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SCHL

Low riskNext report: Around Dec 17 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales. Institutions are trimming.

Going well

Profitable
Brings in more cash than it spends
Buying back shares: share count down 30% in 3 years

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions cut 8.2% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (107 bought, 121 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$38.81+0.8% that day

Company value: $1.2B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 27.3x; You pay about $27 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.76x; Company value is 0.76 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 2.1%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 9%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 23%; Debt as a share of company value

From SCHL'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

$216.8M-3.9% vs a year earlier

Nov '23Tap a barAug '26

Last 12 months: $1.6B, down 2.5% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 4.0% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

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

Sales growth-3% a yearRecently: -2.5% a yearProfit margin4%Last 12 months: 3.6%P/E at the end27xToday: 27.3x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-5% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$1.4B

Profit in 5 years$54M

Price these guesses point to$60.87+57% vs $38.81 todayAbout +9.4% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 4% margin and a 27x P/E, sales could shrink about 11% 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.

3/6Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.5.9%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.30x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.3.6%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.6 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$50.9M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-30.3% in 3 years

Revenue: $1.6B; -2.7% vs prior year
5-year growth: +4.0%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $275.0M; 0.30x equity
Current ratio: 1.67x; 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.

Latest quarter

Quarter ended Aug 31, 2026

Reported Sep 24

Revenue: $216.8M; -3.9% YoY
EPS: -$3.77; vs -$2.83
Op. margin: -42.5%; -1.6 pts
Gross margin: 45.5%; +0.2 pts
Free cash flow: -$94.6M
Share count: -25.0%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

No open-market insider buys or sells in the last 90 days.

Weekly insider trend

No trades to chart yet.

Filing buzz

Last 7 days vs normal

0/ 100

This week: 1
Normal week: 4.0
vs normal: 0.2x

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

Institutional ownership

Distributing-8.2%

Institutions cut 8.2% from their holdings. 107 bought, 121 sold. 3 quarters of net selling in a row.

Shares held by institutions17.4M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

-11.3%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

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

0.3x · $175.0M debt

Shares outstandingLatest reported

31M

Earnings reports

Last 12

Next reportAround Dec 17 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedSep 24
Results filedJul 23
Results filedMar 19
Results filedDec 18, 2025
Results filedSep 18, 2025

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

5%+ holder update (passive)Oct 27 · View filing ↗Big holder 5%+ holder update (passive)Oct 8 · View filing ↗Big holder 5%+ holder update (active)Aug 27 · View filing ↗Activist 5%+ holder update (passive)Jul 30 · View filing ↗Big holder

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

No open-market buys or sells in 90 days. Grants and option exercises are left out.

"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

5%+ holder update (passive)Oct 27 · Form SCHEDULE 13G/A ↗5%+ holder update (passive)Oct 8 · Form SCHEDULE 13G/A ↗

Shares withheld for taxesJeffrey MathewsEVP, CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER

5,921 shares at $35.30 · $209K

-8% of holdings
Now owns 69,977 shares
Filed 4 days after trade

Oct 1Form 4 ↗

Shares withheld for taxesHaji GloverEVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

1,757 shares at $35.30 · $62K

-5% of holdings
Now owns 31,774 shares
Filed 4 days after trade

Oct 1Form 4 ↗

Shares withheld for taxesPaul HukkanenSVP, CHIEF ACCT OFF

594 shares at $35.30 · $21K

-4% of holdings
Now owns 15,349 shares
Filed 4 days after trade

Oct 1Form 4 ↗

Shares withheld for taxesIole LuccheseEVP & CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER, Director

2,844 shares at $35.30 · $100K

-4% of holdings
Now owns 71,442 shares
Filed 4 days after trade

Oct 1Form 4 ↗

Shares withheld for taxesSasha QuintonEVP, Pres. CBG

1,503 shares at $35.30 · $53K

-2% of holdings
Now owns 68,656 shares
Filed 4 days after trade

Oct 1Form 4 ↗

Shares withheld for taxesChris LickEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL

176 shares at $35.30 · $6K

-1% of holdings
Now owns 20,320 shares
Filed 4 days after trade

Oct 1Form 4 ↗

Insider tradeOct 1 · Form 4 ↗Insider tradeOct 1 · Form 4 ↗Insider tradeOct 1 · Form 4 ↗Insider tradeOct 1 · Form 4 ↗Insider tradeOct 1 · Form 4 ↗Insider tradeOct 1 · Form 4 ↗Insider tradeSep 29 · Form 4 ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. For informational purposes. Not investment advice.

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