Daily Brief Credit: Vulcan Materials Company: Detailed Credit Analysis & Financial Strength Evaluation Report and more

• Vulcan Materials Company is a well-known producer, distributor, and seller of construction materials.
• The company did continue its reliable cash generation and careful capital deployment and its free cash flow conversion has been above 90% on average over the last four years.
• Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different credit strengths and credit risks of the company as well as a line-by-line analysis of the financial statements of the company for the past four years.

• Discovery is a major global media company that is going through a turbulent phase.
• In terms of direct-to-consumer, they are successfully moving towards their objective of realizing profitability in streaming, a significant and potent part of their business.
• Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different credit strengths and credit risks of the company as well as a line-by-line analysis of the financial statements of the company for the past four years.

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• Generac Holdings is a major energy technology player with a reasonable amount of debt on its balance sheet and showing ongoing growth in its commercial and industrial product categories.
• Its weaker residential product sales have been a point of concern for the management.
• Sales of C&I products have climbed significantly, with strong core sales growth across all domestic channels and all overseas areas.

• DISH Network Corporation is a leading provider of television entertainment and technology.
• DISH’s wireless and broadband networks, as well as DISH and Sling services, are still up and running and functioning regularly.
• DISH Network further launched Samsung-supported sites for the DISH Wireless 5G network, kicking off Samsung’s participation in the operator’s nationwide rollout.

• FMC Corporation is a major agricultural sciences player in the U.S.
• The company has been witnessing high volume growth and its aggressive pricing has helped build a strong financial position.
• Agricultural markets remain strong with high commodity prices, expanding cropland, and optimistic grower sentiment.

• O’Reilly Automotive, Inc is one of the largest retailers of automobile aftermarket parts in the U.S.
• The company has consistently reported strong sales volumes and the management claims that the core fundamental demand drivers are still strong, which supports the health of the automotive aftermarket.
• DIY and professional businesses have showed strength across 2022 and their high average ticket increase contributed to the improved performance in their DIY division, which accelerated on a 1, 2, and 3-year comparable store sales growth basis.

• Parker-Hannifin Corporation is among the market leader in motion and control technologies across the globe.
• Parker-Hannifin has also benefited from a positive net impact of the aircraft Wheel and Brake sale and the Meggitt acquisition.
• Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different credit strengths and credit risks of the company as well as a line-by-line analysis of the financial statements of the company for the past four years.

• Rockwell Automation is a major provider of digital transformation and industrial automation solutions across the world.
• Its backlog orders continue to increased sequentially with order cancellation rates staying in the low single digits as per recent results.
• Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different credit strengths and credit risks of the company as well as a line-by-line analysis of the financial statements of the company for the past four years.

• WestRock Company is one of the largest providers of fiber-based paper and packaging solutions across the globe.
• The company has been on the receiving end of strong economic volatility and this has affected its financial performance in 2022.
• Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different credit strengths and credit risks of the company as well as a line-by-line analysis of the financial statements of the company for the past four years.