Stock on Focus: Orion Marine Group, Inc (ORN)

Company Profile:

Orion Marine Group, Inc. operates as a marine specialty contractor serving the heavy civil marine infrastructure market. The company provides marine construction and specialty services on, over, and under the water in the continental United States, Alaska, Canada, and the Caribbean Basin. Its marine construction services include construction, restoration, maintenance, and repair of marine transportation facilities, marine pipelines, bridges and causeways, and marine environmental structures. The companys marine transportation facility projects comprise public port facilities for container ship loading and unloading; cruise ship port facilities; private terminals; and special-use navy terminals, recreational use marinas and docks, and other marine-based facilities. Its marine pipeline service projects consist of the installation and removal of underwater buried pipeline transmission lines; installation of pipeline intakes and outfalls for industrial facilities; construction of pipeline outfalls for wastewater and industrial discharges; river crossing and directional drilling; creation of hot taps and tie-ins; and inspection, maintenance, and repair services. The companys bridge and causeway projects include the construction, repair, and maintenance of overwater bridges and causeways, as well as the development of fendering systems in marine environments; and marine environmental structure for erosion control, wetlands creation, and environmental remediation. Orion Marine Group, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Recent News:

The company will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2015 on Thursday, March 10, 2016, at approximately 5:00 a.m. Eastern Time/4:00 a.m. Central Time.

During the fourth quarter, the Company bid on approximately $560 million of opportunities and was successful on $118 million, representing a 21% win rate. Overall, the Company is pleased with its equipment utilization rates in the fourth quarter and believes full year results for 2015 will be in line with its previously stated guidance.

Fundamental Analysis:

Ninestocks analyzes several different financial aspects: Growth, Profitability, solvency and efficiency.

Growth – Measures the growth of both the company’s income statement and cash flow.

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Profitability – Measures the historical price movement of the stock.

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Solvency – Measures the solvency of the company based on several ratios.

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Efficiency – Measures the strength and historic growth of a company’s return on invested capital.

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Conclusion:

ORN’s strengths can be seen in its strong growth and robust solvency. Its revenue and net income have increased over several years. Technical indicators signal the bullish signs, as there is a bullish cross in MACD and Stochastic Oscillator. RSI is increasing to 52.24. The current P/BV ratio indicates it is undervalued compared to the average P/BV ratio of the industry and the sector. We rate Orion Marine Group, Inc (ORN) a Strong BUY.