Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (PLOW) designs, manufactures and sells snow and ice control equipment for light trucks, which is comprised of snowplows and sand and salt spreaders, and related parts and accessories. The Company sells its products under the WESTERN, FISHER and BLIZZARD brands through a distributor network, primarily consisting of truck equipment distributors located throughout the Midwest, East and Northeast regions of the United States as well as all provinces of Canada. It sells its products primarily to professional snowplowers who are contracted to remove snow and ice from commercial, municipal and residential areas. Douglas Dynamics, Inc. is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

When we sort today's database for upgrades with the best one-year forecast figures--which will always return the top forecasts for newly upgraded STRONG BUYS--Douglas Dynamics comes up. This may seem like a strange result given the fact that winter is finally over, but the company manages its production exceedingly well to avoid boom and bust cycles.

Douglas Dynamics currently has a market share in excess of 50%, so they are doing quite well--insert mandatory warning about global climate-change threats to the long-term bottom line here, of course. However, some analysts note that PLOW's major competition was recently acquired by Toro (TTC), so they will have to stay agile.

Our models like the company for its strong momentum and P/E Ratio. The company also has a good dividend yield. It recently reported a great increase in revenues year-over-year, but profits were down due to the costs related to the acquisition of Iowa-based snow and ice control equipment manufacturer Henderson Products. Keep in mind that their big earnings are seasonal--so picking it up in the down periods when there is no snow may be the best move for establishing a good, value-based position.

ValuEngine updated its recommendation from BUY to STRONG BUY for DOUGLAS DYNAMICS on 2015-05-05. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel that DOUGLAS DYNAMICS has the probability to OUTPERFORM average market performance for the next year. The company exhibits ATTRACTIVE P/E Ratio and Momentum.

Below is today's data on PLOW :

Valuation & Rankings
Valuation	3.12% undervalued	Valuation Rank	67
1-M Forecast Return	1.11%	1-M Forecast Return Rank	99
12-M Return	25.83%	Momentum Rank	83
Sharpe Ratio	0.49	Sharpe Ratio Rank	76
5-Y Avg Annual Return	12.35%	5-Y Avg Annual Rtn Rank	76
Volatility	25.31%	Volatility Rank	69
Expected EPS Growth	-27.76%	EPS Growth Rank	11
Market Cap (billions)	0.47	Size Rank	55
Trailing P/E Ratio	12.14	Trailing P/E Rank	88
Forward P/E Ratio	16.81	Forward P/E Ratio Rank	51
PEG Ratio	n/a	PEG Ratio Rank	n/a
Price/Sales	1.56	Price/Sales Rank	55
Market/Book	2.74	Market/Book Rank	43
Beta	1.27	Beta Rank	34
Alpha	0.13	Alpha Rank	80

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