DOUGLAS DYNAMICS, INC · Construction Machinery & Equip

PLOW

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The short version

A profitable company with growing sales.

Going well

Sales up 11% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Pays a 3.0% dividend yield
Profitable

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions cut 0.1% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (146 bought, 97 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$39.19-1.4% that day

Company value: $904M; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 17.8x; You pay about $18 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 1.3x; Company value is 1.3 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 3.0%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 0%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 16%; Debt as a share of company value

From PLOW'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, Jun '26

$214.6M+10% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $699.1M, up 20% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 6.4% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

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

Sales growth+20% a yearRecently: +20% a yearProfit margin8%Last 12 months: 7.5%P/E at the end18xToday: 17.8x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change+1% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$1.7B

Profit in 5 years$139M

Price these guesses point to$103.28+164% vs $39.19 todayAbout +21% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 8% margin and a 18x P/E, sales could shrink about 1.1% a year for 5 years and still 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.

2/7Weak

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.17.2%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.51x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.7.1%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.9 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$63.9M
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+3.1% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.26.6%

Revenue: $656.1M; +15.4% vs prior year
5-year growth: +6.4%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $144.0M; 0.51x equity
Current ratio: 2.78x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.