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Business quality
The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.
2/7Weak
PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.17.6%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.No debt reported
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.6.5%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.8 of 10 years
MissFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.-$16.4M
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+3.0% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.27.4%
Revenue
$212.5M
+13.7% vs prior year
5-year growth
+15.8%/yr
revenue, per year
Total debt
None
0.00x equity
Current ratio
2.23x
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 Jun 30, 2026
Reported Aug 13
Revenue
$66.9M
+24.1% YoY
EPS
$0.01
vs $0.28
Op. margin
0.9%
-9.9 pts
Gross margin
19.5%
-9.1 pts
Free cash flow
-$8.8M
Share count
-0.7%
vs a year ago
Insider rating
Last 90 days
55Mixed
1 insider bought $2.2M
1 insider sold $679K (not pre-planned)
50 is neutral. Buying by more insiders, top executives and bigger stakes raises it. Selling lowers it; pre-planned sales count less.
Weekly insider trend
13 weeks agoBoughtSoldThis week
Filing buzz
Last 7 days vs normal
0/ 100
This week
0
Normal week
1.4
vs normal
0.0x
SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.
Institutional ownership
▲Accumulating+66.1%
Institutions added 66.1% to their holdings. 67 bought, 25 sold. 4 quarters of net buying in a row.
Shares held by institutions8.3M
Sep '24Jun '26
Safety check
From SEC filings
Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years
+1.0%
Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn
Cash flow positive
Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have
No debt reported
Shares outstandingLatest reported
15M
Earnings reports
Last 12
Next reportNot enough history
Results filedAug 13
Results filedMay 14
Results filedApr 1
Results filedMar 17
Results filedJan 8
Flags and big holders
Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days