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SMG

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales. Institutions are adding.

Going well

Pays a 4.5% dividend yield
Profitable
Brings in more cash than it spends

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 9% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (240 bought, 185 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$58.88-0.7% that day

Company value: $3.4B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 49.9x; You pay about $50 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.98x; Company value is 0.98 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 4.5%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 1%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 61%; Debt as a share of company value

From SMG'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

$1.2B+1.1% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $3.5B, up 4.6% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales shrank about 3.7% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

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

Sales growth+5% a yearRecently: +4.6% a yearProfit margin2%Last 12 months: 2.1%P/E at the end40xToday: 49.9x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change+2% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$4.4B

Profit in 5 years$89M

Price these guesses point to$55.33-6.0% vs $58.88 todayAbout -1.2% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 2% margin and a 40x P/E, sales would have to grow about 6.3% 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.

1/6Weak

MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.Owes more than it owns
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.4.3%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.7 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$273.9M
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+5.8% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.30.6%

Revenue: $3.4B; -3.9% vs prior year
5-year growth: -3.7%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $2.1B
Current ratio: 1.35x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: return on equity 15%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.