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MLI

Low riskNext report: Around Feb 2, 2027 (est.)

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The short version

A high-quality, profitable business with growing sales. Institutions are adding.

Going well

Sales up 32% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable every year for 10 years
Sales up 11% last year

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 6.7% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (409 bought, 294 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$54.40+0.5% that day

Company value: $11.9B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 10.3x; You pay about $10 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 2.4x; Company value is 2.4 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 1.8%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 12%; Cash as a share of company value

From MLI'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, Sep '26

$1.4B+32% vs a year earlier

Dec '23Tap a barSep '26

Last 12 months: $5.0B, up 21% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 12% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

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

Sales growth+21% a yearRecently: +21% a yearProfit margin17%Last 12 months: 17.3%P/E at the end10xToday: 10.3x. 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$13.0B

Profit in 5 years$2.2B

Price these guesses point to$101.18+86% vs $54.40 todayAbout +13% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 17% margin and a 10x P/E, sales would have to grow about 6.9% 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

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

6/6Strong

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.25.6%
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.18.3%
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.$755.4M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-1.4% in 3 years

Revenue: $4.2B; +10.9% vs prior year
5-year growth: +11.7%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: None; 0.00x equity
Current ratio: 5.92x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.