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#7 PLPC — PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO

A2_VCP_NEAR_PIVOT | as of 2026-09-21 | automated relative priority, not a published Minervini point formula

Relative priority56.43
RS rating89.04
Fundamental strength42.86
VCP score100.00
Pivot distance1.38%
AV confirmation—%pending
Technical chart for PLPC

Trend Template

price_above_sma150_and_sma200PASS
sma150_above_sma200PASS
sma200_rising_1mPASS
sma50_above_sma150_and_sma200PASS
price_above_sma50PASS
price_at_least_30pct_above_52w_lowPASS
price_within_25pct_of_52w_highPASS
rs_rating_at_least_70PASS

Trend Template metrics

close422.60
sma50395.11
sma150346.82
sma200319.41
sma200_1m_ago296.87
pct_above_52w_low130.17
pct_below_52w_high16.27
rs_rating89.04

VCP conditions

coherent_contraction_sequencePASS
enough_contractionsPASS
successive_ranges_inside_firstPASS
successive_depths_contractingPASS
final_contraction_tightPASS
base_depth_okPASS
resistance_area_tightPASS
volume_dryupPASS
atr_contractingPASS
price_tightPASS
near_pivotPASS

VCP metrics

num_contractions2.00
contraction_depths_pct[12.2, 8.83]
depth_ratios_vs_prior[0.724]
target_depth_ratio_roughly_half0.50
max_allowed_depth_ratio0.80
base_high437.50
base_low384.13
base_depth_pct12.20
base_duration_weeks3.40
resistance_spread_pct2.06
volume_dryup_ratio_10d_vs_50d0.72
atr_pct_recent4.64
atr_pct_prior6.69
atr_contraction_ratio0.69
tight_10d_range_pct9.69
raw_contraction_count10.00
raw_depths_pct[10.68, 16.05, 13.26, 12.04, 8.18, 23.69, 24.77, 20.01, 12.2, 8.83]
final_trough_age_bars3.00
selection_reasoncoherent_current_sequence
pivot_price428.50
distance_to_pivot_pct1.38
vcp_score_pct100.00
is_vcp_candidatePASS
breakout_on_volumeFAIL

Price / volume

return_1m_pct0.29
return_3m_pct5.38
return_6m_pct60.84
return_12m_pct105.79
weighted_12m_momentum18.27
range_10d_pct9.69
range_20d_pct13.89
avg_volume_50d89,862
dollar_volume_50d37.98M
up_down_volume_ratio_50d0.76
accumulation_days_20d2.00
distribution_days_20d5.00

Fundamental overlay criteria

eps_growth_minimumPASS
sales_growth_positive_or_betterPASS
core_data_coveragePASS
eps_acceleratingPASS
sales_acceleratingPASS
gross_margin_improvingPASS
operating_margin_improvingPASS

Minervini-oriented SEC fundamentals

eps_growth_yoy_pct75.39
eps_previous_q_yoy_growth_pct-8.15
eps_acceleration_pts83.55
eps_annual_growth_pct-4.80
eps_cagr_3y_pct-13.10
sales_growth_yoy_pct25.40
sales_previous_q_yoy_growth_pct18.67
sales_acceleration_pts6.73
sales_annual_growth_pct12.74
sales_cagr_3y_pct1.66
gross_margin_pct34.33
operating_margin_pct13.12
pretax_margin_pct13.38
net_margin_pct10.11
gross_margin_yoy_change_pts1.67
operating_margin_yoy_change_pts3.02
roe_latest_fy_pct7.86
current_ratio2.99
debt_to_equity_pct8.29
cash_to_debt—
shares_outstanding—
adjusted_eps_growth_yoy_pct—
earnings_surprise_pct—
eps_estimate_revision_30d_pct—
analyst_count—
institutional_ownership_pct—
institutional_qoq_change_pct—
management_guidance_revision_pct—

SEC data quality

core_coverage_pct90.00
missing_core_metrics["shares_outstanding"]
selected_sec_tags{"accounts_payable": null, "accounts_receivable": "us-gaap:AccountsReceivableNetCurrent", "capex": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cash": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "cost_of_revenue": "us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold", "current_assets": "us-gaap:AssetsCurrent", "current_liabilities": "us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent", "dividends_paid": "us-gaap:PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock", "eps_basic": "us-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic", "eps_diluted": "us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted", "equity": "us-gaap:StockholdersEquity", "gross_profit": "us-gaap:GrossProfit", "inventory": "us-gaap:InventoryNet", "long_term_debt": "us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent", "long_term_debt_current": "us-gaap:LongTermDebtCurrent", "net_income": "us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss", "operating_cash_flow": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities", "operating_income": "us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss", "pretax_income": "us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest", "r_and_d": "us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense", "revenue": "us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax", "sga": "us-gaap:GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense", "share_repurchases": "us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock", "shares_outstanding": "dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding", "short_term_debt": "us-gaap:ShortTermBorrowings", "short_term_investments": null, "stock_based_comp": "us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation", "total_assets": "us-gaap:Assets", "total_liabilities": null, "weighted_avg_diluted_shares": "us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding"}
unavailable_canonical_concepts["accounts_payable", "short_term_investments", "total_liabilities"]
warnings["Standalone Q4 income/EPS can be absent because 10-K statements are annual.", "Company-specific extension tags are not returned by CompanyFacts.", "Non-GAAP EPS, guidance, 13F ownership, Form 4 activity, and analyst estimates are separate modules."]

Reporting periods

latest_quarter_end2026-06-30
latest_quarter_filed2026-07-30
latest_fiscal_year_end2025-12-31
latest_balance_sheet_end2026-06-30

Company metadata

symbolPLPC
cik80,035
company_namePREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO
exchange—
sic1,623
sic_descriptionWater, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction
fiscal_year_end1,231
as_of2026-09-21
sourceSEC EDGAR CompanyFacts + Submissions

Alpha Vantage enrichment

endpoints_returned[]

Alpha Vantage confirmation screen

latest_earnings_surprise_positive—
average_4q_earnings_surprise_positive—
positive_surprise_quarters—
analyst_coverage_present—
eps_revision_breadth_nonnegative_30d—
institutional_sponsorship_present—

Alpha Vantage screen summary

statusinsufficient_data
confirmation_score_pct—
available_criteria0.00
noteInformational post-Exp0 confirmation only; not part of validated Exp0 selection/ranking.

Alpha Vantage endpoint status

EARNINGSpending
EARNINGS_ESTIMATESpending
INSTITUTIONAL_HOLDINGSpending

Accepted VCP contractions

peak_datepeak_pricetrough_datetrough_pricedepth_pctdepth_ratio_vs_priorbars
2026-08-28437.502026-09-02384.1312.20—3.00
2026-09-11428.502026-09-16390.658.830.723.00

Recent SEC filings

formfiling_dateaccession_numberprimary_document
10-Q2026-07-300000080035-26-000030plpc-20260630.htm
8-K2026-07-290000080035-26-000028plpc-20260729.htm
8-K2026-07-270000080035-26-000024plpc-20260727.htm
8-K2026-05-040000080035-26-000019plpc-20260504.htm
10-Q2026-04-300000080035-26-000017plpc-20260331.htm
8-K2026-04-290000080035-26-000015plpc-20260429.htm
10-K2026-03-050000080035-26-000007plpc-20251231.htm
8-K2026-03-040000080035-26-000004plpc-20260304.htm
8-K2025-12-110000080035-25-000025plpc-20251211.htm
10-Q2025-10-300000080035-25-000022plpc-20250930.htm
8-K2025-10-290000080035-25-000020plpc-20251029.htm
8-K2025-09-290000080035-25-000015plpc-20250929.htm

SEPA factors not covered by SEC + Yahoo

These remain manual or require another provider/module and are deliberately not guessed: