Risk factor
Very high price volatility
Profitability factor
Very low or no dividends
About
Welbilt, Inc., designs, manufactures, and supplies foodservice equipment for commercial foodservice market worldwide. The company offers commercial upright and undercounter refrigerators and freezers, blast freezers and chillers, and cook-chill systems under the Delfield brand; and walk-in refrigerators, coolers and freezers, and prefabricated cooler and freezer panels under the Kolpak brand. It also provides traditional, combination, convection, conveyor, and rapid-cooking ovens, and range and grill products under the Convotherm, Garland, Lincoln, Merrychef brands, and other brand names; fryers and frying systems under the Frymaster brand; and steam equipment under the Cleveland brand. In addition, the company offers a range of cafeteria and buffet equipment stations, bins, boxes, warming cabinets, warmers, display and deli cases, insulated and refrigerated salad, and food bars under the Delfield, Merco, and other brand names; beverage dispensers, blended ice machines, ice/beverage dispensers, beer coolers, post-mix dispensing valves, backroom equipment, and support system components and related equipment; ice machines under the Manitowoc and other brand names; coffee equipment under the Crem brand name; and other beverage-related products under the Multiplex and Manitowoc brand names. Further, it provides after-market parts, installation and start-up, and preventative maintenance services under the KitchenCare brand; kitchen systems under the FitKitchen brand; and KitchenConnect, a cloud-based application. It supplies its products to full-service restaurants, quick-service restaurant chains, hotels, resorts, cruise ships, caterers, supermarkets, convenience stores, hospitals, schools, and other institutions through dealers and distributors. The company was formerly known as Manitowoc Foodservice, Inc. and changed its name to Welbilt, Inc. in February 2017. Welbilt, Inc. was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in New Port Richey, Florida.
Company Valuation
Based on key historical and expected multiples, the stock is slightly overvalued relative to its peers. In particular, the stock is overpriced on P/E, of fair value on EV
