Badger Meter, Inc. carries no debt; cash flow comfortably covers obligations.

Badger Meter, Inc.'s free cash flow has increased 19.31% from $142.22M last year to $169.67M, signaling increasing performance

Badger Meter, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 0.00, which means that the company's assets are healthy financed, signaling financial stability.

Badger Meter, Inc. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

Badger Meter, Inc. has a net cash position, so leverage is healthy.

Badger Meter, Inc. earns at least as much interest as it pays. Interest obligations are fully covered.

Badger Meter, Inc.'s profit margin was 15.12% last year and is 14.27% this year, signaling decreasing performance

Badger Meter, Inc.'s short-term assets of $507.08M exceed its short-term liabilities of $150.72M

Badger Meter, Inc.'s return on assets of 12.59% is higher than the 5.00% threshold, indicating efficient asset utilization

Badger Meter, Inc.'s return on equity of 18.03%, is higher than 15.00%, indicating good performance

Badger Meter, Inc.'s operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation

Badger Meter, Inc. had positive net income in 5 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings

Badger Meter, Inc. has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures

Badger Meter, Inc. has a free cash flow yield of 4.52%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value

Badger Meter, Inc.'s yearly earnings has increased 13.36% since last year from $124.94M to $141.63M, signaling increasing performance

Badger Meter, Inc.'s yearly revenue has increased 10.90% since last year from $826.56M to $916.66M, signaling increasing performance

ROIC 14.81% (Source: FMP key-metrics). At or above the 10% threshold. Score: 2 of 2. The company is generating returns above the upper end of the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range under this definition of invested capital.

Badger Meter, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of 17.46% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years

Badger Meter, Inc. had revenue growth in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance

Badger Meter, Inc. had positive ROE in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity

Badger Meter, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 109.50 based on Base Cash Flow Valuation (DCF) model

Badger Meter, Inc. has an earnings yield of 3.34%, which is below the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock may be expensive relative to its earnings

Badger Meter, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 60.50 based on Base EBITDA Valuation model

Badger Meter, Inc. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 15.80x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings

Badger Meter, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 95.73 based on Base Earnings Fair Value model

Badger Meter, Inc. has a PEG-ratio over 1 which is considered overvalued

Badger Meter, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 5.51x, which exceeds the 5.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its book value

Badger Meter, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 4.27x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue