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The short version

A profitable company with growing sales.

Going well

Sales up 27% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable
Sales up 13% last year

Money moves

Insiders sold $400K in the last 30 days, all through pre-planned sales
Institutions added 0.5% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (152 bought, 119 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$29.88-0.5% that day

Company value: $3.0B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 24.1x; You pay about $24 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 1.2x; Company value is 1.2 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 4%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 41%; Debt as a share of company value

From CXW'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

$684.9M+27% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $2.5B, up 24% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 3.0% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

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

Sales growth+24% a yearRecently: +24% a yearProfit margin5%Last 12 months: 5.1%P/E at the end24xToday: 24.1x. 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$7.3B

Profit in 5 years$364M

Price these guesses point to$102.90+244% vs $29.88 todayAbout +28% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 5% margin and a 24x P/E, sales could shrink about 3.2% 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

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Business quality

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

2/6Weak

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.8.0%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.87x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.5.3%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.9 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$194.6M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-9.5% in 3 years

Revenue: $2.2B; +12.7% vs prior year
5-year growth: +3.0%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $1.2B; 0.87x equity
Current ratio: 1.66x; short-term assets / bills due

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