| Company Name: | Acme United Corporation | | Ticker Symbol: | ACU | | | WWW Address: | www.acmeunited.com | | CEO: | Walter C. Johnsen | | No. of Employees: | 137 | | Common Issue Type: | CS | | Business Description: | The Company is a worldwide supplier of innovative cutting, measuring and safety products to the school, home, office, hardware and industrial markets.
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| | | Industry Information: | CONSUMER NON-DURABLES - Office Supplies [more like this] |
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| Price | Day Change | Bid | Ask | Open | High | Low | Volume | | 9.45 |  0.05 | 8.58 | 11.93 | 9.39 | 9.45 | 9.37 | 700 |
| Market Cap (mil) | Shares Outstanding (mil) | Beta | EPS | DPS | P/E | Yield | 52-Wks-Range |
| 31.2 | 3.3 | 0.82 | 1.24 | 0.17 | 11.5 | 2.1 | 10.29 - 5.33 |
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| KEY FIGURES (Latest Twelve Months - LTM) | | Yesterday's Close | 9.45 | $ | | PE Ratio - LTM | 11.5 | |
| Market Capitalisation | 30.8 | mil |
| Latest Shares Outstanding | 3.3 | mil |
| Earnings pS (EPS) | 1.24 | $ |
| Dividend pS (DPS) | 0.17 | ¢ |
| Dividend Yield | 2.1 | % |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 14 | % |
| Revenue per Employee | 501,599 | $ |
| Effective Tax Rate | 33.1 | % |
| Float | 2.7 | mil |
| Float as % of Shares Outstanding | 82.7 | % |
| Foreign Sales | 0 | mil |
| Domestic Sales | 0 | mil |
| Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue | 31.30 | % |
| Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue | 0.00 | % |
| Gross Profit Margin | 39.0 | % |
| EBITDA Margin | 7.7 | % |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin | 7.0 | % |
| Assets Turnover | 1.3 | % |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 6.2 | % |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 11.1 | % |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) | 11.1 | % |
| Current Ratio | 2.2 | |
| Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) | 1.8 | |
| Interest Cover | 20.0 | |
| Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) | 0.38 | |
| LT Debt/Total Capital | 0.0 | % |
| Working Capital pS | 6.20 | $ |
| Cash pS | 2.03 | $ |
| Book-Value pS | 7.60 | $ |
| Tangible Book-Value pS | 7.60 | $ |
| Cash Flow pS | 1.13 | $ |
| Free Cash Flow pS | 2.17 | $ |
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| KEY FIGURES (LTM): Price info |
| Price/Book Ratio | 1.24 | |
| Price/Tangible Book Ratio | 1.24 | |
| Price/Cash Flow | 8.4 | |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 4.3 | |
| P/E as % of Industry Group | 35.0 | % |
| P/E as % of Sector Segment | 0.0 | % |
| | | Balance Sheet (at a glance) in Millions |
| | | | | | DIVIDEND INFO | | Dividend Declared Date | 10/07/2009 |
| Dividend Ex-Date | 10/15/2009 |
| Dividend Record Date | 10/19/2009 |
| Dividend Pay Date | 11/09/2009 |
| Dividend Amount | 50 |
| Type of Payment | Cash Payment |
| Dividend Rate | 0.20 |
| Current Dividend Yield | 2.1 |
| 5-Y Average Dividend Yield | 1.2 |
| Payout Ratio | 14.0 |
| 5-Y Average Payout Ratio | 11.0 |
|  | | Share price performance previous 3 years |
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| PRICE/VOLUME | High | Low | Close | % Price Chg | % Price Chg vs. Mkt. | Avg. Daily Vol | Total Vol |
| 1 Week | - | - | - | 3.4 | 104 | 144 | 197 |
| 4 Weeks | 9.88 | 8.11 | 9.62 | -1.8 | 97 | 111 | 2,216 |
| 13 Weeks | 10.29 | 8.11 | 8.75 | 8.0 | 102 | 92 | 5,900 |
| 26 Weeks | 10.29 | 7.06 | 7.42 | 27.4 | 104 | 79 | 10,063 |
| 52 Weeks | 10.29 | 5.33 | 7.25 | 30.3 | 96 | 65 | 16,267 |
| YTD | 10.29 | 5.95 | - | 34.0 | 111 | 62 | 14,054 |
| Moving Average | 5-Days | 10-Days | 10-Weeks | 30-Weeks | 200-Days | Beta (60-Mnth) | Beta (36-Mnth) |
| 9.41 | 9.07 | 9.23 | 8.60 | 8.25 | 0.82 | 0.72 |
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| GROWTH RATES | 5-Year
Growh | R² of 5-Year Growth | 3-Year
Growth |
| Revenue | 8.43 | 75.8 | 2.80 |
| Income | 5.30 | 26.7 | -4.34 |
| Dividend | 33.58 | 74.8 | 9.05 |
| Capital Spending | 19.54 | NA | -2.00 |
| R&D | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 |
| Normalized Inc. | 0.32 | NA | -5.76 |
| | | CHANGES | YTD vs.
Last YTD | Curr Qtr vs.
Qtr 1-Yr ago | Annual vs.
Last Annual |
| Revenue % | -18.5 | -20.3 | 8.8 |
| Earnings % | -44.9 | -46.1 | 11.1 |
| EPS % | -40.0 | -40.5 | 13.8 |
| EPS $ | -0.42 | -0.15 | 0.15 |
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| SOLVENCY RATIOS | | SHORT-TERM SOLVENCY RATIOS (LIQUIDITY) |
| Net Working Capital Ratio | 65.65 |
| Current Ratio | 4.4 |
| Quick Ratio (Acid Test) | 1.8 |
| Liquidity Ratio (Cash) | 0.59 |
| Receivables Turnover | 5.9 |
| Average Collection Period | 61 |
| Working Capital/Equity | 130.3 |
| Working Capital pS | 8.89 |
| Cash-Flow pS | 1.63 |
| Free Cash-Flow pS | 0.49 |
| FINANCIAL STRUCTURE RATIOS |
| Altman's Z-Score Ratio | 3.78 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) | 2.0 |
| Debt Ratio | 49.6 |
| Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) | 0.51 |
| LT Debt/Equity | 0.51 |
| LT Debt/Capital Invested | 39.6 |
| LT Debt/Total Liabilities | 52.1 |
| Interest Cover | 17.9 |
| Interest/Capital Invested | 1.08 |
| | | | VALUATION RATIOS | | MULTIPLES |
| PQ Ratio | 3.30 |
| Tobin's Q Ratio | 0.68 |
| Current P/E Ratio - LTM | 11.50 |
| Enterprise Value (EV)/EBITDA | 6.10 |
| Enterprise Value (EV)/Free Cash Flow | 57.74 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.1 |
| Price/Tangible Book Ratio - LTM | 1.24 |
| Price/Book Ratio - LTM | 1.24 |
| Price/Cash Flow Ratio | 8.4 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio - LTM | 4.3 |
| Price/Sales Ratio | 0.53 |
| P/E Ratio (1 month ago) - LTM | 12.2 |
| P/E Ratio (26 weeks ago) - LTM | 7.1 |
| P/E Ratio (52 weeks ago) - LTM | 6.0 |
| 5-Y High P/E Ratio | 26.9 |
| 5-Y Low P/E Ratio | 4.3 |
| 5-Y Average P/E Ratio | 13.8 |
| Current P/E Ratio as % of 5-Y Average P/E | 84 |
| P/E as % of Industry Group | 35.0 |
| P/E as % of Sector Segment | 0.0 |
| Current 12 Month Normalized P/E Ratio - LTM | 11.5 |
| PER SHARE FIGURES |
| LT Debt pS | 3.50 |
| Current Liabilities pS | 2.63 |
| Tangible Book Value pS - LTM | 7.60 |
| Book Value pS - LTM | 7.60 |
| Capital Invested pS | 10.63 |
| Cash pS - LTM | 2.03 |
| Cash Flow pS - LTM | 1.13 |
| Free Cash Flow pS - LTM | 2.17 |
| Earnings pS (EPS) | 1.24 |
| | | | OPERATING RATIOS | | PROFITABILITY RATIOS |
| Free Cash Flow Margin | 2.38 |
| Free Cash Flow Margin 5YEAR AVG | 0.81 |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.5 |
| Net Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 6.6 |
| Equity Productivity | 3.00 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 19.5 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 20.1 |
| Capital Invested Productivity | 1.98 |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) | 12.9 |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 14.3 |
| Assets Productivity | 1.60 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 9.8 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 10.7 |
| Gross Profit Margin | 39.0 |
| Gross Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 44.2 |
| EBITDA Margin - LTM | 7.7 |
| EBIT Margin - LTM | 7.3 |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin | 9.7 |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 10.4 |
| Effective Tax Rate | 33.1 |
| Effective Tax Rate - 5YEAR AVRG. | 37.2 |
| EFFICIENCY RATIOS |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 238 |
| Revenue per Employee | 501,599 |
| Net Income per Employee | 32,606 |
| Average Collection Period | 55 |
| Receivables Turnover | 5.9 |
| Day's Inventory Turnover Ratio | 183 |
| Inventory Turnover | 2.0 |
| Inventory/Sales | 31.7 |
| Accounts Payble/Sales | 5.34 |
| Assets/Revenue | 0.63 |
| Net Working Capital Turnover | 2.30 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 10.14 |
| Total Assets Turnover | 1.6 |
| Revenue per $ Cash | 13.15 |
| Revenue per $ Plant | 30.29 |
| Revenue per $ Common Equity | 3.00 |
| Revenue per $ Capital Invested | 1.98 |
| Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue | 30.2 |
| SG&A Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. | 31.2 |
| Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue | 0.0 |
| R&D Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. | 0.0 |
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