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1. Armstrong World (AWI) Price: $35.92
Industry: Building Products
Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Thu Sep 22 16:08 EDT 2011
AWI
Armstrong World $35.92 Power Gauge Rating
AWI - Very Bearish
TM
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for AWI is very bearish due to very weak
earnings performance, poor financial metrics and negative expert opinions.
Financial Metrics AWI's earnings performance is very weak as a result of poor EPS growth over
the past 3-5 years and a relatively poor trend in earnings this year.
Earnings Performance
Price/Volume Activity
Expert Opinions
News Sentiment Rating
Bearish
AWI Armstrong Wor.. August 31, 2011 TM
Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for AWI is bearish. There is currently a significant
negative sentiment within news stories concerning AWI.
News Sentiment :Negative
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 AWI's financial metrics are poor. The company is carrying too much long term
debt and yields a relatively low return on shareholder's equity.
Return on Equity
The rank is based on a high long term debt to equity ratio and low return on
equity.
Price to Sales Ratio
Business Value
Assets and Liabilities Valuation Returns
Ratio TTM Ratio TTM Ratio TTM
Current Ratio 2.90 Price/Book 1.78 Return on Invest 5.9%
LT Debt/Equity 0.77 Price/Sales 0.76 Return on Equity 9.2%
Earnings Performance
Earnings Performance Rating
Earnings Growth
Very Bearish
Earnings Surprise AWI's earnings performance has been very weak. The company has a history of
weak earnings growth and experienced relatively poor earnings growth in the past
12 months.
Earnings Trend
The rank is based on poor EPS growth over the past 3-5 years, a relatively poor
Projected P/E Ratio trend in earnings this year and inconsistent 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) - 3,549.70 3,393.00 2,780.00 2,766.40 Quarterly EPS $0.43 $0.83 +0.40
Rev % Growth - - -4.41% -18.07% -0.49% Yearly EPS $0.19 $2.46 +2.27
EPS - $2.60 $1.44 $1.36 $0.19 Factor Actual EPS Growth Est EPS Growth Change
EPS % Growth - - -44.62% -5.56% -86.03% 3-5 year EPS -7.66% 21.45% +29.11
EPS Surprise EPS Quarterly Results
Estimate Actual Difference % Difference FY Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Total
Latest Qtr $0.71 $0.70 $-0.01 -1.41 12/09 $-0.20 $0.50 $1.13 $-0.07 $1.36
1 Qtr Ago $0.37 $0.51 $0.14 37.84 12/10 $-0.34 $0.47 $0.43 $-0.36 $0.20
2 Qtr Ago $0.17 $0.11 $-0.06 -35.29 12/11 $0.23 $0.64 - - -
3 Qtr Ago $0.64 $0.77 $0.13 20.31 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 Neutral
Chaikin Money Flow
Price and volume activity for AWI is neutral. AWI has outperformed the S&P 500
over 26 weeks and has underperformed the S&P 500 over 26 weeks.
Price Trend
Price Trend ROC
Volume Trend
Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index Chaikin Money Flow
Chart shows whether AWI 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 53.55 % Change Price - 4 Weeks -5.07% Average Volume 20 Days 245,794
52 Week Low 32.80 % Change Price - 24 Weeks -24.40% Average Volume 90 Days 324,307
% Change YTD Rel S&P 500 -6.82% % Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P -4.19% Chaikin Money Flow Persistency 43%
% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P -13.47%
Expert Opinions
Expert Opinions
Earnings Estimate Revisions Bearish
Short Interest Expert opinions about AWI are negative. Analysts's opinions on AWI have been
more negative recently and analysts are lowering their EPS estimates for AWI.
Insider Activity
The rank for AWI is based on analysts revising earnings estimates downward,
insiders purchasing stock and pessimistic analyst opinions.
Analyst Opinions
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 0.84 0.84 0.00% Mean this Week Strong Buy Up Down Up Down
Next Qtr 0.40 0.41 -2.44% Mean Last Week Strong Buy Curr Qtr 0 1 0 1
Curr Yr 0 1 0 1
Current 30 Days Ago % Change Change 0.00
Next Qtr 0 2 0 2
Current FY 2.46 2.47 -0.01 Mean 5 Weeks Ago Strong Buy
Next Yr 0 1 0 1
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4. The Company & Its Competitors
AWI's Competitors in Building Products News Headlines for AWI
Company Power Historic EPS Projected EPS Profit Margin PEG PE Revenue(M) Armstrong, union file charges against each other
Gauge growth growth - Aug 3, 2011
AWI -7.66% 21.45% 1.95% 0.68 17.12 2,766 Work begins on Armstrong Superfund site - Apr
CRH 6.60% 24.44% - 0.55 - 22,806
21, 2011
Armstrong World Industries shares rise on
OC 1.21% 25.25% 0.99% 0.42 16.83 4,997
upgrade - Mar 21, 2011
USG -9.55% - -13.49% - - 2,939 Armstrong World Industries Establishes a $100
Million Receivables Securitization Program - Dec
URI -8.15% 12.00% 0.38% 0.96 26.06 2,237
14, 2010
MAS -9.33% 15.00% -14.39% 6.56 239.67 7,592
Profits plummet, investment returns on rise at
Armstrong - Nov 6, 2010
Company Details Company Profile
ARMSTRONG WORLD ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC is a global leader in the design and
2500 COLUMBIA AVE manufacture of floors, ceilings and cabinets. Armstrongs consolidated net sales totaled
LANCASTER, PA 17603 approximately $3.5 billion. Based in Lancaster,Armstrong operates Forty plants in ten
USA countries.
Phone: 7173970611
Fax: 717-396-6133
Website:
http://http://www.armstrong.com
Full Time Employees: 9,800
Sector: Construction
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