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FC

Low riskNext report: Around Nov 4 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales.

Going well

Profitable
Brings in more cash than it spends
Buying back shares: share count down 10% in 3 years

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions cut 1.7% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (63 bought, 49 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$18.61-0.2% that day

Company value: $210M; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 109.5x; You pay about $109 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.80x; Company value is 0.80 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 6%; Cash as a share of company value

From FC'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, May '26

$67.8M+1.0% vs a year earlier

Aug '23Tap a barMay '26

Last 12 months: $262.7M, down 6.1% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 6.1% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

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

Sales growth-6% a yearRecently: -6.1% a yearProfit margin1%Last 12 months: 0.8%P/E at the end40xToday: 109.5x. 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$193M

Profit in 5 years$2M

Price these guesses point to$7.95-57% vs $18.61 todayAbout -16% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 1% margin and a 40x P/E, sales would have to grow about 11% a year for 5 years just to 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.

3/6Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.4.6%
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.1.1%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.6 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$20.7M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-10.3% in 3 years
PassGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.76.2%

Revenue: $267.1M; -7.0% vs prior year
5-year growth: +6.1%/yr; revenue, per year
Current ratio: 0.73x; short-term assets / bills due
Free cash flow: $20.7M; 7.8% of revenue

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

Latest quarter

Quarter ended May 31, 2026

Reported Jul 1

Revenue: $67.8M; +1.0% YoY
EPS: $0.27; vs -$0.11
Op. margin: 6.2%; +9.5 pts
Gross margin: 73.9%; -2.6 pts
Free cash flow: -$32K
Share count: -11.2%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

No open-market insider buys or sells in the last 90 days.

Weekly insider trend

No trades to chart yet.

Filing buzz

Last 7 days vs normal

48/ 100

This week: 1
Normal week: 1.1
vs normal: 0.9x

SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.

Institutional ownership

Steady-1.7%

Institutions cut 1.7% from their holdings. 63 bought, 49 sold. 5 quarters of net selling in a row.

Shares held by institutions8.2M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

-5.1%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have

Total liabilities $155.1M

Shares outstandingLatest reported

11M

Earnings reports

Last 12

Next reportAround Nov 4 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedJul 1
Results filedApr 1
Results filedJan 7
Results filedNov 5, 2025
Results filedJul 2, 2025

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

5%+ holder update (passive)Aug 7 · View filing ↗Big holder 5%+ holder update (passive)Jul 30 · View filing ↗Big holder

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.

Latest filings

Straight from SEC EDGAR

Other company newsOct 21 · Form 8-K ↗

Shares withheld for taxesMichael Sean Merrill CoveyChief Product Officer

313 shares at $17.95 · $6K

-0% of holdings
Now owns 225,426 shares
Filed 2 days after trade

Oct 18Form 4 ↗

Shares withheld for taxesPaul S WalkerCEO

1,451 shares at $17.95 · $26K

-1% of holdings
Now owns 135,469 shares
Filed 2 days after trade

Oct 18Form 4 ↗

Shares withheld for taxesHolly ProcterPresident Enterprise Division

130 shares at $17.95 · $2K

-1% of holdings
Now owns 12,607 shares
Filed 2 days after trade

Oct 18Form 4 ↗

Shares withheld for taxesAnthony Derek HatchCAO, Controller and Treasurer

126 shares at $17.95 · $2K

-1% of holdings
Now owns 13,538 shares
Filed 2 days after trade

Oct 18Form 4 ↗

Shares withheld for taxesColleen D DomEVP Operations

224 shares at $17.95 · $4K

-0% of holdings
Now owns 58,322 shares
Filed 2 days after trade

Oct 18Form 4 ↗

Shares withheld for taxesJessica BetjemannExecutive VP and CFO

287 shares at $17.95 · $5K

-2% of holdings
Now owns 14,768 shares
Filed 2 days after trade

Oct 18Form 4 ↗

New insiderSep 9 · Form 3 ↗Insider tradeSep 3 · Form 4 ↗Insider tradeSep 3 · Form 4 ↗Insider tradeSep 3 · Form 4 ↗Insider tradeSep 3 · Form 4 ↗Leadership changeSep 1 · Form 8-K ↗5%+ holder update (passive)Aug 7 · Form SCHEDULE 13G/A ↗5%+ holder update (passive)Jul 30 · Form SCHEDULE 13G/A ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. For informational purposes. Not investment advice.

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