CALIX, INC · Communications Services, NEC

CALX

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The short version

A profitable company with growing sales.

Going well

Sales up 21% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable
Sales up 20% last year

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 0.6% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (142 bought, 168 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$37.69+3.4% that day

Company value: $2.4B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 50.3x; You pay about $50 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 2.1x; Company value is 2.1 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 3%; Cash as a share of company value

From CALX'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

$293.3M+21% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $1.1B, up 28% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 13% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

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

Sales growth+28% a yearRecently: +28% a yearProfit margin5%Last 12 months: 4.6%P/E at the end40xToday: 50.3x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change0% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$3.8B

Profit in 5 years$191M

Price these guesses point to$121.28+222% vs $37.69 todayAbout +26% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 5% margin and a 40x P/E, sales would have to grow about 1.3% a year for 5 years just to 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

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Business quality

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

4/7Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.2.2%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.No debt reported
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.1.8%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.5 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$115.5M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+0.6% in 3 years
PassGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.56.8%

Revenue: $1.0B; +20.3% vs prior year
5-year growth: +13.1%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: None; 0.00x equity
Current ratio: 4.24x; short-term assets / bills due

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