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Low riskNext report: Around Jan 7, 2027 (est.)
The short versionA profitable company with shrinking sales.
Going well
- Profitable
- Brings in more cash than it spends
- No debt reported
Watch out for
- Revenue down 33% from the year before
Money moves
- No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
- Institutions added 1.2% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (7 bought, 5 sold)
Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.
The business over time
Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings
Sales, Aug '26$4.1M-12% vs a year earlier
Nov '23Tap a barAug '26
Last 12 months: $20.0M, down 32% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales shrank about 36% a year.
Business quality
The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.- MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.5.3%
- PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.00x equity
- PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.10.1%
- MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.8 of 10 years
- PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$1.5M
- MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+5.0% in 3 years
- PassGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.59.4%
- Revenue
- $22.9M
- -33.0% vs prior year
- 5-year growth
- -35.5%/yr
- revenue, per year
- Total debt
- None
- 0.00x equity
- Current ratio
- 3.40x
- short-term assets / bills due
From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.
Latest quarter
Quarter ended Aug 31, 2026Reported Oct 14After close4:00 pm ET - Revenue
- $4.1M
- -11.9% YoY
- EPS
- -$0.19
- vs -$0.15
- Gross margin
- 59.7%
- +1.5 pts
- Free cash flow
- -$603K
- Share count
- -0.7%
- vs a year ago
Insider rating
Last 90 days
No open-market insider buys or sells in the last 90 days.
Weekly insider trendNo trades to chart yet.
Filing buzz
Last 7 days vs normal
0/ 100
- This week
- 0
- Normal week
- 0.2
- vs normal
- 0.0x
SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.
Institutional ownership
■Steady+1.2%Institutions added 1.2% to their holdings. 7 bought, 5 sold. 3 quarters of net buying in a row.
Shares held by institutions1.8M
Sep '24Jun '26
Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years
-0.2%Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn
Cash flow positiveDebt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have
No debt reportedShares outstandingLatest reported
9MWhy low risk- Revenue down 33% from the year before
Next reportAround Jan 7, 2027 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year
- Results filedOct 14
- Results filedJul 9
- Results filedMay 19
- Results filedJan 8
- Results filedOct 9, 2025
Flags and big holders
Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days
No offerings, red flags or new big holders. Clean record.
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days
No open-market buys or sells in 90 days. Grants and option exercises are left out.
"Owns after" is the insider's holding right after the trade. Pre-planned (10b5-1) sales are set up months ahead, a weaker signal.