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CRAI

Low riskNext report: Nov 5 (confirmed)

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The short version

A high-quality, profitable business with growing sales.

Going well

Sales up 13% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable every year for 10 years
Brings in more cash than it spends

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 0% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (128 bought, 86 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$201.06+0.6% that day

Company value: $1.3B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 23.0x; You pay about $23 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 1.6x; Company value is 1.6 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

From CRAI'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, Jul '26

$210.8M+13% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJul '26

Last 12 months: $794.6M, up 11% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 8.1% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

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

Sales growth+11% a yearRecently: +11% a yearProfit margin6%Last 12 months: 6.2%P/E at the end23xToday: 23.0x. 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$1.3B

Profit in 5 years$80M

Price these guesses point to$342.82+71% vs $201.06 todayAbout +11% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 6% margin and a 23x 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.

4/5Strong

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.25.7%
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.7.3%
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.$18.6M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-8.7% in 3 years

Revenue: $751.6M; +9.3% vs prior year
5-year growth: +8.1%/yr; revenue, per year
Current ratio: 0.92x; short-term assets / bills due
Free cash flow: $18.6M; 2.5% of revenue

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: debt under half of equity, gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.