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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.9.7%
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.4.5%
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.$1.1B
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-7.3% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.38.6%
Revenue
$13.7B
-1.2% vs prior year
5-year growth
+3.3%/yr
revenue, per year
Current ratio
1.67x
short-term assets / bills due
Free cash flow
$1.1B
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
New results, as stated in the press release
Reported Oct 23Before open8:06 am ET
Revenue
$3.3B
-5.4% YoY
EPS
-$0.06
Revenue and EPS as the company states them. Margins, cash flow and share count fill in with the 10-Q.
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
50/ 100
This week
1
Normal week
1.0
vs normal
1.0x
SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.
Institutional ownership
■Steady-1.4%
Institutions cut 1.4% from their holdings. 255 bought, 293 sold. 2 quarters of net selling in a row.
Shares held by institutions279.4M
Sep '24Jun '26
Safety check
From SEC filings
Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years
-1.8%
Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn
Cash flow positive
Shares outstandingLatest reported
253M
Earnings reports
Last 12
Next reportAround Feb 18, 2027 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year
Results filedOct 23
Results filedJul 30
Results filedApr 30
Results filedFeb 19
Results filedOct 30, 2025
Flags and big holders
Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days