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Fundamentals snapshot
SIFCO Industries, Inc.
SIF · ASE · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
Current price
$21.57
52-week range
$4.88 - $29.00
Market cap
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Balance sheet
Distressed
0.11x Concerning
Net debt $19.44M. Interest coverage shows how many times profit covers the interest bill.
What stands out
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- Reward Revenue grew 17.2% last year.
- Reward Returns 10.1% on equity, ahead of 33% of its peers.
- Reward Free cash flow was positive in 2/10 years.
What this company does
SIFCO Industries, Inc.
SIFCO Industries manufactures highly durable, custom-shaped metal components for the aerospace and energy sectors, such as parts for jet engines, landing gear, and power turbines. The company makes its money selling these critical parts to large aircraft and energy equipment makers. This matters because these industries require extremely reliable components for safety and performance, making SIFCO an important link in their supply chain (the network of businesses involved in producing and delivering a final product).
How the company got here
SIFCO began in 1913 as the Steel Improvement Company, founded by five men in Cleveland with the goal of making metal stronger through a process called heat-treating. The company expanded into forging (shaping metal using intense pressure) and played a crucial role in World War II by developing parts for the first American jet engine and propellers for torpedoes. A key moment was in 1949 when it became the first company to forge titanium, a very strong and lightweight metal. In 1969, the company officially changed its name to SIFCO Industries, Inc. and has since focused on supplying critical metal components to the aerospace and energy industries.
What it actually does
SIFCO makes super-strong, custom-shaped metal parts for machines where failure is not an option, like airplane engines and power plant turbines. It uses a process called forging, which involves heating metal and then pressing or hammering it into a desired shape, making the final part much stronger and more durable. The company produces everything from landing gear components and turbine blades to critical parts for helicopters. These parts are sold both to the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs, the companies that build the final product like an airplane) and for aftermarket repairs and replacements.
Forged Components for Aerospace & Defense
This is the company's main line of business, making up the majority of its sales. SIFCO manufactures essential parts for both commercial and military aircraft, from single-aisle passenger jets to fighter planes and helicopters. Customers like Boeing and Rolls-Royce pay SIFCO for components like structural airframe parts, landing gear, and rotating engine components. This segment is split between new parts for planes being built and replacement parts for existing fleets, with military sales recently making up a slightly larger portion of revenue (the money a company earns from sales).
Forged Components for Energy & Other Markets
While smaller than its aerospace business, this area is also important for SIFCO. The company produces highly durable metal parts for the energy industry, particularly for the large turbines used in power generation. This includes components like steam and gas turbine blades that have to withstand extreme conditions. Customers in this segment are companies that build or service power plants and other industrial facilities. SIFCO's expertise in creating strong, reliable parts for demanding environments allows it to serve these high-performance industrial markets.
What management is betting on now
The company's leadership is focused on a turnaround plan to improve profitability. A key part of this strategy was selling off a less successful European business to concentrate on its core strength: aerospace forgings in the United States. Management is now being more selective about the jobs it takes on, aiming for higher-margin work (meaning more profit is left over from each sale) instead of just chasing revenue. They are also working to maintain a healthy balance between commercial and military aerospace customers while developing products for new markets like drones.
Price history
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Earnings history
Last 8 quarters — what happened
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FY2024 Q4
$802.00K
FY2025 Q1
$-3.92M
FY2025 Q2
$2.69M
FY2025 Q3
$310.00K
FY2025 Q4
$566.00K
FY2026 Q1
$7.98M
FY2026 Q2
$-3.02M
FY2026 Q3
$-2.15M
Revenue
$26.14M
Net income
$-40.00K
Diluted EPS
-0.01
Operating cash flow
$-1.81M
Free cash flow
$-2.15M
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Revenue
$26.44M
Net income
$2.65M
Diluted EPS
0.43
Operating cash flow
$-2.90M
Free cash flow
$-3.02M
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Revenue
$23.97M
Net income
$1.79M
Diluted EPS
0.29
Operating cash flow
$8.08M
Free cash flow
$7.98M
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Revenue
$22.81M
Net income
$-429.00K
Diluted EPS
-0.07
Operating cash flow
$726.00K
Free cash flow
$566.00K
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Revenue
$22.09M
Net income
$3.41M
Diluted EPS
0.56
Operating cash flow
$371.00K
Free cash flow
$310.00K
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Revenue
$19.03M
Net income
$-1.39M
Diluted EPS
-0.23
Operating cash flow
$2.84M
Free cash flow
$2.69M
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Revenue
$20.88M
Net income
$-2.32M
Diluted EPS
-0.38
Operating cash flow
$-3.81M
Free cash flow
$-3.92M
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Revenue
$21.66M
Net income
$-443.00K
Diluted EPS
-0.08
Operating cash flow
$857.00K
Free cash flow
$802.00K
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Is it cheap or expensive?
Fair value — vs current price $21.57
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Is it drowning in debt?
Distressed
Net debt $19.4M. Interest coverage 0.1x.
Net debt
$19.44M
Interest coverage
0.11x
SIFCO Industries, Inc.'s profit covers its interest bill about 0.1 times over. which is stronger than most peers shown here and 3 peers sit below 1x, which is the danger zone where profit does not fully cover the interest bill.
Distressed
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Baseline
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SIF
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SIFCO Industries, Inc.
Total debt $19.52M Interest coverage 0.11x This is the baseline the peer rows are being compared against.
Total debt $28.19M Interest coverage -0.11x -100% vs SIF This peer has almost no interest-payment cushion compared with SIF.
Total debt $142.06M Interest coverage 0.53x +372% vs SIF Carries about 4.7x more debt cushion than SIF.
Total debt $214.80M Interest coverage -0.91x -100% vs SIF This peer has almost no interest-payment cushion compared with SIF.
Total debt $16.67M Interest coverage 18.63x +16,428% vs SIF Carries about 165.3x more debt cushion than SIF.
Total debt $307.00K Interest coverage 8.75x +7,664% vs SIF Carries about 77.6x more debt cushion than SIF.
What you should know
The case for and against SIF
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Rewards
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Revenue grew 17.2% last year.
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Returns 10.1% on equity, ahead of 33% of its peers.
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Free cash flow was positive in 2/10 years.
Risks
The numbers
All the key metrics, grouped by purpose
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Valuation
How expensive the stock looks
P/E (TTM)
34.24x
Forward P/E
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P/B
3.25x
P/S
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EV/EBITDA
16.61x
PEG ratio
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Profitability
How much profit each dollar creates
Gross margin
16.6%
Operating margin
1.3%
Net margin
4.0%
ROE
10.1%
ROA
4.0%
Health
Liquidity and balance-sheet strength
Debt / equity
0.47x
Current ratio
1.77x
Quick ratio
1.22x
Total debt
$19.52M
Total cash
$77.00K
Growth
How the business has been compounding
Revenue TTM
$99.37M
Revenue 5Y CAGR
-3.9%
EPS TTM
0.63
EPS 5Y CAGR
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Cash flow
How much cash the business throws off
Operating CF TTM
$4.09M
Free CF TTM
$-357.00K
FCF margin
-0.4%
Dividend
Shareholder payout
Yield
—
Payout ratio
0.0%
Last ex-div date
2014-11-04