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1. Ill Tool Works (ITW) Price: $45.42
Industry: Machinery
Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Thu Nov 17 14:23 EST 2011
ITW
Ill Tool Works $45.42 Power Gauge Rating
ITW - Very Bearish
TM
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for ITW is very bearish due to poor
financial metrics, bearish price/volume activity and negative expert opinions.
Financial Metrics ITW's financial metrics are poor due to a high long term debt to equity ratio and
high price to book value ratio.
Earnings Performance
Price/Volume Activity
Expert Opinions
News Sentiment Rating
Bullish
ITW Ill Tool Works November 01, 2011 TM
Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for ITW is bullish. There is currently a significant
positive sentiment within news stories concerning ITW.
News Sentiment :Positive
Power Trend - 5 Year Chart
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2. Financials & Earnings
Financial Metrics
Financial Metrics Rating
LT Debt/Equity Ratio
Bearish
Price to Book Value ITW's financial metrics are poor. The company is carrying too much long term
debt and may be overvalued.
Return on Equity
The rank is based on a high long term debt to equity ratio, high price to book
value ratio, high return on equity and relatively low cash flow.
Price to Sales Ratio
Business Value
Assets and Liabilities Valuation Returns
Ratio TTM Ratio TTM Ratio TTM
Current Ratio 2.02 Price/Book 2.27 Return on Invest 14.2%
LT Debt/Equity 0.27 Price/Sales 1.41 Return on Equity 18.2%
Earnings Performance
Earnings Performance Rating
Earnings Growth
Neutral
Earnings Surprise ITW's earnings performance has been neutral. The company is priced relatively
low compared to next year's projected EPS and has a history of weak earnings
growth.
Earnings Trend
The rank is based on poor EPS growth over the past 3-5 years, worse than
Projected P/E Ratio expected earnings in recent quarters, a relatively low projected P/E ratio and
consistent earnings over the past 5 years.
Earnings Consistency
5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth EPS Estimates
12/06 12/07 12/08 12/09 12/10 Factor Actual EPS Prev EST EPS Current Change
Revenue(M) 14,055.05 16,170.61 15,869.35 13,877.07 15,870.38 Quarterly EPS $0.79 $0.89 +0.10
Rev % Growth 8.77% 15.05% -1.86% -12.55% 14.36% Yearly EPS $3.05 $3.74 +0.69
EPS $3.04 $3.39 $2.93 $1.89 $3.05 Factor Actual EPS Growth Est EPS Growth Change
EPS % Growth 16.03% 11.51% -13.57% -35.49% 61.38% 3-5 year EPS 4.75% 12.17% +7.42
EPS Surprise EPS Quarterly Results
Estimate Actual Difference % Difference FY Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Total
Latest Qtr $0.98 $1.00 $0.02 2.04 12/09 $-0.08 $0.35 $0.60 $1.01 $1.88
1 Qtr Ago $1.02 $0.96 $-0.06 -5.88 12/10 $0.59 $0.84 $0.84 $0.79 $3.06
2 Qtr Ago $0.84 $0.91 $0.07 8.33 12/11 $1.25 $1.00 $1.04 - -
3 Qtr Ago $0.80 $0.79 $-0.01 -1.25 Fiscal Year End Month is December.
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3. Price Trend & Expert Opinions
Price/Volume Activity
Price/Volume Activity Rating
Relative Strength vs Market Bearish
Chaikin Money Flow
Price and volume activity for ITW is bearish. ITW has underperformed the S&P
500 over 26 weeks and has a declining price trend.
Price Trend
The rank for ITW is based on its relative weakness versus the market, a negative
Price Trend ROC
Chaikin price trend and a decreasing volume trend.
Volume Trend
Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index Chaikin Money Flow
Chart shows whether ITW is performing better or worse than the market. Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.
Price Activity Price Activity Volume Activity
Factor Value Factor Value Factor Value
52 Week High 59.02 % Change Price - 4 Weeks -1.67% Average Volume 20 Days 4,383,290
52 Week Low 40.15 % Change Price - 24 Weeks -19.23% Average Volume 90 Days 4,759,678
% Change YTD Rel S&P 500 -12.55% % Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P -3.82% Chaikin Money Flow Persistency 48%
% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P -14.16%
Expert Opinions
Expert Opinions
Earnings Estimate Revisions Bearish
Short Interest Expert opinions about ITW are negative. Analysts are lowering their EPS
estimates for ITW and insiders are not net buyers of ITW's stock.
Insider Activity
The rank for ITW is based on analysts revising earnings estimates downward, a
low short interest ratio, insiders not purchasing significant amounts of stock,
Analyst Opinions
optimistic analyst opinions and relative weakness of the stock versus the
Machinery industry group.
Relative Strength vs Industry
Earnings Estimate Revisions Analyst Recommendations EPS Estimates Revision Summary
Current 7 Days Ago % Change Factor Value Last Week Last 4 Weeks
Current Qtr 0.89 0.89 0.00% Mean this Week Buy Up Down Up Down
Next Qtr 0.99 0.99 0.00% Mean Last Week Buy Curr Qtr 0 0 3 7
Curr Yr 0 0 5 2
Current 30 Days Ago % Change Change 0.00
Next Qtr 0 0 2 3
Current FY 3.74 3.74 0.00 Mean 5 Weeks Ago Buy
Next Yr 0 0 1 7
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4. The Company & Its Competitors
ITW's Competitors in Machinery News Headlines for ITW
Company Power Historic EPS Projected EPS Profit Margin PEG PE Revenue(M) Illinois Tool buys Despatch Industries - Jul 25,
Gauge growth growth 2011
ITW 4.75% 12.17% 11.39% 1.00 12.41 15,870 FTC seeks more information on Graco purchase
PH 6.57% 7.50% 8.62% 1.49 12.29 12,346
- Jul 5, 2011
Graco Receives FTC Request for Additional
IR 8.48% 12.25% 2.13% 0.94 11.84 14,079
Information Related to Proposed Acquisition of
DOV 4.41% 13.33% 9.92% 0.92 12.99 7,100 ITW Finishing Businesses - Jul 5, 2011
Illinois Tool adjusts earnings predictions - Jun
FLS 9.07% 15.00% 9.49% 0.85 12.92 4,032
28, 2011
ETN 5.47% 12.16% 8.09% 0.92 12.07 13,715
ITW Releases Reclassification of Historical
Results for Discontinued Operations; Company
Announces $550 million of Share Repurchase
Activity in the. - Jun 28, 2011
Company Details Company Profile
ILL TOOL WORKS Illinois Tool Works, Inc. manufactures and markets a variety of products and systems that
3600 WEST LAKE AVE provide specific, problem-solving solutions for a diverse customer base worldwide. The
GLENVIEW, IL 60026-1215 company's business units are divided into six segments: Engineered Products-North
USA America; Engineered Products-International; Specialty Systems-North America; Specialty
Phone: 8476574106 Systems-International; Consumer Products; and Leasing and Investments.
Fax: 847-657-4261
Website:
http://http://www.itwinc.com
Full Time Employees: 61,000
Sector: Industrial Products
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