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ASO

Low riskNext report: Around Dec 8 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales.

Going well

Profitable every year for 8 years
Brings in more cash than it spends
Buying back shares: share count down 19% in 3 years

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 2% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (172 bought, 176 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$59.63-1.1% that day

Company value: $3.7B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 10.0x; You pay about $10 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.59x; Company value is 0.59 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 0.2%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 8%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 13%; Debt as a share of company value

From ASO'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, Aug '26

$1.6B+3.0% vs a year earlier

Oct '23Tap a barAug '26

Last 12 months: $6.2B, up 3.7% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 1.2% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

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

Sales growth+4% a yearRecently: +3.7% a yearProfit margin6%Last 12 months: 6.4%P/E at the end10xToday: 10.0x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-5% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$7.5B

Profit in 5 years$452M

Price these guesses point to$94.86+59% vs $59.63 todayAbout +9.7% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 6% margin and a 10x P/E, sales could shrink about 5.2% 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.

5/7Mixed

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.18.0%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.22x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.6.2%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.8 of 8 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$222.1M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-18.9% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.34.8%

Revenue: $6.1B; +2.0% vs prior year
5-year growth: +1.2%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $483.8M; 0.22x equity
Current ratio: 1.89x; short-term assets / bills due

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