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Low riskNext report: Around Jan 12, 2027 (est.)
The short versionA profitable company with steady sales.
Going well
- Profitable every year for 10 years
- Brings in more cash than it spends
- No debt reported
Money moves
- No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
- Institutions cut 6.1% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (14 bought, 8 sold)
Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.
The business over time
Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings
Sales, Aug '26$5.2M+1.3% vs a year earlier
Nov '23Tap a barAug '26
Last 12 months: $21.5M, up 4.4% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 7.1% 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.9.9%
- PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.No debt reported
- MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.8.6%
- PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
- PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$3.0M
- PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-0.2% in 3 years
- PassGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.50.5%
- Revenue
- $20.9M
- +2.0% vs prior year
- 5-year growth
- +7.1%/yr
- revenue, per year
- Total debt
- None
- 0.00x equity
- Current ratio
- 4.24x
- 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 31, 2026Reported Oct 14Before open7:10 am ET - Revenue
- $5.2M
- +1.3% YoY
- EPS
- $0.02
- vs $0.03
- Op. margin
- 7.3%
- -0.9 pts
- Gross margin
- 52.9%
- +2.7 pts
- Free cash flow
- $1.1M
- Share count
- +0.5%
- vs a year ago
Insider rating
Last 90 days
No open-market insider buys or sells in the last 90 days.
Weekly insider trendNo trades to chart yet.
Filing buzz
Last 7 days vs normal
0/ 100
- This week
- 0
- Normal week
- 2.3
- vs normal
- 0.0x
SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.
Institutional ownership
■Steady-6.1%Institutions cut 6.1% from their holdings. 14 bought, 8 sold.
Shares held by institutions1.3M
Sep '24Jun '26
Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years
0.0%Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn
Cash flow positiveDebt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have
No debt reportedShares outstandingLatest reported
16MNext reportAround Jan 12, 2027 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year
- Results filedOct 14
- Results filedAug 20
- Results filedJul 8
- Results filedMay 28
- Results filedJan 13
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
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
Option exerciseMaria T KuhaVP
14,860 shares at $3.84 avg ($3.25 to $4.45) · $57K
- Now owns 9,960 shares
- 3 transactions
- Filed 2 days after trade
- Also: Returned to company, Shares withheld for taxes
Option exerciseStephen James BagleyCFO
7,722 shares at $4.12 · $32K
- +32% of holdings
- Now owns 31,587 shares
- Filed 1 day after trade
- Also: Returned to company, Shares withheld for taxes
Option exerciseJoseph RiemerDirector
22,451 shares at $3.93 avg ($2.65 to $5.50) · $88K
- +293% of holdings
- Now owns 30,105 shares
- 6 transactions
- Filed 1 day after trade
- Also: Returned to company, Shares withheld for taxes
Option exerciseChristopher CichettiCOO
9,978 shares at $3.25 · $32K
- Now owns 9,978 shares
- Filed 1 day after trade
- Also: Returned to company, Shares withheld for taxes
Option exerciseR Stephen HarshbargerCEO, Director
13,171 shares at $3.25 · $43K
- +5% of holdings
- Now owns 278,449 shares
- Filed 1 day after trade
- Also: Returned to company, Shares withheld for taxes
Option exerciseStephen James BagleyCFO
5,488 shares at $3.25 · $18K
- +26% of holdings
- Now owns 26,742 shares
- Filed 2 days after trade
- Also: Returned to company, Shares withheld for taxes