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CRI

Low riskNext report: Oct 30 (confirmed)

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales.

Going well

Pays a 4.9% dividend yield
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 cut 3.5% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (146 bought, 129 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$31.82-2.4% that day

Company value: $1.2B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 5.9x; You pay about $6 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.39x; Company value is 0.39 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 4.9%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 56%; A big cushion: cash is a large part of what the company is worth
Debt vs value: 49%; Debt as a share of company value

From CRI'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

$615.5M+5.2% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJul '26

Last 12 months: $3.0B, up 5.2% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales shrank about 0.8% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

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

Sales growth+5% a yearRecently: +5.2% a yearProfit margin7%Last 12 months: 6.5%P/E at the end8xToday: 5.9x. 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$3.8B

Profit in 5 years$266M

Price these guesses point to$67.56+112% vs $31.82 todayAbout +16% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 7% margin and a 8x P/E, sales could shrink about 9.7% 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.

4/7Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.10.3%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.61x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.3.2%
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.$68.6M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-8.9% in 3 years
PassGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.45.4%

Revenue: $2.9B; +1.9% vs prior year
5-year growth: -0.8%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $567.2M; 0.61x equity
Current ratio: 2.51x; short-term assets / bills due

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