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EBF

Low riskNext report: Around Dec 21 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales.

Going well

Pays a 4.4% 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 added 0.6% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (81 bought, 60 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$22.57-0.3% that day

Company value: $571M; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 14.8x; You pay about $15 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 1.4x; Company value is 1.4 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 4.4%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 9%; Cash as a share of company value

From EBF'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, Aug '26

$102.0M+3.4% vs a year earlier

Nov '23Tap a barAug '26

Last 12 months: $397.2M, up 2.3% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 1.9% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

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

Sales growth+2% a yearRecently: +2.3% a yearProfit margin10%Last 12 months: 9.8%P/E at the end15xToday: 14.8x. 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$438M

Profit in 5 years$44M

Price these guesses point to$25.98+15% vs $22.57 todayAbout +2.9% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 10% margin and a 15x P/E, sales could shrink about 0.8% 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.

5/7Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.14.2%
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.10.9%
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.$52.7M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-1.0% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.30.7%

Revenue: $392.4M; -0.6% vs prior year
5-year growth: +1.9%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: None; 0.00x equity
Current ratio: 3.79x; short-term assets / bills due

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