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SAH

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales. Insiders and institutions are both adding.

Going well

Profitable
Sales growth speeding up
Brings in more cash than it spends

Money moves

An insider bought $4.6M of shares with their own money in the last 30 days
Institutions added 2.1% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (119 bought, 106 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$61.19-0.1% that day

Latest insider buy: A 10% owner bought at $59.90 on Oct 14. The stock is now $61.19, +2.2% since.

Company value: $2.0B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 9.8x; You pay about $10 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.13x; Company value is 0.13 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 1%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 82%; Debt as a share of company value

From SAH'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

$3.9B+7.6% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $15.5B, up 5.3% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 9.2% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

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

Sales growth+5% a yearRecently: +5.3% a yearProfit margin1%Last 12 months: 1.4%P/E at the end10xToday: 9.8x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-4% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$19.7B

Profit in 5 years$197M

Price these guesses point to$75.42+23% vs $61.19 todayAbout +4.3% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 1% margin and a 10x P/E, sales would have to grow about 0.7% 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

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

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

2/7Weak

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.11.1%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.1.51x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.0.8%
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.$717.3M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-10.7% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.15.7%

Revenue: $15.2B; +6.5% vs prior year
5-year growth: +9.2%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $1.6B; 1.51x equity
Current ratio: 1.09x; 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 Jul 30

Revenue: $3.9B; +7.6% YoY
EPS: $1.79; vs -$1.34
Op. margin: 3.3%; +3.9 pts
Gross margin: 15.7%; -0.8 pts
Free cash flow: -$217.8M
Share count: -5.9%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

74Buying

1 insider bought $4.6M

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: 0.5
vs normal: 0.0x

SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.

Institutional ownership

Accumulating+2.1%

Institutions added 2.1% to their holdings. 119 bought, 106 sold.

Shares held by institutions14.6M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

-3.7%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have

1.7x · $1.8B debt

Shares outstandingLatest reported

32M

Earnings reports

Last 12

Next reportDue any dayEstimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedJul 30
Results filedApr 30
Results filedFeb 18
Results filedOct 23, 2025
Results filedJul 24, 2025

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

No offerings, red flags or new big holders. Clean record.

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

Bought$4.6M1 insider

Sold$00 insiders

Insider	Trade	Shares	Avg price	Value	Owns after	Date
Paul P. Rusnak10% owner	Buy	13K	$59.90	$752K	5M	Oct 14Filing ↗
+0.2% of their holdings Filed 2 days after
Paul P. Rusnak10% owner	Buy	14K	$59.78	$819K	5M	Oct 7Filing ↗
+0.3% of their holdings Filed 2 days after
Paul P. Rusnak10% owner	Buy	1K	$59.90	$67K	5M	Oct 6Filing ↗
+0% of their holdings Filed 1 day after
Paul P. Rusnak10% owner	Buy	28K	$59.76	$1.7M	5M	Oct 5Filing ↗
+0.5% of their holdings Filed 1 day after
Paul P. Rusnak10% owner	Buy	22K	$59.50	$1.3M	5M	Oct 1Filing ↗
+0.4% of their holdings Filed 5 days after