Emerson Getting A Strong Push From Recovering Process Automation Markets

In a market where many multi-industrials have started to see signs of fading end-market growth, Emerson's (EMR) exposure to process automation, and particularly U.S. onshore oil and gas, is helping the company drive noticeably better growth. Better still, management has been positioning this business to be more competitive outside of its core petrochemical end-markets, while also showing that it is committed to supporting its non-automation business as well.

Valuations have slid back for many multi-industrials, but Emerson has been a relative outperformer this year and doesn't look particularly cheap on a cash flow basis. That said, investors pay up for growth and will pay higher near-term multiples for companies with strong ROICs and Emerson is likely to offer both strong top-line growth and robust ROICs for the near-term.

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Emerson Getting A Strong Push From Recovering Process Automation Markets