Crawford & Company (CRD.A): Price and Financial Metrics

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Crawford & Company (CRD.A) Company Bio

Crawford & Company provides claims management solutions for the risk management and insurance industries, and self-insured entities worldwide. The company operates through four segments: U.S. Services, International, Broadspire, and Garden City Group. It offers Crawford Solution, which provides integrated claim, business process outsourcing, and consulting services for various product lines, such as property and casualty claims management, workers’ compensation claims and medical management, and legal settlement administration. The company was founded in 1941 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

CRD.A Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation

The table below illustrates the output of a discounted cash flow forecast using a variety of scenarios for Crawford & Co. To summarize, we found that Crawford & Co ranked in the 54th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. We should note, though, that the most conservative analysis suggests this stock will yield negative results -- and thus may be a potential short opportunity. As for the metrics that stood out in our discounted cash flow analysis of Crawford & Co, consider:

• As a business, CRD.A is generating more cash flow than just 21.84% of positive cash flow stocks in the Financial Services.
• Crawford & Co's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 8%; for context, that number is higher than merely 6.89% of tickers in our DCF set.
• Crawford & Co's effective tax rate, as measured by taxes paid relative to net income, is at 20 -- greater than 80.45% of US stocks with positive free cash flow.

SWKH, FHI, IVZ, BRK.B, and CINF can be thought of as valuation peers to CRD.A, in the sense that they are in the Financial Services sector and have a similar price forecast based on DCF valuation.