Friedman Industries Inc. (FRD): Price and Financial Metrics

FRD POWR Grades

• Value is the dimension where FRD ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 98.1% of US stocks.
• The strongest trend for FRD is in Momentum, which has been heading up over the past 179 days.
• FRD ranks lowest in Stability; there it ranks in the 29th percentile.

FRD Stock Summary

• The price/operating cash flow metric for FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC is higher than just 3.75% of stocks in our set with a positive cash flow.
• With a year-over-year growth in debt of -61.55%, FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC's debt growth rate surpasses merely 3.84% of about US stocks.
• FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC's shareholder yield -- a measure of how much capital is returned to stockholders via dividends and buybacks -- is 62.62%, greater than the shareholder yield of 97.04% of stocks in our set.
• Stocks that are quantitatively similar to FRD, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are RCKY, LCUT, PRMW, EDUC, and BVH.
• FRD's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC's official web site, go to www.friedmanindustries.com.

FRD Valuation Summary

• In comparison to the median Basic Materials stock, FRD's price/sales ratio is 84.62% lower, now standing at 0.2.
• Over the past 243 months, FRD's price/earnings ratio has gone down 9.5.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for FRD.

FRD Growth Metrics

The 2 year price growth rate now stands at 111.56%.
• Its 3 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at -239.1%.
• Its 3 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at -77.73%.

Over the past 34 months, FRD's revenue has gone up $356,344,743.

The table below shows FRD's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date	Revenue	Operating Cash Flow	Net Income to Common Stock
2022-12-31	498.4471	53.63813	7.569919
2022-09-30	438.2429	65.84351	3.232193
2022-06-30	381.1214	-36.86019	13.9389
2022-03-31	285.2348	-13.39776	14.06632
2021-12-31	259.3575	-19.34805	31.93117
2021-09-30	236.2036	-19.88044	37.02275

FRD's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.

• FRD has a Quality Grade of B, ranking ahead of 79.63% of graded US stocks.
• FRD's asset turnover comes in at 1.672 -- ranking 3rd of 41 Steel Works Etc stocks.
• AA, TG, and GLW are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with FRD.

The table below shows FRD's key quality metrics over time.