ACME UNITED CORP · Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware

ACU

Low riskNext report: Around Feb 25, 2027 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with growing sales.

Going well

Sales up 16% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable every year for 10 years
Brings in more cash than it spends

Money moves

Insiders sold $21K in the last 30 days
Institutions added 1.4% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (46 bought, 24 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$63.68+0.7% that day

Company value: $244M; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 26.8x; You pay about $27 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 1.2x; Company value is 1.2 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 1.0%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 2%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 5%; Debt as a share of company value

From ACU's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$62.7M+16% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $211.6M, up 9.0% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 3.7% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of ACU. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+9% a yearRecently: +9.0% a yearProfit margin5%Last 12 months: 4.6%P/E at the end27xToday: 26.8x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change+3% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$326M

Profit in 5 years$16M

Price these guesses point to$98.89+55% vs $63.68 todayAbout +9.2% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 5% margin and a 27x P/E, sales could shrink about 0.2% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

3/7Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.9.1%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.10x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.5.2%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$7.6M
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+9.9% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.39.4%

Revenue: $196.5M; +1.1% vs prior year
5-year growth: +3.7%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $11.9M; 0.10x equity
Current ratio: 4.21x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.