Colfax Corporation (CFX): Price and Financial Metrics

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Colfax Corporation (CFX) Company Bio

Colfax Corporation is a manufacturing and engineering company that provides gas- and fluid-handling and fabrication technology products and services to commercial and governmental customers around the world under the Howden, Colfax Fluid Handling and ESAB brands. The company was founded in 1860 and is based in Annapolis Junction, Maryland.

CFX Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation

We started the process of determining a valid price forecast for Colfax CORP with a discounted cash flow analysis -- the results of which can be found in the table below. To summarize, we found that Colfax CORP ranked in the 16th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. We should note, though, that all scenearios modelled for this stock suggest it is overvalued. In terms of the factors that were most noteworthy in this DCF analysis for CFX, they are:

• The company's compound free cash flow growth rate over the past 5.58 years comes in at -0.1%; that's greater than merely 13.97% of US stocks we're applying DCF forecasting to.
• Colfax CORP's effective tax rate, as measured by taxes paid relative to net income, is at 0 -- greater than only 0% of US stocks with positive free cash flow.
• Relative to other stocks in its sector (Industrials), Colfax CORP has a reliance on debt greater than 70.41% of them.

For other companies in the Industrials that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as CFX, try AIR, EFX, THR, ACM, and KNL.