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Park Electrochemical
(NYSE:PKE)
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Rating:76Outperform
Price Target:
$42.00
▲(22.66% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:07/29/26
The score is driven primarily by strong fundamentals—high TTM profitability, healthy cash generation, and an exceptionally low-leverage balance sheet—supported by an earnings update that reaffirmed guidance and highlighted long-run capacity/supply advantages. The main offsets are a stretched valuation (high P/E), evidence of lumpy results from mix/timing, and only mixed near-term technical positioning with the stock below its 20-day average.
Positive Factors
Profitability & Cash Generation
Sustained high margins and meaningful free cash flow imply the business converts sales into durable internal funding. This supports reinvestment for capacity, funds strategic prepayments, and reduces reliance on external financing, increasing resilience across multi-year program ramps.
Negative Factors
Revenue & Margin Volatility from Mix/Timing
Dependence on customer purchase timing between fabric and prepreg drives recurring quarter-level swings in margins and reported earnings. That volatility complicates forecasting, weakens short-to-medium term visibility into cash conversion, and increases execution risk for multi-year planning.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Profitability & Cash Generation
Sustained high margins and meaningful free cash flow imply the business converts sales into durable internal funding. This supports reinvestment for capacity, funds strategic prepayments, and reduces reliance on external financing, increasing resilience across multi-year program ramps.
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Park Electrochemical Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Revenue by Geography
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Market Cap
$801.31M
Dividend Yield1.33%
Average Volume (3M)385.68K
Price to Earnings (P/E)59.5
Beta (1Y)0.88
Revenue Growth20.10%
EPS Growth80.66%
CountryUS
Employees125
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryAerospace & Defense
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.63
Shares Outstanding21,751,211
10 Day Avg. Volume343,738
30 Day Avg. Volume385,678
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.55
Price to Book (P/B)4.38
Price to Sales (P/S)7.77
P/FCF Ratio60.17
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$42.50Price Target Upside24.12% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)0.65
Revenue Forecast (FY)$82.29M
Park Electrochemical Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Park Aerospace Corp. (PKE) is a manufacturer and innovator of advanced composite materials. Utilizing both solution and hot-melt processes, the company crafts these materials into composite structures primarily for the aerospace market, serving cl...
How the Company Makes Money
PKE makes money primarily by selling specialty electronic materials to manufacturers and users of high-reliability electronics. Its core revenue stream is product sales of advanced laminates and related materials used by PCB fabricators and OEMs f...
Park Electrochemical Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jul 20, 2026
(Q1-2027)
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Next Earnings Date:Oct 01, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call highlights several material positives — Q1 results within/near guidance with improving margins, a strengthened balance sheet after a successful ATM, sole-source position and strategic agreements to secure Raycarb C2B supply (including a U.S. plant allocation), and a planned new Tulsa plant to expand capacity. These are paired with manageable but meaningful risks: margin/revenue volatility driven by mix and customer timing, supply chain/international freight concerns, large near-term capital commitments whose benefits are back-end loaded (revenues expected FY29+ and C2B purchase application beginning ~2030), and dependency on major aerospace program ramps. Overall the developments (exclusive fabric allocation, missile demand surge, strong cash and no debt, and capacity expansion) point to significant growth opportunities that outweigh the near-term operational and timing risks.Positive Updates
Quarterly Results in Line and Near Top of Guidance
Q1 sales $18.312M (within guidance $17.7M–$18.4M), gross profit $6.376M, gross margin 34.8% (improved from sub-30% in Q4), adjusted EBITDA $4.576M and adjusted EBITDA margin 25% (within/near top end of prior estimate $4.1M–$4.6M).
Negative Updates
Revenue/Margin Volatility from Fabric vs Prepreg Timing
No Raycarb C2B fabric sales in Q1 (good for margin mix this quarter), but quarter-to-quarter margin swings occur when the mix shifts between lower-margin fabric sales and higher-margin prepreg (e.g., Q4 had meaningful fabric sales and margins fell below 30%). Management stressed customer-driven timing causes this variability.
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Q1-2027 Updates
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Quarterly Results in Line and Near Top of Guidance
Q1 sales $18.312M (within guidance $17.7M–$18.4M), gross profit $6.376M, gross margin 34.8% (improved from sub-30% in Q4), adjusted EBITDA $4.576M and adjusted EBITDA margin 25% (within/near top end of prior estimate $4.1M–$4.6M).
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Company Guidance
Management reiterated prior ranges and gave near‑term guidance: Q1 actuals were sales $18,312,000, gross profit $6,376,000 (34.8% gross margin) and adjusted EBITDA $4,576,000 (25% adj. EBITDA margin), in line with the Q4‑issued ranges (sales $17.7M–$18.4M; adj. EBITDA $4.1M–$4.6M). For Q2 Park guided to $19.5M–$21.0M of sales and $4.3M–$5.1M of adjusted EBITDA; the GE engine program was $7.1M in Q1, is estimated $7.5M–$8.5M in Q2, and management forecast GE‑engine program sales of $34M–$38M for the year. They flagged supply‑chain/international freight risk as a potential short‑term headwind. Key balance‑sheet and investment metrics tied to the guidance: cash and marketable securities of $89.4M at Q1 (estimated ~$114M at end‑June after ATM activity), ATM proceeds of ~$49.996M from 1,812,601 shares (avg $27.58/sh), prior buybacks of 718,000 shares at $12.94 avg, a planned ~$65M new‑plant spend (150,000 ft2; roughly $25M in FY‑27, $35M in FY‑28, $5M in FY‑29), and a $25M advanced‑payment commitment to the U.S. Raycarb C2B plant (plus a prior EUR4.587M advance for French capacity); management said 100% of U.S. C2B output is allocated to Park and the term‑sheet purchase minimums imply “hundreds of millions” of revenue in the 2030–2036 period.Park Electrochemical Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
83
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
92
Very Positive
Cash Flow
78
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Feb 2026 | Feb 2025 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2023 | Feb 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 76.21M | 73.30M | 62.03M | 56.00M | 54.05M | 53.58M |
| Gross Profit | 24.33M | 22.67M | 17.64M | 16.53M | 16.47M | 17.92M |
| EBITDA | 18.47M | 16.90M | 11.36M | 10.84M | 12.17M | 12.80M |
| Net Income | 12.72M | 11.27M | 5.88M | 7.47M | 10.73M | 8.46M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 144.35M | 142.23M | 122.11M | 132.31M | 159.33M | 160.89M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 89.41M | 89.37M | 68.83M | 77.21M | 105.44M | 110.36M |
| Total Debt | 307.00K | 317.00K | 358.00K | 135.00K | 182.00K | 227.00K |
| Total Liabilities | 13.36M | 12.28M | 14.95M | 19.39M | 43.40M | 25.25M |
| Stockholders Equity | 131.00M | 129.95M | 107.15M | 112.91M | 115.93M | 135.63M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 10.96M | 9.46M | 3.83M | 3.76M | 5.44M | 3.83M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 12.63M | 11.50M | 4.72M | 4.41M | 6.49M | 8.20M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 34.73M | 34.85M | 23.99M | 31.39M | -7.02M | -29.56M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 12.50M | 10.52M | -13.65M | -33.47M | -8.05M | -7.43M |
Park Electrochemical Technical Analysis
Positive
34.24
Price Trends
34.53
Positive
33.25
Positive
27.84
Positive
Market Momentum
0.81
Negative
59.00
Neutral
72.16
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For PKE, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 34.24 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 34.94, below the 50-day MA of 34.53, and above the 200-day MA of 27.84, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.81 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 59.00 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 72.16 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for PKE.
Park Electrochemical Risk Analysis
Park Electrochemical disclosed 19 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Park Electrochemical reported the most risks in the "Ability to Sell" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Park Electrochemical Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 Outperform | $801.31M | 59.48 | 10.75% | 1.46% | 20.10% | 80.66% | |
69 Neutral | $1.40B | 39.13 | 10.76% | 1.26% | 19.74% | -7.79% | |
65 Neutral | $3.24B | 39.02 | 26.60% | ― | 8.64% | ― | |
65 Neutral | $985.33M | 30.72 | 8.32% | 0.80% | 24.88% | -24.68% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
60 Neutral | $2.94B | -108.98 | -3.69% | ― | 8.57% | -162.23% | |
39 Underperform | $114.61M | -0.21 | 251.21% | ― | ― | ― |
* Industrials Sector Average
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Park Electrochemical
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107.04%
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Park Electrochemical Corporate Events
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Park Electrochemical shareholders affirm board, pay and auditor
Positive
Jul 28, 2026
At Park Electrochemical’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders on July 21, 2026, shareholders elected directors Emily J. Groehl, Yvonne Julian, Brian E. Shore, Carl W. Smith, D. Bradley Thress, and Steven T. Warshaw, with each candidate receiving ...
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