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Business quality
The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.
4/5Strong
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.No debt reported
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.33.4%
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.$1.2B
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+1.3% in 3 years
Revenue
$4.6B
+9.7% vs prior year
5-year growth
+16.1%/yr
revenue, per year
Total debt
None
Current ratio
10.06x
short-term assets / bills due
From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: return on equity 15%+, gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.
Latest quarter
Quarter ended Jul 31, 2026
Reported Sep 10
Revenue
$1.2B
+2.4% YoY
EPS
$0.35
vs $0.41
Op. margin
32.0%
-4.7 pts
Free cash flow
$278.7M
Share count
-4.3%
vs a year ago
Some values are worked out from year-to-date totals in the annual report.
Insider rating
Last 90 days
33Selling
1 insider sold $553K (not pre-planned)
50 is neutral. Buying by more insiders, top executives and bigger stakes raises it. Selling lowers it; pre-planned sales count less.
Weekly insider trend
13 weeks agoBoughtSoldThis week
Filing buzz
Last 7 days vs normal
81/ 100
This week
8
Normal week
1.9
vs normal
4.3x
SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.
Institutional ownership
■Steady+6.2%
Institutions added 6.2% to their holdings. 515 bought, 536 sold.
Shares held by institutions788.1M
Sep '24Jun '26
Safety check
From SEC filings
Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years
-1.1%
Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn
Cash flow positive
Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have
No debt reported
Shares outstandingLatest reported
926M
Earnings reports
Last 12
Next reportAround Nov 19 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year
Results filedSep 10
Results filedMay 21
Results filedFeb 19
Results filedNov 20, 2025
Results filedSep 4, 2025
Flags and big holders
Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days
No offerings, red flags or new big holders. Clean record.