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#9 PLPC — PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO

A2_VCP_NEAR_PIVOT | as of 2026-09-25 | automated relative priority, not a published Minervini point formula

Relative priority52.50
RS rating90.19
Fundamental strength58.33
VCP score84.13
Pivot distance1.70%
AV confirmation100.00%partial
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

close421.20
sma50401.96
sma150351.19
sma200323.59
sma200_1m_ago301.00
pct_above_52w_low129.41
pct_below_52w_high16.54
rs_rating90.19

VCP conditions

coherent_contraction_sequencePASS
enough_contractionsPASS
successive_ranges_inside_firstPASS
successive_depths_contractingPASS
final_contraction_tightPASS
base_depth_okPASS
resistance_area_tightPASS
volume_dryupFAIL
atr_contractingPASS
price_tightFAIL
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_weeks4.00
resistance_spread_pct2.06
volume_dryup_ratio_10d_vs_50d0.79
atr_pct_recent4.56
atr_pct_prior6.44
atr_contraction_ratio0.71
tight_10d_range_pct12.27
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_bars7.00
selection_reasoncoherent_current_sequence
pivot_price428.50
distance_to_pivot_pct1.70
vcp_score_pct84.13
is_vcp_candidatePASS
breakout_on_volumeFAIL

Price / volume

return_1m_pct2.79
return_3m_pct6.51
return_6m_pct54.65
return_12m_pct112.80
weighted_12m_momentum18.71
range_10d_pct12.27
range_20d_pct14.18
avg_volume_50d90,551
dollar_volume_50d38.14M
up_down_volume_ratio_50d0.90
accumulation_days_20d3.00
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_of2026-09-25
sourceSEC EDGAR CompanyFacts + Submissions

Alpha Vantage enrichment

latest_reported_date2026-07-29
latest_reported_eps4.49
latest_estimated_eps2.41
latest_earnings_surprise_pct86.31
avg_earnings_surprise_4q_pct36.19
positive_earnings_surprises_4q3.00
earnings_surprise_quarters_available3.00
reported_eps_yoy_growth_pct75.39
institutional.total_institutional_holders235.00
institutional.total_institutional_shares3.58M
institutional.holders_with_increased_holdings109.00
institutional.holders_with_decreased_holdings86.00
institutional.holders_with_unchanged_holdings40.00
institutional_holder_rows235.00
institutional_total_shares3.58M
endpoints_returned["EARNINGS", "INSTITUTIONAL_HOLDINGS"]

Alpha Vantage confirmation screen

latest_earnings_surprise_positivePASS
average_4q_earnings_surprise_positivePASS
positive_surprise_quartersPASS
analyst_coverage_present—
eps_revision_breadth_nonnegative_30d—
institutional_sponsorship_presentPASS

Alpha Vantage screen summary

statuscomplete
confirmation_score_pct100.00
available_criteria4.00
noteInformational post-Exp0 confirmation only; not part of validated Exp0 selection/ranking.

Alpha Vantage endpoint status

EARNINGScache_available
EARNINGS_ESTIMATESpending
INSTITUTIONAL_HOLDINGScache_available

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: