Acme United Corporation ACU R2K
Acme United Corporation supplies cutting, measuring, first aid, and sharpening products to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods, and industrial markets in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company offers scissors, shears, knives, rulers, pencil sharpeners, paper trimmers, safety cutters, lettering products, glue guns, and other craft products under the Westcott brand name; and cutting tools under the Clauss brand. It also provides sharpening knives, scissors, chisels, skis, skates, and other edges under the DMT brand. In addition, the company offers first aid kits and safety solutions under the First Aid Only brand; portable eyewash solution and over-the-counter medication, including active ingredients aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen under the PhysiciansCare brand; bodily fluid and spill clean-up solution under the Spill Magic brand; various first aid kit, refill, and safety supplies, including CPR kits, burn kits, and automotive and emergency first aid kits under the First Aid Central; first aid kits for the promotional products industry under Safety Made brand; alcohol prep pads, alcohol wipes, benzalkonium chloride wipes, various antiseptic wipes under the Med-Nap brand, and Pac-Kit, as well as My Medic brands. It sells its products directly and through its independent manufacturer representatives to wholesale, contract, and retail stationery distributors; office supply superstores, mass market retailers, industrial and medical distributors, school supply distributors, drug store retailers, sporting goods stores, hardware chains, and wholesale florists, as well as through its websites. The company was formerly known as Acme Shear Company and changed its name to Acme United Corporation in 1971. Acme United Corporation was founded in 1867 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.
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PROS
- Profit CAGR of 49.7% over 5 years.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
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Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Defensive).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACU Acme United Corporation R2K | 42.20 | 18.19 | $160.80M | 1.52% | 9.91% | 8.46% | 0.44% | 49.72% |
| 2 | WMT Walmart Inc. SPX | 115.75 | 40.76 | $922.64B | 0.86% | 18.21% | 24.13% | 5.27% | 23.30% |
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| 4 | KO The Coca-Cola Company SPX | 79.01 | 24.85 | $339.94B | 2.68% | 21.13% | 43.37% | 3.69% | 11.16% |
| 5 | PG The Procter & Gamble Company SPX | 143.56 | 21.02 | $334.29B | 2.97% | 23.63% | 31.11% | 1.67% | 2.71% |
| 6 | PM Philip Morris International Inc. SPX | 177.38 | 24.98 | $276.46B | 3.31% | 35.35% | - | 8.57% | 7.84% |
| 7 | PEP PepsiCo, Inc. NDXSPX | 144.19 | 22.64 | $197.10B | 4.11% | 15.23% | 43.88% | 2.83% | -2.57% |
| 8 | MO Altria Group, Inc. SPX | 69.58 | 14.53 | $116.19B | 6.09% | 40.85% | - | -0.89% | 6.42% |
| 9 | MNST Monster Beverage Corporation NDXSPX | 88.08 | 42.55 | $86.14B | - | 28.33% | 26.65% | 9.54% | 16.94% |
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27.75M | 38.85M | 33.78M | 30.17M | 31.71M | 39.75M | 34.73M | 31.13M | 31.37M | 40.22M | 36.99M | 33.87M | 35.77M | 44.04M | 43.32M | 43.52M | 44.85M | 47.92M | 43.33M | 56.77M | 49.74M | 45.84M | 53.34M | 50.38M | 44.96M | 55.42M | - | - | 45.96M | 54.00M | 49.06M | 47.52M | 52.30M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28.04M | 31.85M | 29.87M | 29.38M | 31.52M |
| Gross Profit | 12.54M | 10.32M | - | 9.19M | 14.70M | 11.86M | 9.81M | 10.56M | 14.48M | 12.23M | 10.63M | 12.12M | 14.71M | 12.45M | 11.36M | 11.80M | 14.77M | 13.13M | 12.29M | 13.53M | 16.05M | 14.96M | 15.59M | 16.15M | 17.00M | 14.97M | 18.55M | 15.93M | 16.28M | 20.02M | 19.50M | 17.40M | 22.63M | - | - | 17.92M | 22.15M | 19.20M | 18.15M | 20.79M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.49M | 15.76M | 16.19M | 15.25M | 19.04M |
| Operating Income | 3.88M | 1.99M | - | 955.00K | 4.64M | 2.14M | - | 1.21M | 3.91M | 1.97M | - | 1.36M | 3.62M | 1.37M | - | 1.53M | 3.77M | 1.73M | - | 2.01M | 4.38M | 2.12M | 2.97M | 3.79M | 2.96M | 1.37M | 3.98M | 953.00K | 2.19M | 5.25M | 3.66M | 2.56M | 6.38M | - | - | 2.43M | 6.39M | 3.01M | 2.90M | 1.75M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.02M | 8.04M | 4.50M | 4.44M | 3.70M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 397.00K | 430.00K | 451.00K | 249.92K | 486.00K |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.12M | 6.09M | 2.44M | 2.47M | 1.24M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 466.00K | 1.34M | 536.00K | 595.20K | 259.00K |
| Net Income | 2.71M | 1.21M | 440.00K | 565.00K | 3.27M | 1.47M | 545.00K | 659.00K | 2.85M | 1.20M | -655.00K | 764.00K | 2.44M | 807.00K | 591.00K | 807.00K | 2.67M | 1.06M | 978.00K | 1.28M | 3.20M | 1.58M | 2.05M | 7.23M | 2.05M | 830.00K | 2.74M | 64.00K | 990.00K | 3.44M | 2.15M | 1.64M | 4.45M | - | - | 1.65M | 4.75M | 1.90M | 1.88M | 985.00K |
| Diluted EPS | 0.74 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.91 | 0.40 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.75 | 0.32 | -0.16 | 0.21 | 0.67 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.77 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.36 | 0.92 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 1.82 | 0.50 | 0.22 | 0.71 | 0.02 | 0.28 | 0.96 | 0.58 | 0.39 | 1.09 | - | - | 0.41 | 1.16 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.24 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | 89.58M | 107.22M | 109.81M | 124.57M | 130.55M | 137.32M | 142.46M | 164.00M | - | 193.96M | 191.50M | 194.49M | 196.54M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 130.40M | 119.29M | 118.14M | 119.13M |
| Gross Profit | 23.37M | 26.32M | 29.75M | 31.82M | 38.19M | 39.56M | 45.56M | 47.90M | 50.65M | 52.00M | 59.59M | - | 63.56M | 72.21M | 76.35M | 77.41M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 57.29M | 59.02M | 62.21M | 62.69M |
| Operating Income | 2.98M | 4.28M | 5.36M | 5.88M | 7.39M | 7.35M | 8.44M | 7.88M | 7.46M | 8.43M | 11.41M | - | 6.27M | 13.19M | 14.14M | 14.72M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.64M | 30.90M | 20.30M | 21.02M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.40M | 3.10M | 1.94M | 1.56M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.66M | 22.73M | 12.29M | 13.12M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 627.68K | 4.94M | 2.27M | 2.93M |
| Net Income | 2.57M | 2.81M | 3.55M | 4.00M | 4.79M | 4.79M | 5.85M | 4.05M | 4.60M | 5.51M | 8.10M | - | 3.03M | 17.79M | 10.02M | 10.18M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.81 | 0.91 | 1.13 | 1.22 | 1.36 | 1.30 | 1.64 | 1.09 | 1.30 | 1.60 | 2.31 | - | 0.82 | 4.86 | 2.45 | 2.49 |
| R&D Expense | - | 535.50K | 572.99K | 602.99K | 665.00K | 690.00K | 750.00K | 752.00K | 734.00K | 596.00K | 251.00K | - | - | - | - | - |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 0.44% |
| 1 Year: | 13.80% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 49.72% |
| 1 Year: | -41.50% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +7.66% |
| 6 Months: | +14.55% |
| 3 Months: | -5.90% |
| 1 Month: | +2.68% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | 49.58M | 55.22M | 67.83M | 68.08M | 79.31M | 81.42M | 92.07M | 114.73M | 109.48M | 110.75M | 129.87M | - | 164.38M | 149.24M | 162.17M | 171.00M |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 105.60M | 92.02M | 95.46M | 96.20M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 6.52M | 6.60M | 7.85M | 9.75M | 11.64M | 2.29M | 2.43M | 5.91M | 9.34M | 4.41M | 6.82M | 4.17M | - | 6.10M | 4.80M | 6.40M | 3.60M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 63.33M | 55.47M | 56.25M | 59.85M |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32.60M | 26.23M | 28.24M | 29.10M |
| Total Liabilities | - | 24.23M | 27.45M | 36.96M | 33.07M | 39.88M | 38.24M | 45.95M | 64.79M | 57.15M | 55.04M | 67.15M | - | 85.35M | 51.34M | 55.19M | 53.39M |
| Current Liabilities | - | 9.22M | 8.70M | 11.73M | 9.88M | 15.36M | 11.94M | 12.82M | 16.78M | 13.36M | 16.58M | 20.20M | - | 22.13M | 26.01M | 22.87M | 22.87M |
| Long Term Debt | - | 13.52M | 17.57M | 24.32M | 22.91M | 24.15M | 25.91M | 32.94M | 43.45M | 40.28M | 33.24M | 38.77M | - | 60.61M | 23.39M | 27.47M | 21.28M |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 63.83M | 25.93M | 32.84M | 28.72M |
| Total Equity | 24.54M | 25.35M | 27.77M | 30.87M | 35.01M | 39.43M | 43.18M | 46.12M | 49.94M | 52.33M | 55.70M | 62.72M | - | 79.03M | 97.90M | 106.98M | 117.61M |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.08M | 5.19M | 5.30M | 5.35M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | -1.14M | 2.06M | -1.27M | 6.48M | 4.65M | 1.08M | 8.86M | 4.81M | 4.48M | 14.70M | 5.72M | - | 2.89M | 28.90M | 11.98M | 18.23M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.05M | -4.17M | -2.29M | -2.97M | -15.19M | -1.91M | -8.81M | -14.38M | -3.23M | -1.68M | -13.95M | - | -14.23M | 7.43M | -12.94M | -12.30M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 2.31M | 3.43M | 5.39M | -1.61M | 1.31M | 1.14M | 3.47M | 12.91M | -6.05M | -10.61M | 5.29M | - | 14.28M | -38.44M | 2.00M | -8.88M |
| Capital Expenditure | -937.08K | -940.71K | -681.13K | -4.59M | -2.04M | -1.76M | -1.81M | -3.15M | -2.85M | -1.68M | -2.57M | - | -4.60M | -4.98M | -7.15M | -10.65M |
| Free Cash Flow | -2.07M | 1.12M | -1.95M | 1.88M | 2.61M | -676.99K | 7.05M | 1.66M | 1.62M | 13.02M | 3.15M | - | -1.71M | 23.92M | 4.83M | 7.58M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.94M | -2.11M | 1.04M | -2.96M |
| Dividends Paid | 655.83K | 771.58K | 1.09M | 728.39K | 1.06M | 1.20M | 1.33M | 1.41M | 1.48M | 1.61M | 1.60M | 1.79M | 1.90M | 1.99M | 2.22M | 2.34M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | 35.5% | 35.6% | 36.0% | 36.6% | 36.7% | 36.9% | 36.5% | 36.3% | - | 32.8% | 37.7% | 39.3% | 39.4% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | 6.6% | 6.9% | 6.7% | 6.8% | 6.0% | 5.4% | 5.9% | 7.0% | - | 3.2% | 6.9% | 7.3% | 7.5% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.7% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 4.9% | - | 1.6% | 9.3% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| ROE % | 10.1% | 10.1% | 11.5% | 11.4% | 12.1% | 11.1% | 12.7% | 8.1% | 8.8% | 9.9% | 12.9% | - | 3.8% | 18.2% | 9.4% | 8.7% |
| ROCE % | 7.4% | 9.2% | 9.6% | 10.1% | 11.6% | 10.6% | 10.7% | 8.0% | 7.8% | 9.0% | 10.4% | - | 4.4% | 10.7% | 10.2% | 9.9% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capital Management Corporation | 13.15% | 500.97K | $21.14M |
| 2 | Mink Brook Asset Management LLC | 9.99% | 380.64K | $16.06M |
| 3 | North Star Investment Management Corp | 6.63% | 252.64K | $10.66M |
| 4 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 4.50% | 171.58K | $7.24M |
| 5 | Blackrock Inc. | 4.35% | 165.69K | $6.99M |
| 6 | Royce & Associates LP | 3.84% | 146.40K | $6.18M |
| 7 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 3.70% | 140.99K | $5.95M |
| 8 | Renaissance Technologies, LLC | 3.06% | 116.56K | $4.92M |
| 9 | Bard Associates Inc. | 2.87% | 109.41K | $4.62M |
| 10 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.02% | 76.90K | $3.25M |
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