Willdan Group, Inc. · Engineering Services

WLDN

Low riskNext report: Around Nov 5 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with growing sales. Institutions are adding.

Going well

Sales up 33% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable
Sales up 21% last year

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 18% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (132 bought, 127 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$71.89-0.9% that day

Company value: $1.1B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 16.9x; You pay about $17 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 1.5x; Company value is 1.5 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 3%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 4%; Debt as a share of company value

From WLDN'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, Jul '26

$231.0M+33% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJul '26

Last 12 months: $741.8M, up 18% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 12% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

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

Sales growth+18% a yearRecently: +18% a yearProfit margin9%Last 12 months: 8.8%P/E at the end17xToday: 16.9x. 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$1.7B

Profit in 5 years$153M

Price these guesses point to$133.57+86% vs $71.89 todayAbout +13% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 9% margin and a 17x P/E, sales would have to grow about 4.2% 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.

3/7Mixed

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.19.5%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.16x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.7.7%
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.$70.7M
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+15.8% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.37.5%

Revenue: $681.6M; +20.5% vs prior year
5-year growth: +11.8%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $48.5M; 0.16x equity
Current ratio: 1.56x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.