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Elevated riskNext report: Around Jan 5, 2027 (est.)
The short versionA profitable company with growing sales.
Going well
- Sales up 68% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profitable
- Sales up 17% last year
Money moves
- Insiders sold $85K in the last 30 days, all through pre-planned sales
- Institutions cut 0.5% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (220 bought, 124 sold)
Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.
What the price means
Price as of Oct 26
$54.94+2.9% that day
- Company value
- $3.3B
- Share price times all shares
- Price vs profit (P/E)
- 21.0x
- You pay about $21 for each $1 of yearly profit
- Price vs sales
- 1.9x
- Company value is 1.9 times a year of sales
- Cash vs value
- 20%
- Cash as a share of company value
- Debt vs value
- 14%
- Debt as a share of company value
From PENG'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, Aug '26 (worked out from yearly totals)$566.7M+68% vs a year earlier
Dec '23Tap a barAug '26
Last 12 months: $1.7B, up 26% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 4.0% 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.6.4%
- MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.1.19x equity
- MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.1.9%
- MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.5 of 10 years
- PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$100.1M
- PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-0.1% in 3 years
- MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.28.8%
- Revenue
- $1.4B
- +16.9% vs prior year
- 5-year growth
- +4.0%/yr
- revenue, per year
- Total debt
- $462.3M
- 1.19x equity
- Current ratio
- 2.33x
- 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 28, 2026- Revenue
- $566.7M
- +67.7% YoY
- EPS
- $1.31
- vs $0.10
- Op. margin
- 12.3%
- +8.6 pts
- Gross margin
- 27.5%
- -1.1 pts
- Free cash flow
- -$167.4M
- Share count
- +17.8%
- vs a year ago
Some values are worked out from year-to-date totals in the annual report.
Insider rating
Last 90 days
48Mixed
- Pre-planned sales of $85K (weaker signal)
50 is neutral. Buying by more insiders, top executives and bigger stakes raises it. Selling lowers it; pre-planned sales count less.
Weekly insider trend13 weeks agoBoughtSoldThis week
Filing buzz
Last 7 days vs normal
80/ 100
- This week
- 6
- Normal week
- 1.5
- vs normal
- 4.1x
SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.
Institutional ownership
■Steady-0.5%Institutions cut 0.5% from their holdings. 220 bought, 124 sold. 3 quarters of net selling in a row.
Shares held by institutions57.3M
Sep '24Jun '26
Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years
+5.1%Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn
51 monthsDebt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have
1.5x · $789.0M debtShares outstandingLatest reported
60MWhy elevated risk- Share count growing 5.1% a year
- Debt above equity: 1.52x
- 1 offering filing in 6 months (may sell new shares)
Next reportAround Jan 5, 2027 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year
- Results filedOct 6
- Results filedJul 7
- Results filedApr 1
- Results filedJan 6
- Results filedOct 7, 2025
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days Bought$00 insiders
Sold$85K2 insiders, 2 pre-planned
| Insider | Trade | Shares | Avg price | Value | Owns after | Date |
|---|
Joseph Gates ClarkSVP and Pres, Optimized LED | Sell | 869 | $51.52 | $45K | 86K | |
- -1% of their holdings
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Filed 3 days after
|
Anne KuykendallSVP and Chief Legal Officer | Sell | 738 | $55.08 | $41K | 142K | |
- -0.5% of their holdings
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Filed same day
|
"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
SoldJoseph Gates ClarkSVP and Pres, Optimized LED
869 shares at $51.52 · $45K
- -1% of holdings
- Now owns 85,853 shares
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Filed 3 days after trade
Shares withheld for taxesJoseph Gates ClarkSVP and Pres, Optimized LED
1,339 shares at $56.54 · $76K
- -2% of holdings
- Now owns 86,722 shares
- Filed 2 days after trade
Shares withheld for taxesAnthony George FreySVP and Chief Revenue Officer
5,184 shares at $56.54 · $293K
- -6% of holdings
- Now owns 82,484 shares
- Filed 2 days after trade
SoldAnne KuykendallSVP and Chief Legal Officer
738 shares at $55.08 · $41K
- -1% of holdings
- Now owns 141,988 shares
- Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
- Filed same day
- Also: Shares withheld for taxes
Stock awardStephen CummingSVP and CFO
33,502 shares
- Now owns 33,502 shares
- Filed 2 days after trade
Stock awardJoseph Gates ClarkSVP and Pres, Optimized LED
30,932 shares
- +44% of holdings
- Now owns 101,210 shares
- Filed 3 days after trade
- Also: Shares withheld for taxes