What does the company do?
The Black and Decker Corporation is a global manufacturer and marketer of power tools and accessories, hardware and home improvement products, and technology-based fastening systems. The Company is a global supplier of engineered fastening and assembly systems. The Company operates in three operating segments: power tools and accessories, including consumer and industrial power tools and accessories, lawn and garden products, electric cleaning, automotive, lighting, and household products, and product service; hardware and home improvement, including security hardware and plumbing products; and fastening and assembly systems.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- Black & Decker one-year sales: 4.85 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Small Tools & Accessories group: 77.25% - Black & Decker one-year income: 139.30 Mil.
Difference from the average for the Small Tools & Accessories group: 5.51%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales | 4.85 Bil | 2.74 Bil | | Income | 139.30 Mil | 132.03 Mil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Black & Decker one-year sales growth: -26.20%.
Difference from the average for the Small Tools & Accessories group: 1.50 pct. pts. - Black & Decker one-year income growth: -60.90%.
Difference from the average for the Small Tools & Accessories group: -0.60 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | -26.20% | -27.70% | | Income Growth | -60.90% | -60.30% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- Black & Decker one-year net profit margin: 2.9%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -4.4 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Small Tools & Accessories group: -2.1 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
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| Company | 2.9% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 7.3% | | Industry | 5.0% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- Black & Decker debt/equity ratio: 1.38.
Difference from the average for the Small Tools & Accessories group: 165.38%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 1.38 | 0.52 |
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