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Are Investors Undervaluing Herman Miller (MLHR) Right Now?

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Here at Zacks, we focus on our proven ranking system, which places an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions, to find winning stocks. But we also understand that investors develop their own strategies, so we are constantly looking at the latest trends in value, growth, and momentum to find strong companies for our readers.

Considering these trends, value investing is clearly one of the most preferred ways to find strong stocks in any type of market. Value investors rely on traditional forms of analysis on key valuation metrics to find stocks that they believe are undervalued, leaving room for profits.

Luckily, Zacks has developed its own Style Scores system in an effort to find stocks with specific traits. Value investors will be interested in the system's "Value" category. Stocks with both "A" grades in the Value category and high Zacks Ranks are among the strongest value stocks on the market right now.

One company value investors might notice is Herman Miller . MLHR is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy), as well as a Value grade of A.

Another valuation metric that we should highlight is MLHR's P/B ratio of 2.92. Investors use the P/B ratio to look at a stock's market value versus its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. MLHR's current P/B looks attractive when compared to its industry's average P/B of 2.93. Over the past year, MLHR's P/B has been as high as 3.93 and as low as 2.52, with a median of 3.06.

Finally, our model also underscores that MLHR has a P/CF ratio of 9.57. This data point considers a firm's operating cash flow and is frequently used to find companies that are undervalued when considering their solid cash outlook. MLHR's current P/CF looks attractive when compared to its industry's average P/CF of 11.22. MLHR's P/CF has been as high as 13.53 and as low as 8.27, with a median of 10.44, all within the past year.

These are just a handful of the figures considered in Herman Miller's great Value grade. Still, they help show that the stock is likely being undervalued at the moment. Add this to the strength of its earnings outlook, and we can clearly see that MLHR is an impressive value stock right now.

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