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WING

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The short version

A high-quality, profitable business with steady sales.

Going well

Profitable every year for 10 years
Sales up 11% last year
Brings in more cash than it spends

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 2.4% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (212 bought, 238 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$122.86+2.9% that day

Company value: $3.3B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 29.1x; You pay about $29 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 4.6x; Company value is 4.6 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 0.9%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 4%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 36%; Debt as a share of company value

From WING'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

$185.6M+6.4% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $720.7M, up 7.6% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 23% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

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

Sales growth+8% a yearRecently: +7.6% a yearProfit margin16%Last 12 months: 16.2%P/E at the end29xToday: 29.1x. 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$1.1B

Profit in 5 years$169M

Price these guesses point to$199.54+62% vs $122.86 todayAbout +10% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 16% margin and a 29x P/E, sales could shrink about 2.0% 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.

4/5Strong

MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.Owes more than it owns
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.25.0%
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.$105.6M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-6.3% in 3 years

Revenue: $696.9M; +11.4% vs prior year
5-year growth: +22.9%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $1.2B
Current ratio: 3.26x; 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%+, gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.