Joel Greenblatt fit · Magic Formula - high ROIC + cheap EV/EBIT
Is Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) a Joel Greenblatt Stock?
Partial match - either cheap or high-quality, but not both.
67/100
CMixed signals
1/5 criteria passed
+8 sector-quality lift. Top-quintile within its sector on 4 of 5 quality metrics. Raw pillar score 59 → lifted to 67 before grade derivation.
Capped from B to C. EV/EBIT over 30 means EBIT yield below ~3% - too expensive to qualify for Magic Formula What are deal-breaker caps?
Joel Greenblatt's Criteria, Applied to POWL
EBIT/EV yield ≥ 10%
key2.0%
ROIC ≥ 25%
key23.7%
EV/EBIT ≤ 12
49.1x
Gross margin ≥ 30%
30.1%
How POWL Scores on Other Strategies
Live Financial Snapshot
Market cap
$6.65B
P/E (TTM)
59.9x
ROIC (TTM)
23.71%
Gross margin
30.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is POWL's Joel Greenblatt fit score?
POWL scores 67/100 on our Joel Greenblatt fit engine - grade C. Partial match - either cheap or high-quality, but not both.
Does Joel Greenblatt actually own POWL?
Our score is computed from financial fundamentals against Joel Greenblatt's published criteria. We don't claim that Joel Greenblatt personally owns or recommends POWL.
How often is this score updated?
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Educational tool, not investment advice. Scores are computed from publicly-available financial data against published investing-strategy criteria. We do not claim that Joel Greenblatt personally owns or recommends POWL.