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the council passes — AVOIDGRIFFON CORPORATION·Industrials
Priced for a story the numbers don't yet back.
38/100D
Price at last run$89.16as of Jul 8, 2026
quality large-cap✕Why not
The honest case against — what most tools hideMain riskvaluation stretched
Hype / valuation riskThe price already embeds a lot of optimism; a stumble re-rates it hard.
Demanding valuationTrading at ~82× earnings — little room for error.
LeverageCarries meaningful debt (debt/equity 19.0).
ShrinkingRevenue contracting (-4%).
What keeps us out
- Paying up here — we'd want a better entry price.
- Growth slowing while the multiple stays rich.
- Debt rising faster than cash flow.
Patience price & distance
as of Jul 8, 2026 runThe patience price is where value discipline would let the council in — deliberately strict: we'd rather miss ten winners than own one loser.
Catalyst
none yet
A catalyst is a plausible reason the gap could close — never a certainty.