PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG): Price and Financial Metrics

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PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG) Company Bio

PPG Industries manufactures and distributes coatings, specialty materials, and glass products. The company's Performance Coatings segment provides coatings products for automotive and commercial transport/fleet repair and refurbishing; light industrial and specialty coatings for signs; sealants, coatings, maintenance cleaners, and transparencies for commercial, military, regional jet and general aviation aircraft, and transparent armor for specialty applications; and chemical management services. The company was founded in 1883 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

PPG Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation

We started the process of determining a valid price forecast for Ppg Industries Inc with a discounted cash flow analysis -- the results of which can be found in the table below. To summarize, we found that Ppg Industries Inc ranked in the 48th 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 Ppg Industries Inc, consider:

• As a business, PPG is generating more cash flow than 90.3% of positive cash flow stocks in the Basic Materials.
• Ppg Industries Inc's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 9%; for context, that number is higher than merely 20.96% of tickers in our DCF set.
• PPG's estimated cost of debt, based largely on its market capitalization and its interest coverage ratio, is 3%; for context, that number is higher than merely 20.96% of tickers in our DCF set.

ASIX, FMC, HNRG, CMCL, and TSE can be thought of as valuation peers to PPG, in the sense that they are in the Basic Materials sector and have a similar price forecast based on DCF valuation.