1Y $5.92 +572.74% +256.81% +315.93 0 Comment
JGreenblattJr < 20 10/27/2010 Outperform 1Y $6.01 +562.38% +258.29% +304.09 0 Comment
dsherid2 29.77 6/2/2011 Outperform 1Y $6.41 +521.36% +219.66% +301.70 0 Comment
LuckyShad 72.35 12/21/2010 Outperform 1Y $6.24 +538.29% +237.48% +300.80 1 Comment
MagicFormula1 < 20 10/26/2010 Outperform 5Y $6.12 +550.11% +255.73% +294.38 0 Comment
JGM1 25.92 2/18/2011 Outperform 5Y $6.58 +504.62% +213.92% +290.70 0 Comment
G30A < 20 2/18/2011 Outperform 5Y $6.58 +504.62% +214.04% +290.58 0 Comment
FCFTest < 20 11/30/2010 Outperform 5Y $6.21 +541.22% +257.54% +283.68 0 Comment

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