Quality
Return on equity
6.8% Computed
From the FY2026 filing
ValueScreener company report
U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (GROW)
NASDAQ / Financial Services / Asset Management - Global
Share price
2.72 USD Market dataClose of Oct 15, 2026Market capitalisation
33.5M USD Market dataClose of Oct 15, 2026- Market data
- Oct 15, 2026
- Filed accounts
- FY2026, filed Sep 3, 2026
- Ratios computed
- Oct 15, 2026
- Filed years
- 10, FY2017 to FY2026
Four kinds of sourceSEC filingCompany statementMarket dataComputedWhat each means
- SEC filingFiled with the SEC
- Read from a statement the company filed with the SEC, with the form, fiscal year, filing date and accession beside it.
- Company statementCompany statement
- What the company says about itself in a filing: an 8-K item, the auditor, its own segment names.
- Market dataMarket data
- Prices, market value and what analysts publish, with the date they are as of.
- ComputedComputed by ValueScreener
- Worked out by us from the other three, with the inputs and the formula one press away. A score is a research output, not a rating or a recommendation.
Reading
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Overview
What the business is, what it costs, and how it reads on four questions.
Market dataSEC filingComputed
Four questions, at a glance
Financial strength
Current ratio
19.71 Computed
From the FY2026 filing
Valuation
Price to earnings
11.33x Computed
FY2026 accounts, priced at the latest close
Cash generation
Free cash flow yield
2.0% Computed
FY2026 accounts, priced at the latest close
Revenue and net income, as filed
- Named tests met
- 3 of 30 Which tests
The business, and the score behind its five axes
The reading, in brief
- Is it cheap
Price to earnings is 11.33x at the close of 2026-10-15 on FY2026 figures; the lines are 15.00x (Graham's defensive ceiling) and, by market convention, 10.00x, 25.00x and 40.00x, and this sits between 10.00x and 15.00x.
Today, against the Financial Services sector (657 companies), 11.33x sits at the 25th percentile; the middle half of that group runs from 11.29x to 24.29x.
- Is it good
Return on equity was 6.8% in FY2026, in the band labelled "Likely below the cost of equity" (below 8.0%), on lines anchored on Damodaran's cost-of-capital data, suggesting returns on shareholders' money below the usual cost of equity.
Today, against the Financial Services sector (739 companies), 6.8% sits at the 35th percentile; the middle half of that group runs from 3.6% to 13.7%.
- Is it safe
Current ratio was 19.71 in FY2026, in the band labelled "At or above Graham's requirement" (2.00 and above), on lines anchored on Graham's defensive-investor criteria, suggesting short-term assets well above short-term obligations.
Today, against the Financial Services sector (274 companies), 19.71 sits at the 95th percentile; the middle half of that group runs from 0.97 to 5.71.
- Year by year against peers
- Whether U.S. Global Investors, Inc.'s return on equity stayed above the median of the Financial Services sector, year by year. (FY2022 to FY2025, 4 fiscal years of U.S. Global Investors, Inc. with a comparable figure)
- The direction
- Which way U.S. Global Investors, Inc.'s return on equity has moved, and how steadily. (FY2017 to FY2026, 10 filed years of U.S. Global Investors, Inc.)
- What could explain it
- What in U.S. Global Investors, Inc.'s filed statements could explain the movements. (8 readings drawn from the statement lines U.S. Global Investors, Inc. filed)
- What to check next
- What to check next on U.S. Global Investors, Inc., and where in its filings. (3 questions for U.S. Global Investors, Inc.)
- In one paragraph
- One paragraph on U.S. Global Investors, Inc.'s returns, cash, balance sheet and price. (11 of sixteen figures read for U.S. Global Investors, Inc.)
These are GROW’s filed figures. The research desk says what they mean, against peers and its own years, with what to check next.
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What changed
The newest filing, what it moved, and when the next one is due.
SEC filingCompany statement
The newest accounts on file are the FY2026 annual report: 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, accession 0001437749-26-029613.
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Quality
The returns the business earns on its capital, and the margins behind them.
SEC filingComputed
| Figure | Value, source and document |
|---|---|
Return on invested capital, after taxWhy n/mInvested capital is equity plus debt less cash. A financial company's debt and cash are operating positions, so returns measured against that base are not comparable to an operating business. | n/m ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
| Return on equity | 6.8% ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
Return on capital employed, pre-taxWhy n/mInvested capital is equity plus debt less cash. A financial company's debt and cash are operating positions, so returns measured against that base are not comparable to an operating business. | n/m ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
| Return on assets | 6.4% ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
| Gross margin | 24.9% ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
| Operating margin | -4.2% ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
| Net margin | 21.2% ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
GROW 21.2%
-14.7%72.4%
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Financial strength
What it owes against what it owns, and whether it can meet what falls due.
SEC filingComputedCompany statement
| Figure | Value, source and document |
|---|---|
Debt to equityWhy n/aThe filed borrowings do not add up to a total we can stand behind: the filer's own liability subtotals leave room for debt we did not read. | n/a ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
| Current ratio | 19.71 ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
| Quick ratio | 19.71 ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
Interest coverageWhy n/aNo interest expense is filed for this year, so coverage is not computed. | n/a ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
Altman Z-scoreWhy n/mAltman's Z-Score was estimated on manufacturers and explicitly excludes financial firms. A financial company scores in the distress zone by construction, so the number would be wrong rather than alarming. Not applicable to financials. | n/m ComputedClose of Oct 15, 2026 · FY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
Net debtWhy n/aThe FY2026 balance sheet carries no net debt we could read. | n/a ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
The balance sheet, line by line
Financial health
What U.S. Global Investors, Inc owned and owed at the end of fiscal 2026, from the balance sheet it filed (10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613).
| Total assets | 48.0M FiledFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Total liabilities | 2.9M FiledFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026 |
| Shareholders' equity | 45.1M FiledFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026 |
| Cash | 33.2M FiledFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026 |
| Total debt | n/a FiledFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026 |
| Net debt | n/a |
| Current ratio | 19.71 |
| Debt to equity | n/a |
- Debt to equity: FY2026: The filed borrowings do not add up to a total we can stand behind: the filer's own liability subtotals leave room for debt we did not read.
- Interest cover: FY2026: No interest expense is filed for this year, so coverage is not computed.
Read from the filed balance sheet for each year, with the income statement of the same year supplying operating profit where a ratio needs it. Nothing here is a view on whether this company is sound.
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Valuation context
What the market charges for it, against its own record and companies like it.
Market dataSEC filingComputed
| Figure | Value, source and document |
|---|---|
| Price to earnings | 11.33x ComputedClose of Oct 15, 2026 · FY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
| P/E on trailing twelve months | 11.42x ComputedClose of Oct 15, 2026 · Trailing four quarters, each as known on the day; the quarterly filings are listed under Filings |
| Price to book | 0.76x ComputedClose of Oct 15, 2026 · FY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
| Price to sales | 2.40x ComputedClose of Oct 15, 2026 · FY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
Enterprise value to EBITWhy n/mEnterprise value adds debt and subtracts cash. For a financial company both are the business itself, so the resulting multiple has no economic meaning. | n/m ComputedClose of Oct 15, 2026 · FY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
Enterprise value to EBITDAWhy n/mEnterprise value adds debt and subtracts cash. For a financial company both are the business itself, so the resulting multiple has no economic meaning. | n/m ComputedClose of Oct 15, 2026 · FY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
Price to earnings over growthWhy n/aWe do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to show. | n/a ComputedClose of Oct 15, 2026 · FY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
| Diluted earnings per share | 0.24 USD FiledFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
| Graham number | 4.38 USD ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
We publish no fair value or price target of our own. Value GROW on your own assumptions in the DCF workbench, starting from the filed figures.
Its own record, and companies like it
Valuation
What the market charges for U.S. Global Investors, Inc today, and the multiples it has carried. No value of ours: the figures are the filings’ and the market’s.
| Share price | 2.72 USD |
|---|---|
| Market capitalisation | 33.5M USD |
| Enterprise value to EBITDA | n/m |
| Graham number | 4.38 USD |
| Diluted earnings per share, FY2026 | 0.24 USD |
Price to earnings on trailing twelve months, a different basis from the fiscal-year P/E above, since Sep 12, 2017: low 2.01x, median 20.54x, high 337.00x, latest 11.42x. 1,604 trading days with a meaningful ratio, 681 more on a loss and left out. Each close over the trailing twelve months of earnings as known that day: a quarter counts from the day it was filed.
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Cash generation
Whether profit arrives as cash, and what is paid back to shareholders.
SEC filingComputed
| Figure | Value, source and document |
|---|---|
| Free cash flow yield | 2.0% ComputedClose of Oct 15, 2026 · FY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
| Free cash flow | 682.0K USD ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
| Free cash flow margin | 4.7% ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
| Dividend yield | 3.3% ComputedClose of Oct 15, 2026 · FY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
| Payout ratio | 37.4% ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
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Filings
Every figure, the year it is for and the document it was read from.
SEC filingMarket data
The filed figures
Computed from the accounts this company filed with the SEC and, in a ratio with a price in it, the last close, dated on this page. Every filed figure below carries the fiscal year and the filing date its accounts were read from, and every blank carries the reason it is blank. Nothing here is a view on this company.
| Figure | Value | Year | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.33x | FY2026 | Oct 15, 2026 | |
FormulaShare price / earnings per share. Where the filing states no earnings per share this listing can be priced on, which is every 20-F and 40-F filer because theirs is stated per ordinary share, it is market capitalisation / net income: the same multiple, undiluted. As ofThe close on Oct 15, 2026, over the filed figures of FY2026: a price is in this figure, and it moved after the filing. Form10-KFiledSep 3, 2026PeriodFY2026Accession0001437749-26-029613What we read from itIncome statementFY2026Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001437749-26-029613, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| 0.76x | FY2026 | Oct 15, 2026 | |
FormulaMarket capitalisation / shareholders equity As ofThe close on Oct 15, 2026, over the filed figures of FY2026: a price is in this figure, and it moved after the filing. Form10-KFiledSep 3, 2026PeriodFY2026Accession0001437749-26-029613What we read from itBalance sheetFY2026Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001437749-26-029613, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| n/m | FY2026 | Oct 15, 2026 | |
| n/m Not meaningful for this company, such as a P/E on negative earnings or a bank's EV/EBIT. | |||
Formula(Market capitalisation + total debt - cash) / operating income, or over the filing's own EBIT (income before tax + interest expense) where the filer tags no operating line, as Johnson & Johnson does not in any of its ten filed years. As ofThe close on Oct 15, 2026, over the filed figures of FY2026: a price is in this figure, and it moved after the filing. Form10-KFiledSep 3, 2026PeriodFY2026Accession0001437749-26-029613What we read from itIncome statementFY2026Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001437749-26-029613, leaves this page and opens in a new tabForm10-KFiledSep 3, 2026PeriodFY2026Accession0001437749-26-029613What we read from itBalance sheetFY2026Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001437749-26-029613, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| 2.0% | FY2026 | Oct 15, 2026 | |
FormulaFree cash flow per share / share price x 100 As ofThe close on Oct 15, 2026, over the filed figures of FY2026: a price is in this figure, and it moved after the filing. Form10-KFiledSep 3, 2026PeriodFY2026Accession0001437749-26-029613What we read from itCash flow statementFY2026Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001437749-26-029613, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| n/m | FY2026 | Sep 3, 2026 | |
| n/m Not meaningful for this company, such as a P/E on negative earnings or a bank's EV/EBIT. | |||
FormulaVendor trailing-twelve-month return on invested capital where one is published, which uses after-tax operating profit over total assets less current liabilities. Otherwise our own recompute: NOPAT / (shareholders equity + total debt - cash) x 100, where NOPAT is the filed operating profit after tax, or the filing's own EBIT after tax where the filer tags no operating line. As ofThe filing date of the statements below, for FY2026. Form10-KFiledSep 3, 2026PeriodFY2026Accession0001437749-26-029613What we read from itIncome statementFY2026Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001437749-26-029613, leaves this page and opens in a new tabForm10-KFiledSep 3, 2026PeriodFY2026Accession0001437749-26-029613What we read from itBalance sheetFY2026Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001437749-26-029613, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| 3.3% | FY2026 | Oct 15, 2026 | |
FormulaCommon dividends paid in the latest filed year / market capitalisation x 100. n/a where the filing cannot support it: a special or first-year payment, a total that mixes preferred dividends, or a cash-flow statement over 15 months old. As ofThe close on Oct 15, 2026, over the filed figures of FY2026: a price is in this figure, and it moved after the filing. Form10-KFiledSep 3, 2026PeriodFY2026Accession0001437749-26-029613What we read from itCash flow statementFY2026Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001437749-26-029613, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| n/a | FY2026 | Sep 3, 2026 | |
| n/a The filed borrowings do not add up to a total we can stand behind: the filer's own liability subtotals leave room for debt we did not read. | |||
FormulaTotal debt / shareholders equity As ofThe filing date of the statements below, for FY2026. Form10-KFiledSep 3, 2026PeriodFY2026Accession0001437749-26-029613What we read from itBalance sheetFY2026Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001437749-26-029613, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| 19.71 | FY2026 | Sep 3, 2026 | |
FormulaCurrent assets / current liabilities As ofThe filing date of the statements below, for FY2026. Form10-KFiledSep 3, 2026PeriodFY2026Accession0001437749-26-029613What we read from itBalance sheetFY2026Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001437749-26-029613, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| 2.40x | FY2026 | Oct 15, 2026 | |
FormulaMarket capitalisation / revenue As ofThe close on Oct 15, 2026, over the filed figures of FY2026: a price is in this figure, and it moved after the filing. Form10-KFiledSep 3, 2026PeriodFY2026Accession0001437749-26-029613What we read from itIncome statementFY2026Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001437749-26-029613, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| n/a | FY2026 | Oct 15, 2026 | |
| n/a This figure compares a year against the one before it, and we hold one filed year for this company. | |||
FormulaPrice to earnings / the annual earnings growth rate, in percentage points As ofThe close on Oct 15, 2026, over the filed figures of FY2026: a price is in this figure, and it moved after the filing. Form10-KFiledSep 3, 2026PeriodFY2026Accession0001437749-26-029613What we read from itIncome statementFY2026Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001437749-26-029613, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| n/m | FY2026 | Oct 15, 2026 | |
| n/m Not meaningful for this company, such as a P/E on negative earnings or a bank's EV/EBIT. | |||
Formula1.2 x working capital/assets + 1.4 x retained earnings/assets + 3.3 x EBIT/assets + 0.6 x market value of equity/total liabilities + 1.0 x revenue/assets As ofThe close on Oct 15, 2026, over the filed figures of FY2026: a price is in this figure, and it moved after the filing. Form10-KFiledSep 3, 2026PeriodFY2026Accession0001437749-26-029613What we read from itIncome statementFY2026Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001437749-26-029613, leaves this page and opens in a new tabForm10-KFiledSep 3, 2026PeriodFY2026Accession0001437749-26-029613What we read from itBalance sheetFY2026Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001437749-26-029613, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| n/m | FY2026 | Sep 3, 2026 | |
| n/m Not meaningful for this company, such as a P/E on negative earnings or a bank's EV/EBIT. | |||
FormulaAn eight-variable index of year-on-year changes in receivables, gross margin, asset quality, revenue, depreciation, overheads, leverage and accruals As ofThe filing date of the statements below, for FY2026. Form10-KFiledSep 3, 2026PeriodFY2026Accession0001437749-26-029613What we read from itIncome statementFY2026Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001437749-26-029613, leaves this page and opens in a new tabForm10-KFiledSep 3, 2026PeriodFY2026Accession0001437749-26-029613What we read from itBalance sheetFY2026Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001437749-26-029613, leaves this page and opens in a new tabForm10-KFiledSep 3, 2026PeriodFY2026Accession0001437749-26-029613What we read from itCash flow statementFY2026Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001437749-26-029613, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
| n/m | FY2026 | Sep 3, 2026 | |
| n/m Not meaningful for this company, such as a P/E on negative earnings or a bank's EV/EBIT. | |||
FormulaOne point each for: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, operating cash flow above net income, falling leverage, rising current ratio, no new shares issued, rising gross margin, rising asset turnover. As ofThe filing date of the statements below, for FY2026. Form10-KFiledSep 3, 2026PeriodFY2026Accession0001437749-26-029613What we read from itIncome statementFY2026Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001437749-26-029613, leaves this page and opens in a new tabForm10-KFiledSep 3, 2026PeriodFY2026Accession0001437749-26-029613What we read from itBalance sheetFY2026Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001437749-26-029613, leaves this page and opens in a new tabForm10-KFiledSep 3, 2026PeriodFY2026Accession0001437749-26-029613What we read from itCash flow statementFY2026Open on SEC.gov, accession 0001437749-26-029613, leaves this page and opens in a new tab | |||
The figures are computed from the accounts for fiscal 2026, the newest full year on file. 10 filed fiscal years on record, FY2017 to FY2026, from SEC EDGAR. Prices as of Oct 15, 2026. Ratios recomputed Oct 15, 2026. Two facts, because a recompute is not a fresh quote.
The year and the filing date name the statement each figure’s accounts are read from, and they stand even where the figure itself could not be computed: the line beneath a blank says what that statement did not carry. A figure’s name opens its formula and the filings behind it; a statement that names no SEC filing has no filing date, and reads n/a.
Ten years of filed figures, year by year
Ten years of filed figures
10 filed fiscal years, FY2017 to FY2026, read from the annual reports U.S. Global Investors, Inc filed with the SEC. Each year names its filing. Amounts in USD, as filed.
| Year | Revenue | Operating income | Net income | EPS, diluted | Free cash flow | Operating margin | Return on equity | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 14.4M | -603.0K | 3.1M | 0.24 | 682.0K | -4.2% | 6.8% | 10-K, Sep 3, 20260001437749-26-029613 |
| FY2025 | 10.8M | -3.0M | -334.0K | -0.03 | -829.0K | -27.5% | -0.7% | 10-K, Sep 8, 20250001437749-25-028574 |
| FY2024 | 11.0M | -480.0K | 1.3M | 0.09 | 777.0K | -4.4% | 2.7% | 10-K, Sep 10, 20240001437749-24-028889 |
| FY2023 | 15.1M | 3.5M | 3.1M | 0.22 | 2.9M | 23.4% | 6.0% | 10-K, Nov 16, 20230001437749-23-032363 |
| FY2022 | 24.7M | 11.1M | 3.4M | 0.23 | 10.3M | 45.0% | 6.4% | 10-K, Sep 2, 20220001185185-22-001052 |
| FY2021 | 21.7M | 8.2M | 32.0M | 2.12 | 4.7M | 37.7% | 58.8% | 10-K, Dec 8, 20210001185185-21-001814 |
| FY2020 | 4.5M | -2.4M | -4.7M | -0.31 | -2.0M | -53.7% | -27.9% | 10-K, Sep 10, 20200001185185-20-001304 |
| FY2019 | 3.5M | -2.8M | -3.4M | -0.22 | -1.1M | -79.7% | -15.6% | 10-K, Sep 5, 20190001185185-19-001226 |
| FY2018 | 6.3M | -2.3M | 647.0K | 0.04 | -34.0K | -36.5% | 2.5% | 10-K, Sep 6, 20180001185185-18-001650 |
| FY2017 | 6.8M | -873.0K | -513.0K | -0.03 | 690.0K | -12.9% | -2.1% | 10-K, Sep 12, 20170001185185-17-001986 |
- Revenue, compound annual growth FY2017 to FY2026: 8.8%
- Earnings: Earnings was not positive in both 2017 and 2026, so a compound rate across the window is not defined. Both figures are in the table.
- Earnings per share: Earnings per share was not positive in both 2017 and 2026, so a compound rate across the window is not defined. Both figures are in the table.
- Free cash flow, compound annual growth FY2017 to FY2026: -0.1%
Every figure in this section is a line of a filed annual statement or a ratio of two of them. Nothing here is estimated or smoothed. Earnings per share filed before a share split are put on today's share count, and say so. Nothing here is a verdict on the company.
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Risks and guardrails
The accounting screens, the published tests, and the lines you can set to be told.
ComputedCompany statement
| Figure | Value, source and document |
|---|---|
Beneish M-scoreWhy n/mThe Beneish M-Score is built on gross margin, receivables and asset quality indices estimated on non-financial firms. Those inputs are not defined here. | n/m ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
Piotroski F-scoreWhy n/m2 of the nine Piotroski signals are undefined for a capital markets firm: signal 6 (rising current ratio), signal 8 (rising gross margin). We do not publish a partial score under the full score's name. | n/m ComputedFY2026 10-K, filed Sep 3, 2026, 0001437749-26-029613 |
| Named tests met | 3 of 30 Computed |
| Beta | 0.70 ComputedClose of Oct 15, 2026 |
The named tests
Of 30 tests value investors published: 3 met, 16 not met, 11 we could not complete. Counts, never a score: a single figure would have to decide that meeting one investor’s criteria and meeting another’s are worth the same.
Which tests, by name(all 30)
- Meets
- P/E times P/B (Benjamin Graham); Cheapest quarter on P/E (David Dreman); Cheapest quarter on P/B (David Dreman)
- Does not
- Defensive investor (Benjamin Graham); Large cap, low P/E; Low PEG, low debt (Peter Lynch); High returns and growth; Gross margin, turnover (Robert Novy-Marx); High yield, low payout; Dividends and buybacks; Low beta, profitable; Near the 52-week low; High returns, low debt; Owner earnings yield; High return on tangibles; Low P/S, rising earnings (James O'Shaughnessy); Cash-covered dividend; Cash-flow yield and ROIC; Low P/E, growth, yield (John Neff)
- Not measured
- Deep value; Earnings yield and ROIC (Joel Greenblatt); High F-score, low P/B (Joseph Piotroski); Three forensic scores; EV/EBITDA and coverage; ROIC at or above WACC; Z-score and coverage (Edward Altman); Two thirds of NCAV (Benjamin Graham); Book or below, low debt (Walter Schloss); Tangible book or below; Clean books, high ROIC. A test with a figure we could not read is incomplete, never met and never failed.
Figures we could not read(12)
- Current Ratio: Graham set this test for industrial companies.
- Debt to Equity: The filed borrowings do not add up to a total we can stand behind: the filer's own liability subtotals leave room for debt we did not read.
- Piotroski F-Score: 2 of the nine Piotroski signals are undefined for a capital markets firm: signal 6 (rising current ratio), signal 8 (rising gross margin). We do not publish a partial score under the full score's name.
- EV/EBIT: Enterprise value adds debt and subtracts cash. For a financial company both are the business itself, so the resulting multiple has no economic meaning.
- Return on Invested Capital: Invested capital is equity plus debt less cash. A financial company's debt and cash are operating positions, so returns measured against that base are not comparable to an operating business.
- Altman Z-Score: Altman's Z-Score was estimated on manufacturers and explicitly excludes financial firms. A financial company scores in the distress zone by construction, so the number would be wrong rather than alarming. Not applicable to financials.
- Beneish M-Score: The Beneish M-Score is built on gross margin, receivables and asset quality indices estimated on non-financial firms. Those inputs are not defined here.
- PEG Ratio: We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to show.
- EV/EBITDA: Enterprise value adds debt and subtracts cash. For a financial company both are the business itself, so the resulting multiple has no economic meaning.
- Interest Coverage: No interest expense is filed for this year, so coverage is not computed.
- ROIC-WACC Spread: Invested capital is equity plus debt less cash. A financial company's debt and cash are operating positions, so returns measured against that base are not comparable to an operating business.
- Price To Ncav: Net current asset value needs current assets, which an unclassified balance sheet does not report.
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Declared positions
Whether anybody here owns this company.
Positions declared by Javier Sanz Alvarez: no holding in any company shown here, as of October 3, 2026.
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What this cannot tell you
- 12 figures could not be read on this company, among them Current Ratio, Debt to Equity, Piotroski F-Score. Each blank in the table above names the rest, with its reason. 11 named tests come back incomplete because of them, which is neither met nor missed.
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ValueScreener · valuescreener.ai · Computed from accounts filed with the SEC by this company, read from EDGAR, and from dated closing prices. On this page a filed figure opens into its formula, its inputs and the statement, fiscal year and filing date it was read from, and a price into the day of its close. A figure that cannot show that trail says so.
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