Added to YB: 2026-08-27
Pitch date: 2026-08-25
EML [bullish]
The Eastern Company
+0.1%
current return
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Company Info
The Eastern Company designs, manufactures, and sells engineered solutions to industrial markets in the United States and North America.
Market Cap
$154.2M
Pitch Price
$26.00
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
1.72%
EV/EBITDA
9.76
P/E
19.32
EV/Sales
0.86
Sector
Machinery
Category
turnaround
Weekly #18: Most Interesting D-Sheets from the Past Week (Aug 18 – Aug 24, 2026) - EML — The Eastern Company - Strong Signal
EML (earnings): Trailing sales mask a trough reversal: Q2'26 sales -12% to $61.8M, adj EPS $0.15 (vs $0.57), but backlog +45% YoY/+54% QoQ to $126.2M (~half of seq gain organic). Heavy-truck orders firm-booked into 2027; returnable-rack nearly full through 2026 w/ stronger 2027 launches; below-margin Big Three legacy contracts ran off, margins improving Jun/Jul. New A&D leg via Sungear/Crown Precision (~$5-6M+ quarterly run rate), accretive this year. Mkt cap ~$149M. Risks: weak Q2 underlying profitability; acquired backlog needs repricing; aerospace margins must improve; debt rose to fund deals.
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