Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI) Extends Liquidity And Signals Dividend Continuity Into Q4

Valmont projects sustained cash returns to shareholders while operating margins and leverage create mixed signals for near-term price action. Technical momentum shows recent peaks reversing even as price sits above key moving averages.

Recent News

On July 28, 2025 Valmont’s Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.68 per share payable October 15, 2025, to holders of record September 26, 2025, representing an annualized $2.72 per share.

Technical Analysis

ADX registers 20.54, signaling an emerging trend strength; momentum strength sits near the threshold between range and trending conditions and therefore affects the immediacy of directional moves tied to the valuation backdrop.

Directional indicators show bearish pressure: DI+ at 19.64 has trended lower while DI- at 17.95 has trended higher, indicating directional force currently favors the downside and increases near-term price vulnerability relative to the company’s under-valued assessment.

MACD sits at 7.92 with a signal line at 7.51 and shows a peak-and-reversal pattern; that peak-and-reversal denotes bearish momentum even though the MACD currently remains above its signal line, reflecting a recent bullish crossover that has begun to roll over.

MRO reads 29.95 with a peak-and-reversal pattern; a positive MRO indicates price currently trades above the model target and therefore carries potential for a corrective move back toward valuation benchmarks.

RSI at 59.46 displays a peak-and-reversal pattern; momentum cooled from recent highs and suggests limited upside momentum despite price strength versus shorter moving averages.

Price sits at $411.30, above the 12-day EMA ($403.98), 20-day average ($403.86), 50-day average ($383.55) and 200-day average ($337.71); the 12-day EMA trend shows rising short-term price bias while proximity to the upper Bollinger band ($411.37) indicates near-term consolidation risk. SuperTrend lower support appears near $386.53, offering a reference level for pullback scenarios rather than trade triggers.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue growth year-over-year equals 32.38%, while the most recent quarter-on-quarter revenue change shows -227.88% by the provided quarterly metric; overall revenue totaled $1,050,548,000. The company reported gross profit of $321,167,000 and operating income of $129,497,000 for the period.

EBIT equals $29,553,000, producing an EBIT margin of 2.81%, which falls below the industry peer mean of 10.94% and below the industry peer median of 9.646%. QoQ EBIT margin contracted approximately 78.72% and YoY contracted approximately 80.25%, reflecting compression at the EBIT line versus operating results.

Operating margin stands at 12.33%, above the industry peer mean of 10.239%; the delta between operating margin and a much-lower EBIT margin points to material non-operating items and tax/interest effects that carried through to net results.

Net income recorded a loss of $30,263,000 while operating cash flow reached $167,609,000 and free cash flow reached $135,622,000; free cash flow yield measures 1.93% and exceeds the industry peer mean of 1.064% by this metric, supporting the view that cash generation partially offsets net income volatility.

EPS reported $4.98 versus an estimate of $4.62, a $0.36 beat representing a 7.79% surprise. Forward EPS equals $4.4825 with a forward PE of 70.34. The trailing PE sits at 66.18 and the PEG multiple measures 5.11 while forward PEG reads 5.426, reflecting elevated valuation multiples relative to near-term earnings growth rates.

Balance-sheet metrics show $208,533,000 in cash and short-term investments, a current ratio of 2.15 and a quick ratio of 1.44. Total debt equals $861,093,000 with net debt of $522,129,000 and debt-to-EBITDA at 16.62. Debt-to-equity measures 0.563, which sits slightly below the industry peer mean of 0.668. Enterprise multiple registers 148.40 versus an industry peer mean near 51.10, reflecting a materially higher enterprise valuation relative to EBITDA.

Return metrics present headwinds: return on equity at -1.98% and return on assets at -0.90%, while earnings growth on the provided annual basis shows 12.96% but a YoY earnings change of -5.08% on the most recent comparative metric. WMDST values the stock as under-valued; that valuation sits alongside compressed reported net earnings and elevated enterprise multiples, creating an earnings-to-valuation divergence that warrants monitoring.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-10-21
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-01-20
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 184.4 M
 Operating Cash Flow 167.6 M
 Capital Expenditures -31.99 M
 Change In Working Capital 63.8 M
 Dividends Paid -13.65 M
 Cash Flow Delta 24.1 M
 End Period Cash Flow 208.5 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 1.1 B
 Forward Revenue -751.04 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 729.4 M
 Depreciation 22.3 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 22.3 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 921.1 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 321.2 M
 EBITDA 51.8 M
 EBIT 29.6 M
 Operating Income 129.5 M
 Interest Income 1.6 M
 Interest Expense 10.5 M
 Net Interest Income -8.97 M
 Income Before Tax 19.0 M
 Tax Provision 22.3 M
 Tax Rate 21.0 %
 Net Income -30.26 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations -3.29 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 4.62
 EPS Actual 4.98
 EPS Difference 0.36
 EPS Surprise 7.792 %
 Forward EPS 4.48
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 3.3 B
 Intangible Assets 698.3 M
 Net Tangible Assets 830.6 M
 Total Current Assets 1.7 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 208.5 M
 Cash 208.5 M
 Net Receivables 665.9 M
 Inventory 581.4 M
 Long-Term Investments 228.9 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 385.3 M
 Short-Term Debt 623.0 K
 Total Current Liabilities 809.6 M
 Net Debt 522.1 M
 Total Debt 861.1 M
 Total Liabilities 1.7 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 1.5 B
 Retained Earnings 3.0 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 76.33
 Shares Outstanding 19.306 M
 Revenue Per-Share 52.44
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 7.0 B
 Enterprise Value 7.7 B
 Enterprise Multiple 148.401
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 226.231 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 401.949 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA VMI: 148.401
high: 95.131
median: 53.696
mean: 51.095
low: -67.628
 EV/R 7.32
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 2.188
 Asset To Liability 1.931
 Debt To Capital 0.36
 Debt To Assets 0.257
Debt To Assets QoQ 0.7 %
Debt To Assets YoY 36153.521 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.774
VMI: 0.257
median: 0.249
mean: 0.226
low: 0.002
 Debt To Equity 0.563
Debt To Equity QoQ 6.725 %
Debt To Equity YoY 33827.108 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 2.025
median: 0.704
mean: 0.668
VMI: 0.563
low: 0.002
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 4.602
Price To Book QoQ 22.771 %
Price To Book YoY 29.78 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 10.918
mean: 5.76
median: 4.996
VMI: 4.602
low: -0.322
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 66.177
Price To Earnings QoQ -6.569 %
Price To Earnings YoY 25.831 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 293.534
mean: 83.814
median: 77.52
VMI: 66.177
low: -53.717
 PE/G Ratio 5.105
 Price To Sales (P/S) 6.698
Price To Sales QoQ 5.931 %
Price To Sales YoY 33.461 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 23.152
VMI: 6.698
mean: 6.236
median: 5.911
low: 0.284
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 70.339
Forward PE/G 5.426
Forward P/S -9.03
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -9.18
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.313
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 8.135 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 4.075 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.628
mean: 0.36
median: 0.348
VMI: 0.313
low: 0.014
 Receivables Turnover 1.576
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 7.444 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 3.249 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 3.98
mean: 1.79
median: 1.728
VMI: 1.576
low: 0.173
 Inventory Turnover 1.257
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 8.37 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 13.726 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 34.314
mean: 16.1
median: 7.771
VMI: 1.257
low: 0.368
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 57.898
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 86.581
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -4.283 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -15.079 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 187.155
VMI: 86.581
mean: 50.41
median: 50.272
low: -27.376
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 1.125
 CapEx To Revenue -0.03
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.437
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 2.3 B
 Net Invested Capital 2.3 B
 Invested Capital 2.3 B
 Net Tangible Assets 830.6 M
 Net Working Capital 934.1 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.258
 Current Ratio 2.154
Current Ratio QoQ -4.88 %
Current Ratio YoY -14.882 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 3.952
VMI: 2.154
mean: 1.605
median: 1.395
low: 0.093
 Quick Ratio 1.436
Quick Ratio QoQ -4.474 %
Quick Ratio YoY -12.04 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 2.807
mean: 1.47
VMI: 1.436
median: 1.186
low: 0.088
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 16.618
 Cost Of Debt 0.966 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 2.803
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -77.873 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -70.005 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 49.953
mean: 15.491
median: 8.89
VMI: 2.803
low: -23.759
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.034
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 49.396
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio -2.217
 Dividend Payout Ratio -0.451
 Dividend Rate 0.71
 Dividend Yield 0.002
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -0.89 %
 Revenue Growth 8.381 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -227.876 %
Revenue Growth YoY 32.38 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 83.442 %
mean: 14.04 %
median: 11.3 %
VMI: 8.381 %
low: -29.363 %
 Earnings Growth 12.963 %
Earnings Growth QoQ 3.704 %
Earnings Growth YoY -5.082 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 192.157 %
mean: 36.455 %
median: 27.757 %
VMI: 12.963 %
low: -129.268 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 30.571 %
Gross Margin QoQ 1.795 %
Gross Margin YoY -0.756 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 53.284 %
VMI: 30.571 %
mean: 21.529 %
median: 19.664 %
low: 1.408 %
 EBIT Margin 2.813 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -78.72 %
EBIT Margin YoY -80.249 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 25.6 %
mean: 10.94 %
median: 9.646 %
VMI: 2.813 %
low: -4.933 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 12.327 %
Return On Sales QoQ -6.748 %
Return On Sales YoY -13.446 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 25.639 %
VMI: 12.327 %
mean: 10.239 %
median: 9.505 %
low: -4.372 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 135.6 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 1.927 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 239.261 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -10.622 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 10.236 %
VMI: 1.927 %
mean: 1.064 %
median: 0.947 %
low: -18.993 %
 Free Cash Growth 289.595 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -465.401 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -76.865 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA VMI: 289.595 %
high: 225.569 %
median: -5.371 %
mean: -75.781 %
low: -337.942 %
 Free Cash To Net Income -4.481
 Cash Flow Margin 2.635 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings -0.915
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) -0.901 %
Return On Assets QoQ -134.614 %
Return On Assets YoY -131.274 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 8.275 %
mean: 2.54 %
median: 2.018 %
VMI: -0.901 %
low: -8.889 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 1.165 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) -0.02
Return On Equity QoQ -137.081 %
Return On Equity YoY -129.202 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.152
mean: 0.065
median: 0.053
VMI: -0.02
low: -0.23
 DuPont ROE -1.913 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 1.033 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -74.194 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -101.465 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 11.354 %
mean: 5.453 %
median: 4.195 %
VMI: 1.033 %
low: -5.909 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect consolidation with a bias toward corrective pressure within the next six weeks. Price trades above key moving averages, which supports upside potential against the WMDST under-valued assessment, yet MACD, MRO and RSI each show peak-and-reversal patterns that increase the likelihood of short-term profit-taking or a pullback toward the 20–50 day averages. Liquidity measures and declared dividend support downside resilience, but elevated enterprise multiple and high debt-to-EBITDA suggest any softening in cash generation could widen the valuation gap. Monitor short-term momentum indicators for a resumption of directional strength before assuming renewed upside momentum.

About Valmont Industries, Inc.

Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI) manufactures and distributes essential products and services for the infrastructure and agriculture sectors globally. The company operates through two primary segments: Infrastructure and Agriculture. Within the Infrastructure segment, Valmont produces steel, pre-stressed concrete, and composite structures tailored for electrical transmission, substation, and distribution purposes. It designs and engineers metal, steel, wood, aluminum, and composite poles and structures for lighting and transportation needs. Valmont also provides galvanizing, anodizing, painting, and powder coating services to enhance product durability. Additionally, the company offers towers, small cell structures, and components for wireless communication, alongside solar single-axis tracker systems. In the Agriculture segment, Valmont manufactures center pivot components and linear irrigation equipment, catering to agricultural markets under the Valley brand. It supplies parts and tubular products for industrial clients and develops advanced technology solutions for the agricultural sector. Valmont serves a diverse clientele, including municipalities, government entities, commercial lighting manufacturers, contractors, telecommunications, utility companies, and farmers. Established in 1946, Valmont Industries maintains its headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, and extends its reach across the United States, Australia, Brazil, and other international markets.



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