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Low riskNext report: Around Nov 5 (est.)
The short versionA company still losing money with growing sales.
Going well
- Sales up 12% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
- Pays a dividend
Money moves
- No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
- Institutions added 2.8% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (25 bought, 25 sold)
Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.
The business over time
Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings
Sales, Jun '26$606.1M+12% vs a year earlier
Sep '23Tap a barJun '26
Last 12 months: $2.2B, up 3.4% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 2.3% 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.-5.6%
- MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.58x equity
- MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.-2.8%
- MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.7 of 10 years
- MissFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.-$82.1M
- PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.0.0% in 3 years
- MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.14.2%
- Revenue
- $2.1B
- -1.3% vs prior year
- 5-year growth
- +2.3%/yr
- revenue, per year
- Total debt
- $590.9M
- 0.58x equity
- Current ratio
- 2.80x
- 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- Revenue
- $606.1M
- +12.2% YoY
- EPS
- $0.78
- vs $0.03
- Op. margin
- 11.2%
- +4.6 pts
- Gross margin
- 19.8%
- +5.3 pts
- Free cash flow
- $41.9M
- Share count
- 0.0%
- 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
- 0.2
- vs normal
- 0.0x
SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.
Institutional ownership
■Steady+2.8%Institutions added 2.8% to their holdings. 25 bought, 25 sold. 2 quarters of net buying in a row.
Shares held by institutions1.2M
Sep '24Jun '26
Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years
0.0%Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn
71 monthsDebt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have
0.6x · $586.7M debtShares outstandingLatest reported
28MNext reportAround Nov 5 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year
- Results filedAug 6
- Results filedMay 7
- Results filedMar 10
- Results filedNov 6, 2025
- Results filedAug 7, 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
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
Stock awardThomas E BarryDirector
3,150 shares at $12.66 · $40K
- +27% of holdings
- Now owns 14,682 shares
- Filed 1 day after trade
Stock awardLoretta J. FeehanDirector
3,150 shares at $12.66 · $40K
- +42% of holdings
- Now owns 10,641 shares
- Filed 1 day after trade
Stock awardTerri HerringtonDirector
3,150 shares at $12.66 · $40K
- +46% of holdings
- Now owns 10,058 shares
- Filed 1 day after trade
Stock awardGina A. NorrisDirector
3,150 shares at $12.66 · $40K
- +137% of holdings
- Now owns 5,450 shares
- Filed 1 day after trade
Stock awardMary A. TidlundDirector
3,150 shares at $12.66 · $40K
- +44% of holdings
- Now owns 10,391 shares
- Filed 1 day after trade
Stock awardRandy L HillDirector
3,150 shares at $12.66 · $40K
- Now owns 3,150 shares
- Filed 1 day after trade