How to buy Miller Industries stock

Miller Industries, Inc is an auto parts business based in the US. Miller Industries shares (MLR) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Miller Industries employs 1,254 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Miller Industries share price

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Miller Industries shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-04-23.

52-week range	$24.80 - $47.57
50-day moving average	$45.06
200-day moving average	$38.42
Wall St. target price	$21.00
PE ratio	16.9075
Dividend yield	$0.72 (1.62%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$2.62

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Is Miller Industries under- or over-valued?

Valuing Miller Industries stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Miller Industries's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Miller Industries's P/E ratio

Miller Industries's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 17x. In other words, Miller Industries shares trade at around 17x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Miller Industries's EBITDA

Miller Industries's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $48.2 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Miller Industries's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Miller Industries financials

Revenue TTM	$651.3 million
Operating margin TTM	5.93%
Gross profit TTM	$78.4 million
Return on assets TTM	6.11%
Return on equity TTM	11.04%
Profit margin	4.58%
Book value	$24.77
Market capitalisation	$504.7 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Miller Industries shares

There are currently 181,157 Miller Industries shares held short by investors – that's known as Miller Industries's "short interest". This figure is 34.3% up from 134,860 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Miller Industries shares can be evaluated.

Miller Industries's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Miller Industries's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Miller Industries shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Miller Industries shares traded daily (recently around 57693.312101911). Miller Industries's SIR currently stands at 3.14. In other words for every 100,000 Miller Industries shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3140 shares are currently held short.

However Miller Industries's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Miller Industries shares, or, against the total number of tradable Miller Industries shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Miller Industries's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Miller Industries shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0188% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Miller Industries shares, roughly 19 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Miller Industries.

Find out more about how you can short Miller Industries stock.

Miller Industries share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 22.55% of net profits

Recently Miller Industries has paid out, on average, around 22.55% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.62% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Miller Industries shareholders could enjoy a 1.62% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Miller Industries's case, that would currently equate to about $0.72 per share.

While Miller Industries's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Miller Industries is investing more in its future growth.

Miller Industries's most recent dividend payout was on 21 March 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 11 March 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Miller Industries's shares ever split?

Miller Industries's shares were split on a 1:5 basis on 30 September 2001. So if you had owned 5 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Miller Industries shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 400% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Miller Industries shares which in turn could have impacted Miller Industries's share price.

Miller Industries share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Miller Industries's shares have ranged in value from as little as $24.7994 up to $47.57. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Miller Industries's is 1.0601. This would suggest that Miller Industries's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Miller Industries overview

Miller Industries, Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of towing and recovery equipment. The company offers wreckers that are used to recover and tow disabled vehicles and other equipment; and car carriers, which are specialized flat-bed vehicles with hydraulic tilt mechanisms that are used to transport new or disabled vehicles and other equipment. It also provides transport trailers for moving various vehicles for auto auctions, car dealerships, leasing companies, and other related applications. The company markets its products under the Century, Vulcan, Challenger, Holmes, Champion, Chevron, Eagle, Titan, Jige, and Boniface brands. It sells its products through independent distributors in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Pacific Rim, the Middle East, South America, and Africa; and through prime contractors to governmental entities. The company was founded in 1990 and is based in Ooltewah, Tennessee.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Miller Industries is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 3.654% of Miller Industries shares are held by insiders and 89.604% by institutions.

• How many people work for Miller Industries?

  Latest data suggests 1,254 work at Miller Industries.

• When does the fiscal year end for Miller Industries?

  Miller Industries's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Miller Industries based?

  Miller Industries's address is: 8503 Hilltop Drive, Ooltewah, TN, United States, 37363

• What is Miller Industries's ISIN number?

  Miller Industries's international securities identification number is: US6005512040

• What is Miller Industries's CUSIP number?

  Miller Industries's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 600551105