NYSEAMERICAN : ACU
Acme United Corporation — Financial statements
Consumer Staples · Household & Personal Products · United States
Last price 67.26 USD (Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT) · Market cap 257.86M
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Financial statements
Acme United Corporation (ACU) reported revenue of 220.55M USD (TTM). Five years of income statement, balance sheet, cash flow and ratios below.
Income statement
Fiscal year January - December; amounts in USD.
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 220.55M | 196.54M | 194.49M | 191.50M | 193.96M | 182.09M |
| Cost of Revenue | 132.63M | 119.13M | 118.14M | 119.29M | 130.40M | 117.29M |
| Gross Profit | 87.92M | 77.41M | 76.35M | 72.21M | 63.56M | 64.80M |
| Selling, General & Admin | 75.98M | 62.69M | 62.21M | 59.02M | 57.29M | 52.03M |
| Operating Expenses | 75.98M | 62.69M | 62.21M | 59.02M | 57.29M | 52.03M |
| Operating Income | 11.94M | 14.72M | 14.14M | 13.19M | 6.27M | 12.77M |
| Interest Expense | -2.07M | -1.68M | -2.08M | -3.10M | -2.40M | -921.97K |
| Interest & Investment Income | 123.08K | 123.08K | 140.36K | 119.32K | 31.97K | 13.74K |
| Currency Exchange Gain (Loss) | 109.17K | 109.17K | 79.09K | -39.41K | -288.19K | -239.75K |
| Other Non Operating Income (Expenses) | -217.15K | -156.15K | 16.02K | -1.59K | 41.80K | 44.88K |
| EBT Excluding Unusual Items | 9.88M | 13.12M | 12.29M | 10.17M | 3.66M | 11.67M |
| Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets | 12.56M | |||||
| Other Unusual Items | 4.00M | 3.51M | ||||
| Pretax Income | 13.88M | 13.12M | 12.29M | 22.73M | 3.66M | 15.17M |
| Income Tax Expense | 2.53M | 2.93M | 2.27M | 4.94M | 627.68K | 1.52M |
| Net Income | 11.35M | 10.18M | 10.02M | 17.79M | 3.03M | 13.66M |
| Net Income to Common | 11.35M | 10.18M | 10.02M | 17.79M | 3.03M | 13.66M |
| Shares Outstanding (Basic) | 3.84M | 3.79M | 3.70M | 3.57M | 3.53M | 3.47M |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 4.12M | 4.09M | 4.10M | 3.66M | 3.72M | 3.96M |
| EPS (Basic) | 2.95 | 2.69 | 2.71 | 4.98 | 0.86 | 3.93 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 2.75 | 2.49 | 2.45 | 4.86 | 0.82 | 3.45 |
| Free Cash Flow | 7.58M | 4.83M | 24.23M | -1.41M | -1.23M | |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | 1.85 | 1.18 | 6.62 | -0.38 | -0.31 | |
| Dividend Per Share | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.52 |
| Gross Margin | 39.86% | 39.39% | 39.26% | 37.71% | 32.77% | 35.59% |
| Operating Margin | 5.41% | 7.49% | 7.27% | 6.89% | 3.23% | 7.01% |
| Profit Margin | 5.14% | 5.18% | 5.15% | 9.29% | 1.57% | 7.50% |
| Free Cash Flow Margin | 3.85% | 2.48% | 12.65% | -0.73% | -0.68% | |
| EBITDA | 19.50M | 21.07M | 20.21M | 18.26M | 10.85M | 16.82M |
| EBITDA Margin | 8.84% | 10.72% | 10.39% | 9.53% | 5.59% | 9.24% |
| D&A For EBITDA | 7.56M | 6.35M | 6.07M | 5.07M | 4.58M | 4.05M |
| EBIT | 11.94M | 14.72M | 14.14M | 13.19M | 6.27M | 12.77M |
| EBIT Margin | 5.41% | 7.49% | 7.27% | 6.89% | 3.23% | 7.01% |
| Effective Tax Rate | 18.25% | 22.36% | 18.47% | 21.73% | 17.14% | 10.01% |
| Advertising Expenses | 1.88M | 1.51M | 1.82M | 1.56M | 976.27K |
Balance sheet
Fiscal year January - December; amounts in USD.
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | 7.94M | 3.60M | 6.40M | 4.80M | 6.10M | 4.84M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 7.94M | 3.60M | 6.40M | 4.80M | 6.10M | 4.84M |
| Receivables | 36.19M | 29.10M | 28.24M | 26.23M | 32.60M | 34.22M |
| Inventory | 69.03M | 59.85M | 56.25M | 55.47M | 63.33M | 53.55M |
| Prepaid Expenses | 3.72M | 3.65M | 4.57M | 4.77M | 2.82M | 2.63M |
| Restricted Cash | 750.00K | 750.00K | ||||
| Total Current Assets | 116.89M | 96.20M | 95.46M | 92.02M | 105.60M | 95.25M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 48.61M | 45.42M | 36.48M | 30.03M | 29.05M | 27.16M |
| Goodwill | 9.91M | 9.91M | 9.91M | 8.19M | 8.19M | 4.80M |
| Other Intangible Assets | 32.45M | 19.47M | 20.32M | 19.00M | 20.79M | 17.23M |
| Other Long-Term Assets | 750.00K | |||||
| Total Assets | 207.86M | 171.00M | 162.17M | 149.24M | 164.38M | 144.44M |
| Accounts Payable | 10.30M | 8.07M | 9.00M | 12.10M | 10.51M | 8.98M |
| Accrued Expenses | 12.91M | 11.87M | 12.39M | 10.08M | 8.89M | |
| Current Portion of Long-Term Debt | 467.00K | 454.11K | 436.95K | 419.31K | 404.59K | 388.54K |
| Current Portion of Leases | 1.19M | 1.45M | 1.56M | 1.10M | 1.13M | 1.00M |
| Current Income Taxes Payable | 564.17K | |||||
| Other Current Liabilities | 18.06M | 457.75K | ||||
| Total Current Liabilities | 30.02M | 22.87M | 22.87M | 26.01M | 22.13M | 20.28M |
| Long-Term Debt | 37.22M | 21.28M | 27.47M | 23.39M | 60.61M | 44.12M |
| Long-Term Leases | 8.08M | 5.53M | 3.37M | 1.03M | 1.68M | 2.36M |
| Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities | 3.69M | 3.68M | 1.46M | 899.34K | 305.29K | 599.28K |
| Other Long-Term Liabilities | 4.00M | 13.97K | 13.36K | 16.27K | 622.44K | |
| Total Liabilities | 82.99M | 53.39M | 55.19M | 51.34M | 85.35M | 67.36M |
| Common Stock | 124.87M | 13.38M | 13.25M | 12.97M | 12.70M | 12.65M |
| Additional Paid-In Capital | 19.51M | 17.98M | 15.92M | 13.45M | 11.93M | |
| Retained Earnings | 102.29M | 94.50M | 86.72M | 70.97M | 69.87M | |
| Treasury Stock | -16.00M | -16.00M | -16.00M | -16.00M | -16.00M | |
| Comprehensive Income & Other | -1.57M | -2.75M | -1.71M | -2.09M | -1.38M | |
| Shareholders' Equity | 124.87M | 117.61M | 106.98M | 97.90M | 79.03M | 77.08M |
| Total Liabilities & Equity | 207.86M | 171.00M | 162.17M | 149.24M | 164.38M | 144.44M |
| Total Debt | 46.95M | 28.72M | 32.84M | 25.93M | 63.83M | 47.87M |
| Net Cash (Debt) | -39.01M | -25.12M | -26.44M | -21.14M | -57.73M | -43.03M |
| Net Cash Per Share | -9.47 | -6.15 | -6.45 | -5.78 | -15.52 | -10.88 |
| Filing Date Shares Outstanding | 3.91M | 3.81M | 3.75M | 3.65M | 3.54M | 3.52M |
| Total Common Shares Outstanding | 3.91M | 3.81M | 3.75M | 3.65M | 3.54M | 3.52M |
| Working Capital | 86.87M | 73.32M | 72.59M | 66.01M | 83.47M | 74.98M |
| Book Value Per Share | 31.94 | 30.90 | 28.49 | 26.86 | 22.34 | 21.89 |
| Tangible Book Value | 82.51M | 88.23M | 76.75M | 70.71M | 50.05M | 55.05M |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | 21.11 | 23.18 | 20.44 | 19.40 | 14.15 | 15.64 |
| Land | 3.49M | 2.69M | 2.39M | 1.98M | 1.76M | |
| Buildings | 24.05M | 20.51M | 17.50M | 16.61M | 13.46M | |
| Machinery | 43.46M | 37.37M | 34.70M | 31.49M | 29.76M |
Cash flow statement
Fiscal year January - December; amounts in USD.
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 10.18M | 10.02M | 17.79M | 3.03M | 13.66M | |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 6.35M | 6.07M | 5.07M | 4.58M | 4.05M | |
| Other Amortization | 29.80K | 39.74K | 39.41K | 30.15K | ||
| Loss (Gain) From Sale of Assets | -9.64M | |||||
| Stock-Based Compensation | 1.99M | 2.18M | 1.94M | 1.80M | 1.81M | |
| Provision & Write-off of Bad Debts | 14.44K | 393.94K | -129.22K | 200.00K | ||
| Other Operating Activities | 2.52M | 549.42K | 706.41K | -336.56K | -2.86M | |
| Change in Accounts Receivable | -592.82K | -2.46M | 6.33M | 1.84M | -7.23M | |
| Change in Inventory | -3.07M | -329.90K | 3.82M | -9.42M | -3.21M | |
| Change in Accounts Payable | -1.06M | -2.98M | 1.55M | 1.91M | 1.50M | |
| Change in Other Net Operating Assets | 1.86M | -1.51M | 1.42M | -754.79K | -2.57M | |
| Operating Cash Flow | 18.23M | 11.98M | 28.90M | 2.89M | 5.14M | |
| Capital Expenditures | -10.65M | -7.15M | -4.67M | -4.30M | -6.37M | |
| Sale of Property, Plant & Equipment | 1.10M | 13.15M | ||||
| Cash Acquisitions | -1.65M | -6.89M | -750.00K | -9.62M | ||
| Sale (Purchase) of Intangibles | -301.74K | -300.00K | ||||
| Investing Cash Flow | -12.30M | -12.94M | 7.43M | -14.23M | -6.37M | |
| Long-Term Debt Issued | 4.48M | 16.85M | 11.47M | |||
| Long-Term Debt Repaid | -6.20M | -413.24K | -37.25M | -401.41K | -8.91M | |
| Net Debt Issued (Repaid) | -6.20M | 4.06M | -37.25M | 16.45M | 2.56M | |
| Issuance of Common Stock | 697.53K | 1.62M | 1.45M | 84.72K | 3.09M | |
| Repurchase of Common Stock | -1.47M | |||||
| Common Dividends Paid | -2.34M | -2.22M | -1.99M | -1.90M | -1.79M | |
| Other Financing Activities | -1.04M | -1.46M | -655.42K | -351.62K | -342.29K | |
| Financing Cash Flow | -8.88M | 2.00M | -38.44M | 14.28M | 2.04M | |
| Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments | 154.91K | -186.98K | 60.11K | -184.69K | -134.64K | |
| Net Cash Flow | -2.80M | 852.74K | -2.05M | 2.76M | 675.97K | |
| Free Cash Flow | 7.58M | 4.83M | 24.23M | -1.41M | -1.23M | |
| Free Cash Flow Margin | 3.85% | 2.48% | 12.65% | -0.73% | -0.68% | |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | 1.85 | 1.18 | 6.62 | -0.38 | -0.31 | |
| Levered Free Cash Flow | 2.43M | 3.22M | 24.55M | -3.16M | -4.18M | |
| Unlevered Free Cash Flow | 3.46M | 4.48M | 26.45M | -1.69M | -3.60M | |
| Cash Interest Paid | 1.57M | 1.90M | 3.18M | 2.12M | 908.78K | |
| Cash Income Tax Paid | 560.72K | 2.25M | 5.77M | 978.38K | 875.00K | |
| Change in Working Capital | -2.86M | -7.28M | 13.13M | -6.42M | -11.51M |
Ratios
Fiscal year January - December; amounts in USD.
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Capitalization | 257.86M | 153.45M | 139.67M | 153.66M | 77.41M | 119.96M |
| Enterprise Value | 296.87M | 183.89M | 171.29M | 194.28M | 144.61M | 161.52M |
| Last Close Price | 67.26 | 39.77 | 36.27 | 41.03 | 20.49 | 30.96 |
| PE Ratio | 24.43 | 15.07 | 13.94 | 8.64 | 25.51 | 8.79 |
| Forward PE | 25.21 | 23.99 | 18.39 | 13.02 | 13.02 | 13.02 |
| PS Ratio | 1.17 | 0.78 | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.40 | 0.66 |
| PB Ratio | 2.11 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.57 | 0.98 | 1.56 |
| P/TBV Ratio | 3.13 | 1.74 | 1.82 | 2.17 | 1.55 | 2.18 |
| P/FCF Ratio | 16.66 | 20.25 | 28.94 | 6.34 | ||
| P/OCF Ratio | 9.87 | 8.42 | 11.66 | 5.32 | 26.77 | 23.34 |
| PEG Ratio | 5.04 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.30 |
| EV/Sales Ratio | 1.35 | 0.94 | 0.88 | 1.01 | 0.75 | 0.89 |
| EV/EBITDA Ratio | 15.23 | 8.73 | 8.48 | 10.64 | 13.33 | 9.60 |
| EV/EBIT Ratio | 24.87 | 12.49 | 12.11 | 14.73 | 23.05 | 12.65 |
| EV/FCF Ratio | 19.17 | 24.27 | 35.49 | 8.02 | ||
| Debt / Equity Ratio | 0.38 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.81 | 0.62 |
| Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 2.25 | 1.26 | 1.50 | 1.33 | 5.30 | 2.64 |
| Debt / FCF Ratio | 3.79 | 6.80 | 1.07 | |||
| Net Debt / Equity Ratio | 0.31 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.73 | 0.56 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 2.00 | 1.19 | 1.31 | 1.16 | 5.32 | 2.56 |
| Net Debt / FCF Ratio | 3.31 | 5.48 | 0.87 | -40.87 | -34.92 | |
| Asset Turnover | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.25 | 1.22 | 1.26 | 1.33 |
| Inventory Turnover | 2.05 | 2.05 | 2.12 | 2.01 | 2.23 | 2.25 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.47 | 1.43 | 1.51 | 1.19 | 1.75 | 1.93 |
| Current Ratio | 3.89 | 4.21 | 4.17 | 3.54 | 4.77 | 4.70 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 9.43% | 9.07% | 9.78% | 20.11% | 3.89% | 19.54% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 3.92% | 5.52% | 5.68% | 5.26% | 2.54% | 5.82% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 6.13% | 8.28% | 9.13% | 8.07% | 4.05% | 10.14% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 6.70% | 9.90% | 10.20% | 10.70% | 4.40% | 10.30% |
| Earnings Yield | 4.09% | 6.64% | 7.18% | 11.58% | 3.92% | 11.38% |
| FCF Yield | 6.00% | 4.94% | 3.46% | 15.77% | -1.82% | -1.03% |
| Dividend Yield | 0.95% | 1.56% | 1.61% | 1.35% | 2.51% | 1.53% |
| Payout Ratio | 23.25% | 23.01% | 22.17% | 11.20% | 62.72% | 13.12% |
| Buyback Yield / Dilution | -0.43% | 0.28% | -12.05% | 1.65% | 5.97% | -12.70% |
| Total Shareholder Return | 0.52% | 1.84% | -10.44% | 3.01% | 8.48% | -11.18% |