United States Lime & Minerals Inc (USLM) stock analysis

P/E above its 5-year median

United States Lime & Minerals's P/E of 25.1 is above its own 5-year median of 22.9.

P/E above the industry

United States Lime & Minerals's P/E of 25.1 is above the Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels) median of 25.1.

EV/EBITDA above its 5-year median

United States Lime & Minerals's EV/EBITDA of 15.8 is above its 5-year median of 14.3.

P/B above the industry

United States Lime & Minerals's price-to-book of 4.55 is above the Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels) median of 1.80.

Trading above fair value

The share price of $116.43 is above our fair value estimate of $89.52.

Margin of safety under 20%

The price is 30.1% above fair value, so there is no margin of safety.

Revenue growing 10%+ a year

Revenue grew 16.4% a year over the last three fiscal years.

EPS growing 10%+ a year

Diluted EPS grew 42.9% a year over the last three fiscal years.

Earnings growth not accelerating

Net income grew 2.3% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 36.6% a year.

Growing slower than the industry

Revenue grew 4.5% over the last twelve months; the Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels) median is 8.3%.

Company guidance

No outlook found in earnings releases from the last twelve months.

Gross margin slipping

Gross margin was 47.6% over the last twelve months, against 48.1% a year earlier.

Return on equity over 15%

Return on equity was 20.0% over the last twelve months and averaged 19.7% over five years.

Return on capital over 10%

Return on invested capital was 44.9%, above the 10% that usually covers the cost of capital.

Return on equity above the industry

United States Lime & Minerals's return on equity of 20.0% is above the Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels) median of 4.8%.

Earnings grew over 5 years

Net income grew 36.6% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.

Net margin above its 5-year average

Net margin was 35.1% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 27.1%.

Net margin above the industry

United States Lime & Minerals's net margin of 35.1% is above the Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels) median of 4.2%.

No debt

United States Lime & Minerals has no borrowings on its latest balance sheet.

Debt not rising

With no debt today, leverage cannot have risen.

Debt covered by cash flow

There is no debt to cover.

Interest well covered

No meaningful interest expense to cover.

Short-term assets cover short-term debts

Current assets are 22.29 times current liabilities.

Low bankruptcy risk

The Altman Z-score is 34.23; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

Pays a dividend

United States Lime & Minerals paid dividends worth 0.2% of the share price over the last twelve months.

Yield below Treasuries

The 0.2% yield is below the 4.4% on a 1-year Treasury.

Yield below the top quarter

The top quarter of US dividend payers yield 3.8% or more; United States Lime & Minerals yields 0.2%.

Dividend was cut

The dividend per share fell by more than 10% at least once in the last 10 fiscal years.

Covered by earnings

Dividends take 5.1% of net income.

Covered by free cash flow

Dividends take 7.0% of free cash flow.