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Acme United Corporation ACU R2K

Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products · United States
https://www.acmeunited.com

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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$42.20
+7.66% 1Y

Market & Price

Market Cap
$160.80M
Current Price
$42.20
High / Low (52W)
$46.03 / $35.23
Beta
0.52

Valuation

Stock P/E
18.19
Industry PE
18.88
Forward P/E
18.84
PEG Ratio
1.54
Book Value
$30.63
Price to Book
1.38
P/S
0.79
EV/EBITDA
9.88
Dividend Yield
1.52%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
9.91%
ROE
8.46%
ROA
4.90%
Profit Margin
4.69%
Op Margin
3.34%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.24
EPS (TTM)
$2.32

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
0.42
Quick Ratio
1.63
Current Ratio
4.57
Debt
$49.40M
Total Assets
$171.00M
Current Assets
$96.20M
Working Capital
$73.32M

Ownership

Promoter Holding
11.57%
Chg in Prom Hold
0.13%
FII / Inst Holding
74.10%
Chg in FII Hold
-0.00%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$206.00M
Total Revenue (TTM)
$202.88M
EBITDA
$20.86M
Free Cash Flow
$410.68K
Operating Cash Flow
$19.33M
Shares Outstanding
3.81M
Gross Margin
39.57%
Payout Ratio
27.59%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
0.44%
Profit 5Y
49.72%
Revenue (YoY)
13.80%
Earnings (YoY)
-41.50%

PROS

  • Profit CAGR of 49.7% over 5 years.
  • Generates positive free cash flow.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

No notable concerns flagged.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Fundamental Growth

Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Defensive).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv 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%
3 COST Costco Wholesale Corporation NDXSPX 956.32 49.76 $424.27B 0.61% 27.44% 29.65% 6.64% 11.49%
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%
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Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Jun 2015Sep 2015Dec 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Revenue -------27.75M38.85M33.78M30.17M31.71M39.75M34.73M31.13M31.37M40.22M36.99M33.87M35.77M44.04M43.32M43.52M44.85M47.92M43.33M56.77M49.74M45.84M53.34M50.38M44.96M55.42M--45.96M54.00M49.06M47.52M52.30M
Cost of Revenue -----------------------------------28.04M31.85M29.87M29.38M31.52M
Gross Profit 12.54M10.32M-9.19M14.70M11.86M9.81M10.56M14.48M12.23M10.63M12.12M14.71M12.45M11.36M11.80M14.77M13.13M12.29M13.53M16.05M14.96M15.59M16.15M17.00M14.97M18.55M15.93M16.28M20.02M19.50M17.40M22.63M--17.92M22.15M19.20M18.15M20.79M
Operating Expenses -----------------------------------15.49M15.76M16.19M15.25M19.04M
Operating Income 3.88M1.99M-955.00K4.64M2.14M-1.21M3.91M1.97M-1.36M3.62M1.37M-1.53M3.77M1.73M-2.01M4.38M2.12M2.97M3.79M2.96M1.37M3.98M953.00K2.19M5.25M3.66M2.56M6.38M--2.43M6.39M3.01M2.90M1.75M
EBITDA -----------------------------------4.02M8.04M4.50M4.44M3.70M
Interest Expense -----------------------------------397.00K430.00K451.00K249.92K486.00K
Pretax Income -----------------------------------2.12M6.09M2.44M2.47M1.24M
Tax Provision -----------------------------------466.00K1.34M536.00K595.20K259.00K
Net Income 2.71M1.21M440.00K565.00K3.27M1.47M545.00K659.00K2.85M1.20M-655.00K764.00K2.44M807.00K591.00K807.00K2.67M1.06M978.00K1.28M3.20M1.58M2.05M7.23M2.05M830.00K2.74M64.00K990.00K3.44M2.15M1.64M4.45M--1.65M4.75M1.90M1.88M985.00K
Diluted EPS 0.740.330.110.160.910.400.150.180.750.32-0.160.210.670.230.170.240.770.300.290.360.920.460.521.820.500.220.710.020.280.960.580.391.09--0.411.160.460.460.24

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue ---89.58M107.22M109.81M124.57M130.55M137.32M142.46M164.00M-193.96M191.50M194.49M196.54M
Cost of Revenue ------------130.40M119.29M118.14M119.13M
Gross Profit 23.37M26.32M29.75M31.82M38.19M39.56M45.56M47.90M50.65M52.00M59.59M-63.56M72.21M76.35M77.41M
Operating Expenses ------------57.29M59.02M62.21M62.69M
Operating Income 2.98M4.28M5.36M5.88M7.39M7.35M8.44M7.88M7.46M8.43M11.41M-6.27M13.19M14.14M14.72M
EBITDA ------------10.64M30.90M20.30M21.02M
Interest Expense ------------2.40M3.10M1.94M1.56M
Pretax Income ------------3.66M22.73M12.29M13.12M
Tax Provision ------------627.68K4.94M2.27M2.93M
Net Income 2.57M2.81M3.55M4.00M4.79M4.79M5.85M4.05M4.60M5.51M8.10M-3.03M17.79M10.02M10.18M
Diluted EPS 0.810.911.131.221.361.301.641.091.301.602.31-0.824.862.452.49
R&D Expense -535.50K572.99K602.99K665.00K690.00K750.00K752.00K734.00K596.00K251.00K-----

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 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets -49.58M55.22M67.83M68.08M79.31M81.42M92.07M114.73M109.48M110.75M129.87M-164.38M149.24M162.17M171.00M
Current Assets -------------105.60M92.02M95.46M96.20M
Cash & Equivalents 6.52M6.60M7.85M9.75M11.64M2.29M2.43M5.91M9.34M4.41M6.82M4.17M-6.10M4.80M6.40M3.60M
Inventory -------------63.33M55.47M56.25M59.85M
Receivables -------------32.60M26.23M28.24M29.10M
Total Liabilities -24.23M27.45M36.96M33.07M39.88M38.24M45.95M64.79M57.15M55.04M67.15M-85.35M51.34M55.19M53.39M
Current Liabilities -9.22M8.70M11.73M9.88M15.36M11.94M12.82M16.78M13.36M16.58M20.20M-22.13M26.01M22.87M22.87M
Long Term Debt -13.52M17.57M24.32M22.91M24.15M25.91M32.94M43.45M40.28M33.24M38.77M-60.61M23.39M27.47M21.28M
Total Debt -------------63.83M25.93M32.84M28.72M
Total Equity 24.54M25.35M27.77M30.87M35.01M39.43M43.18M46.12M49.94M52.33M55.70M62.72M-79.03M97.90M106.98M117.61M
Shares Outstanding -------------5.08M5.19M5.30M5.35M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow -1.14M2.06M-1.27M6.48M4.65M1.08M8.86M4.81M4.48M14.70M5.72M-2.89M28.90M11.98M18.23M
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--14.23M7.43M-12.94M-12.30M
Financing Cash Flow 2.31M3.43M5.39M-1.61M1.31M1.14M3.47M12.91M-6.05M-10.61M5.29M-14.28M-38.44M2.00M-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 -2.07M1.12M-1.95M1.88M2.61M-676.99K7.05M1.66M1.62M13.02M3.15M--1.71M23.92M4.83M7.58M
Net Change in Cash ------------2.94M-2.11M1.04M-2.96M
Dividends Paid 655.83K771.58K1.09M728.39K1.06M1.20M1.33M1.41M1.48M1.61M1.60M1.79M1.90M1.99M2.22M2.34M

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 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

Insiders
11.57%
Institutions
74.10%
Public Float
83.80%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
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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