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PolyOne Corporation (POL) Company Bio

PolyOne Corporation provides specialized polymer materials, services, and solutions with operations in specialty polymer formulations, color and additive systems, plastic sheet and packaging solutions, and polymer distribution. The company was founded in 1927 and is based in Avon Lake, Ohio.

POL Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation

We started the process of determining a valid price forecast for Polyone Corp with a discounted cash flow analysis -- the results of which can be found in the table below. To summarize, we found that Polyone Corp ranked in the 80st percentile in terms of potential gain offered. More precisely, our analysis suggests the stock is undervalued by approximately 342.83% on a DCF basis. As for the metrics that stood out in our discounted cash flow analysis of Polyone Corp, consider:

• Polyone Corp's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 7%; for context, that number is higher than merely 5.78% of tickers in our DCF set.
• Polyone Corp's interest coverage rate -- a measure of gross earnings relative to interest payments -- comes in at 11.46. This coverage rate is greater than that of 75.48% of stocks we're observing for the purpose of forecasting via discounted cash flows.
• The company's cost of debt, derived from its interest coverage, tax rate, and market capitalization, is greater than merely 24.25% of stocks in its sector (Basic Materials).

For other companies in the Basic Materials that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as POL, try MT, HBM, WMS, TG, and NGVT.