NYSE:AYR
$9.77
(3/18 4:00PM)
-0.3%
| Open | $9.81 |
Mkt Cap | $776.8 Million |
| High | $10 |
52Wk High | $11.41 |
| Low | $9.44 |
52Wk Low | $4.46 |
| Volume | 816,900 |
Avg Vol 10D | 704,800 |
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AYR Revenue
Cash earnings is the most important factor in our analysis, but it goes without saying that if a company cannot produce sales then there is no ability to generate cash flow. By that logic we look very closely at revenue numbers as our second most important factor in valuing a company's stock. We have established reasonable Price to Sales per share ranges based on historical data of the last 5 years. For, AYR the high and low end of the Price to Sales per share ratios are 5.12x and 2.31x respectively.
Notice that AYR's current Price to Sales per share ratio is 1.38x, which is quite a bit below what we consider a normal Price to Sales ratio for this stock. Given normal conditions and a price of $9.73, AYR is 63% below where we would expect to see it. This will beneficially factor into our final analysis of AYR as it is not often that this stock sinks to these levels.
AYR Cash Earnings
As a value investment framework, Ockham Research is similar to a private equity firm in terms of our valuation methods. We are always on the lookout for value in the form of sales and cash numbers. In the case of AYR, Ockham views their current Cash Earnings as significantly below their historical average multiples of Cash Earnings, as calculated by our proprietary analysis. It is incredibly important to understand that for AYR, the current level of Cash Earnings compared to its historical levels helps identify where AYR is in relation to what the investing community was willing to pay for this level of Cash Earnings in the past. With a historical high Cash Earnings per share ratio of 8.20 and a historical low Cash Earnings per share ratio of 3.60, an investor can relate where value becomes optimal.
So what does "significantly below" mean when we talk about Price to Cash Earnings numbers for AYR? From the Ockham perspective, we are looking specifically at AYR to see if the market is recognizing the huge disparity between AYR's past stock price to Cash Earnings ratio to today's levels. At a difference of 61% below the average historical Price to Cash Earnings ratio, our view would be quite positive at this point. However, as with all metrics, we need to also take other factors into account when looking at AYR. While we view better Cash Earnings metrics as very important, if the market is slow to identify this value, or if Cash Earnings were to fall from these levels, we would become more neutral in our stance.
AYR Dividends
While it is not necessary to pay an attractive dividend or a dividend at all, to receive a positive rating from Ockham, we view dividends as an additionally helpful measure in determining the future potential of any company.
In AYR’s case, the estimated annual dividend is $0.40 resulting in a current dividend yield of 4.11%. Similar to our review of Sales and Cash Earnings per share, we evaluate dividend yields from AYR against the historic high and low levels over the past 5 years. The highest dividend yield from AYR over this period was 21.34% while the lowest dividend yield was 0.57% With that range in mind, AYR’s current dividend yield is a full 62.48% below its median dividend yield historically. This is a negative from our perspective.
