Stock Evaluator: Acme United Corporation (ACU)

Acme United Corporation ACU

$56.86 0.63 1.12%
July 31, 2026 4:00:00 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 14,229
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
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SECTOR INDUSTRY
Health Care Health Care Equipment & Supplies

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COMPANY SUMMARY
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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Financial Summary

Share Statistics ACU Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $216.7 $337.2 28%
Shares Out (Mil) 4.2 41.9 12%
Institutional Ownership 84.3% 77.8% 52%
Float (Mil) 3.0 34.7 8%
Beta 0.49 0.85 27%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 37 278 26%
Price Change
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40.1% 58.7% 75%
Growth ACU Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 3.7% 11.8% 30%
Net Income (5yr) 4.7% (5.8%) 47%
EPS (5yr) 1.5% 11.4% 33
Dividends (5yr) 5.2% 0.0% 72%
Cash Flow (5yr) 1.3% (16.3%) 66%
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Financials ACU Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $203 $152 32%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $10 ($10) 46%
EPS (TTM) $2.504 ($0.500) 76%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $19 ($2) 41%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $1 $1 46%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $48 $22 39%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) $216 $304 27%
Valuation ACU Industry
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Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 1.86 2.80 49%
P/E 24.6 31.1 60%
Dividend Yield 1.1% 0.0% 68%
PEG (5yr hist) 16.4 1.9 96%
Ratios ACU Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin 40.1% 59.1% 50%
Net Margin 4.6% (7.3%) 47%
ROA 5.3% (13.7%) 74%
ROE 8.5% (15.8%) 53%
Liabilities to Assets 40.2% 44.7% 31%
F-Score 4 4 34%

Acme United Corporation did not pass any screens on 7/31/2026.

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