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EMLNasdaqCutlery, Handtools & General HardwareFiscal year ends January 3

EASTERN CO

Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jul 4, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 11, 2026
$23.65−0.66 (-2.71%)

Close on Oct 19, 2026

Market cap
$142.62M
P/E (TTM)
17.6
Dividend yield
1.86%

Eastern statistics

Financials through Jul 4, 2026, price as of Oct 19, 2026, median of Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware companies for comparison

Valuation

MeasureEasternIndustry median
Market Cap$142.32M$733.40M
Enterprise Value$168.86M$644.03M
PE Ratio17.6522.24
PS Ratio0.611.64
PB Ratio1.092.56
P/TBV Ratio2.123.47
P/FCF Ratio9.4018.78
P/OCF Ratio7.4913.89

Enterprise value

MeasureEasternIndustry median
EV / Sales0.721.78
EV / EBITDA12.5212.29
EV / EBIT24.5717.55
EV / FCF11.1519.27

Income (trailing twelve months)

MeasureEasternIndustry median
Revenue$234.37M$856.67M
Gross Profit$50.18M$254.60M
Operating Income$6.87M$36.60M
Pretax Income$10.48M$52.01M
Net Income$8.04M$31.14M
EBITDA$13.49M$69.52M
EPS (Diluted)$1.34$1.83

Margins

MeasureEasternIndustry median
Gross Margin21.4%28.4%
Operating Margin2.93%6.60%
Pretax Margin4.47%5.84%
Profit Margin3.43%4.38%
EBITDA Margin5.76%11.7%
FCF Margin6.46%5.13%

Returns

MeasureEasternIndustry median
Return on Equity (ROE)6.32%7.22%
Return on Assets (ROA)3.39%3.40%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)3.43%7.34%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)3.43%6.52%

Growth

MeasureEasternIndustry median
Revenue Growth (YoY)-13.7%8.43%
FCF Growth (YoY)843.9%5.01%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)-3.76%0.40%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)4.73%6.17%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)-15.9%-2.22%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)-7.84%9.56%

Balance sheet

MeasureEasternIndustry median
Cash & Short-Term Investments$15.14M$68.00M
Total Debt$41.68M$506.74M
Net Cash (Debt)-$26.54M$2.08M
Net Cash Per Share-$4.41$0.09
Equity (Book Value)$129.99M$315.80M
Book Value Per Share$21.60$10.28
Tangible Book Value$67.21M$79.29M
Working Capital$80.16M$211.19M

Financial position

MeasureEasternIndustry median
Current Ratio2.802.40
Quick Ratio1.170.99
Debt / Equity0.320.42
Debt / EBITDA3.092.17
Debt / FCF2.753.41
Net Debt / EBITDA1.971.61
Interest Coverage2.793.13

Cash flow (trailing twelve months)

MeasureEasternIndustry median
Operating Cash Flow$18.99M$73.99M
Capital Expenditures-$3.85M-$23.44M
Free Cash Flow$15.14M$47.35M
FCF Per Share$2.52$1.64

Efficiency

MeasureEasternIndustry median
Asset Turnover0.990.86
Inventory Turnover3.073.78
Revenue Per Employee$188.10K$422.68K
Profits Per Employee$6.45K$29.44K
Employee Count1,2462,222

Dividends and yields

MeasureEasternIndustry median
Earnings Yield5.65%3.22%
FCF Yield10.6%4.22%
Dividend Yield1.86%1.20%
Buyback Yield1.71%1.79%
Shareholder Yield3.57%2.12%
Dividend Per Share$0.44$0.77
Dividend Growth (YoY)0.00%3.67%
Years of Dividend Growth01
Payout Ratio33.1%24.4%
FCF Payout Ratio17.6%21.2%

Shares

MeasureEasternIndustry median
Shares Outstanding6,017,56034,628,500
Shares Change (YoY)-1.70%0.00%
Float4,384,57027,705,400
Shares Held by Insiders27.1%8.39%
Shares Held by Institutions74.0%83.7%

Taxes

MeasureEasternIndustry median
Income Tax$2.42M$10.21M
Effective Tax Rate23.1%23.1%

Scores

MeasureEasternIndustry median
Graham Number$25.52$37.31
Graham Upside7.91%-41.6%
Altman Z-Score3.003.92
Piotroski F-Score76
Beneish M-Score-2.56-2.60

Calculated by StockData from Eastern's SEC filings and the latest closing price. Hover a measure to see its formula. The grey column is the median of companies in the same industry group (two-digit SIC code); green or red marks a better or worse value than that median.