AMEX · ACU

Acme United Corporation

$59.00 +$5.06 (+9.38%) 1D Market open

Key Metrics

$205.53M
Market cap
21.60×
P/E · TTM
$202.88M
Revenue · TTM
$9.52M
Net income
EPS · TTM $2.34
Dividend yield 1.2%
Free cash flow $8.15M
Beta · 1Y 0.53
EBITDA · TTM $16.33M
Gross margin 39.6%

The Story So Far

LAST 6 MONTHS PRIMARY SOURCES ONLY
  • Jul 23
    A material event was filed (Form 8-K).

    8-K - ACME UNITED CORP (0000002098) (Filer)

    RECEIPT: SEC FORM 8-K, TIMESTAMPED
  • Jul 23
    The stock moved +14.3% in a single session.

    Sessions this size usually pair with a chapter above or below — a filing, a headline, or the whole cohort moving together.

    RECEIPT: DAILY BAR, Jul 23
  • Jul 21
    A material event was filed (Form 8-K).

    8-K - ACME UNITED CORP (0000002098) (Filer)

    RECEIPT: SEC FORM 8-K, TIMESTAMPED
  • Jul 16
    Money rotated out of high-beta cohorts market-wide.

    High-beta names lagged the blue-chips by 20.3 points over ten sessions around this date. Stocks in that cohort weren't falling alone — they fell together.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION GAUGE, LIVE

The story updates itself as events post · The wolf reports; you decide

Snapshot

Market cap$205.53M
Enterprise value$234.36M
Shares outstanding3.8M
52-wk range$35.50 – $57.51
Avg volume · 20D13.8K
Net cash −$28.83M
Book value / share$28.72
IndustryCutlery, Handtools & General Hardware
ExchangeAMEX
About Acme United Corporation
IPO dateJan 2, 1973
Employees649

Acme United Corp is a supplier of first aid and medical products and cutting technology to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods, and industrial markets.

Wolf Grade COMING SOON

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Valuation

P/E21.60
P/S1.01
P/FCF25.23
EV/EBITDA14.35
EV/Sales1.16
Graham №$38.89

Profitability

Gross 39.6%
Operating 6.0%
Net 4.7%
FCF 4.0%
ROE / ROIC 8.5% · 6.5%

Financial Health

Current ratio4.57
Quick ratio1.83
Debt / equity0.28
Debt / EBITDA 2.02
Net cash −$28.83M
Working capital$82.51M

Cash Flow · TTM

Operating CF $19.33M
Capex −$11.19M
Free cash flow $8.15M
Buybacks
Dividends paid $2.39M
Shareholder yield 1.2%

Piotroski F-Score

6 / 9
Middling fundamentals · 6 of 9 signals passing

Altman Z-Score

4.1
Safe zone (> 2.99) · bankruptcy risk negligible

Graham Number vs Price

$38.89 vs $56.83
Trades 1.5× above classic defensive value — priced for growth
Fundamentals through 2026-03-31 · computed by TickerWolf from SEC filings