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Are Investors Undervaluing Cementos Pacasmayo (CPAC) 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 use tried-and-true metrics and fundamental analysis to find companies that they believe are undervalued at their current share price levels.

Zacks has developed the innovative Style Scores system to highlight stocks with specific traits. For example, value investors will be interested in stocks with great grades in the "Value" category. When paired with a high Zacks Rank, "A" grades in the Value category are among the strongest value stocks on the market today.

Cementos Pacasmayo (CPAC - Free Report) is a stock many investors are watching right now. CPAC is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy), as well as an A grade for Value. The stock holds a P/E ratio of 9.02, while its industry has an average P/E of 16.40. Over the past year, CPAC's Forward P/E has been as high as 10.50 and as low as 7.95, with a median of 9.18.

Value investors also use the P/S ratio. The P/S ratio is is calculated as price divided by sales. Some people prefer this metric because sales are harder to manipulate on an income statement. This means it could be a truer performance indicator. CPAC has a P/S ratio of 0.82. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 2.02.

These figures are just a handful of the metrics value investors tend to look at, but they help show that Cementos Pacasmayo is likely being undervalued right now. Considering this, as well as the strength of its earnings outlook, CPAC feels like a great value stock at the moment.


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