Taylor Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:TAYD) Gains Momentum; Near-Term Upside Signs With Reversion Risk

Price action shows firming momentum and liquidity sits well above typical levels, creating a constructive near-term technical bias while valuation metrics place the stock at fair value. Several technical confirmations point toward measured upside even as price sits above model targets that raise mean-reversion risk.

Recent News

On October 17, 2025, Taylor Devices held its annual meeting; shareholders elected Robert Carey as a Class 3 director, ratified Lumsden & McCormick, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026, and approved the Taylor Devices, Inc. 2025 Stock Option Plan. Proxy and Form 8‑K filings report vote tallies and formal adoption of the plan.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators: DI+ stands at 33.78 and the DI+ trend shows increasing, while DI− registered 17.02 and its trend shows peak & reversal; ADX reads 23.77, indicating an emerging trend strength. Together these directional readings bias the near-term outlook upward, supporting the valuation’s fair-value stance.

MACD: MACD sits at 1.72 with a MACD signal of 1.06 and the MACD_trend shows a dip & reversal; MACD currently above its signal line, a bullish momentum confirmation that aligns with the DI+ signal and favors further upside in the coming weeks.

MRO (Momentum/Regression Oscillator): MRO reads 24.1 with a peak & reversal trend; because MRO is positive, price sits above the model target and carries an increased probability of downward reversion, which tempers momentum-driven upside.

RSI and momentum averages: RSI at 58.02 with an increasing trend indicates constructive momentum short of overbought conditions. Price trades above the 12‑day EMA (price12dayEMA 51.00, increasing) and above the 20‑day average, reinforcing a bullish short-term bias versus longer-term averages (200‑day average $41.42).

Price context and volatility: Current close $57.45 sits near the 52‑week high ($56.49) and above the superTrend lower level ($51.61); Bollinger bands show a 1‑stddev upper at $53.08 and a 2‑stddev upper at $56.28, implying price recently traded outside the typical 20‑day band and that short-term volatility supports both upside continuation and mean reversion pressure.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability: EBIT equals $2,245,267 and EBIT margin registers 22.64%. EBIT margin fell QoQ by 6.28% and fell YoY by 9.46%. Compared with the industry peer mean EBIT margin of 23.60% and industry peer median of 27.69%, Taylor Devices’ EBIT margin sits slightly below the industry peer mean and below the industry peer median, indicating margin performance marginally behind typical peers.

Revenue and earnings: Total revenue shows $9,918,350. Revenue growth QoQ shows −176.68% while revenue growth YoY shows 877.94%. Net income equals $2,190,084. Reported EPS actual reached $0.70 versus an estimate of $0.69, producing an EPS surprise of 1.45%; forward EPS stands at $0.7175 with a forward P/E of 60.50.

Cash flow and liquidity: Operating cash flow equals $483,628 and free cash flow equals $298,641; free cash flow yield equals 0.21% and declined QoQ by 42.34%. Cash and short‑term investments total $36,304,470 and cash alone registers $2,153,006; current ratio equals 9.21 and quick ratio equals 7.80, reflecting a strong liquidity position relative to typical coverage needs.

Capital efficiency and returns: Asset turnover stands at 0.14, below the industry peer mean of 0.196, indicating lower revenue generation per dollar of assets. Return on equity measures 3.41% and return on assets measures 3.09%; both lie below the industry peer means for those metrics, signaling returns on invested capital that trail peer averages.

Margins and conversion: Gross margin equals 44.75% with a slight QoQ decline of 7.88% and YoY decline of 5.53%. Cash flow margin equals 32.73% and operating margin equals 22.64%. Cash conversion cycle sits at 129.06 days compared with the industry peer mean of 123.27 days, indicating slightly longer working‑capital absorption.

Valuation summary: Price multiples show P/E at 65.36 and P/B at 2.24; industry peer mean P/E equals 90.01 and industry peer mean P/B equals 3.91, putting the company’s multiples below peer means on those measures. WMDST values the stock as fair‑valued, reflecting the mixed picture of strong liquidity and profitability but modest capital efficiency and low free cash flow yield relative to typical peer expectations.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-08-31
REPORT DATE: 2025-10-01
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2025-12-31
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 1.2 M
 Operating Cash Flow 483.6 K
 Capital Expenditures -184.99 K
 Change In Working Capital -2.66 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta 962.4 K
 End Period Cash Flow 2.2 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 9.9 M
 Forward Revenue 2.6 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 5.5 M
 Depreciation 452.8 K
 Depreciation and Amortization 458.4 K
 Research and Development 80.8 K
 Total Operating Expenses 7.7 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 4.4 M
 EBITDA 2.7 M
 EBIT 2.2 M
 Operating Income 2.2 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense
 Net Interest Income
 Income Before Tax 2.6 M
 Tax Provision 439.0 K
 Tax Rate 16.698 %
 Net Income 2.2 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 2.2 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.69
 EPS Actual 0.70
 EPS Difference 0.01
 EPS Surprise 1.449 %
 Forward EPS 0.72
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 70.3 M
 Intangible Assets 264.8 K
 Net Tangible Assets 64.0 M
 Total Current Assets 55.6 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 36.3 M
 Cash 2.2 M
 Net Receivables 4.5 M
 Inventory 8.5 M
 Long-Term Investments 1.5 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 1.0 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 6.0 M
 Net Debt
 Total Debt
 Total Liabilities 6.0 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 64.3 M
 Retained Earnings 62.7 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 20.42
 Shares Outstanding 3.146 M
 Revenue Per-Share 3.15
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 143.9 M
 Enterprise Value
 Enterprise Multiple
Enterprise Multiple QoQ
Enterprise Multiple YoY
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA
 EV/R
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.094
 Asset To Liability 11.638
 Debt To Capital
 Debt To Assets
Debt To Assets QoQ
Debt To Assets YoY
Debt To Assets IPRWA
 Debt To Equity
Debt To Equity QoQ
Debt To Equity YoY
Debt To Equity IPRWA
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 2.24
Price To Book QoQ 1.539 %
Price To Book YoY -27.31 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 10.413
mean: 3.911
median: 3.131
TAYD: 2.24
low: -4.458
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 65.362
Price To Earnings QoQ 61.722 %
Price To Earnings YoY 4.864 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 179.822
median: 90.943
mean: 90.009
TAYD: 65.362
low: -26.477
 PE/G Ratio -1.999
 Price To Sales (P/S) 14.513
Price To Sales QoQ 64.974 %
Price To Sales YoY 1.451 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 40.54
median: 16.43
mean: 15.888
TAYD: 14.513
low: 0.443
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 60.504
Forward PE/G -1.851
Forward P/S 56.322
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 1.11
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.14
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -36.328 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -24.821 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.473
mean: 0.196
median: 0.173
TAYD: 0.14
low: 0.047
 Receivables Turnover 1.96
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -22.454 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 1.131 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.214
TAYD: 1.96
mean: 1.393
median: 1.388
low: 0.835
 Inventory Turnover 0.659
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -30.281 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -15.514 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.264
mean: 1.019
median: 0.993
TAYD: 0.659
low: 0.25
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 46.568
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 129.058
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -12.271 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -6.867 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 204.825
TAYD: 129.058
mean: 123.265
median: 118.386
low: -29.788
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.2
 CapEx To Revenue -0.019
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.409
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 64.3 M
 Net Invested Capital 64.3 M
 Invested Capital 64.3 M
 Net Tangible Assets 64.0 M
 Net Working Capital 49.6 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 6.011
 Current Ratio 9.21
Current Ratio QoQ 56.661 %
Current Ratio YoY 52.869 %
Current Ratio IPRWA TAYD: 9.21
high: 7.335
mean: 2.258
median: 1.993
low: 0.206
 Quick Ratio 7.802
Quick Ratio QoQ 55.062 %
Quick Ratio YoY 55.983 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA TAYD: 7.802
high: 3.401
mean: 1.576
median: 1.241
low: 0.187
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA
 Cost Of Debt -23.943 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 5.186
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -40.264 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -22.708 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 29.169
median: 14.987
mean: 11.913
TAYD: 5.186
low: -22.023
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.537
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 12.266
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -1.853 %
 Revenue Growth -36.262 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -176.677 %
Revenue Growth YoY 877.94 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 23.133 %
mean: 1.336 %
median: 0.843 %
low: -23.202 %
TAYD: -36.262 %
 Earnings Growth -32.692 %
Earnings Growth QoQ
Earnings Growth YoY -139.91 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 71.429 %
median: 7.5 %
mean: 3.907 %
TAYD: -32.692 %
low: -88.608 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 44.753 %
Gross Margin QoQ -7.878 %
Gross Margin YoY -5.529 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 64.244 %
TAYD: 44.753 %
median: 44.494 %
mean: 44.441 %
low: 15.923 %
 EBIT Margin 22.638 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -6.276 %
EBIT Margin YoY -9.462 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 31.134 %
median: 27.692 %
mean: 23.598 %
TAYD: 22.638 %
low: -34.411 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 22.638 %
Return On Sales QoQ -6.276 %
Return On Sales YoY -9.462 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 27.728 %
median: 26.891 %
mean: 23.175 %
TAYD: 22.638 %
low: -3.602 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 298.6 K
 Free Cash Flow Yield 0.207 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -42.34 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -108.969 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 6.846 %
mean: 1.368 %
median: 1.219 %
TAYD: 0.207 %
low: -5.283 %
 Free Cash Growth -39.218 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -58.473 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -75.852 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 251.423 %
median: 87.724 %
mean: 58.06 %
TAYD: -39.218 %
low: -623.214 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.136
 Cash Flow Margin 32.726 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.482
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added
 Return On Assets (ROA) 3.087 %
Return On Assets QoQ -40.669 %
Return On Assets YoY -27.671 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 5.102 %
median: 3.609 %
mean: 3.417 %
TAYD: 3.087 %
low: -4.618 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 3.495 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.034
Return On Equity QoQ -42.648 %
Return On Equity YoY -31.062 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.163
median: 0.042
mean: 0.042
TAYD: 0.034
low: -0.112
 DuPont ROE 3.468 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 2.911 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -45.872 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -137.182 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 7.234 %
median: 4.796 %
mean: 4.75 %
TAYD: 2.911 %
low: -6.738 %

Six-Week Outlook

Momentum indicators and moving averages convey a bullish near‑term bias: DI+ increasing, MACD above its signal line, and RSI rising point toward continued upside pressure over a multi‑week horizon. The ADX reading near 24 signals an emerging trend rather than an established extended move, so gains may progress without steep acceleration.

Offsetting that bias, a positive MRO with a peak & reversal pattern signals that price currently trades above modeled target levels and carries heightened mean‑reversion risk; recent price activity beyond the upper Bollinger band further raises the probability of consolidation or pullback. Liquidity and strong current ratios reduce short‑term financial risk while limiting fundamental catalysts for abrupt multiple expansion.

For traders focusing on a six‑week window, technical confirmation (continued MACD momentum and DI+ strength) supports a constructive posture, while a sustained MRO peak or failure of the 12‑day EMA to hold would raise the likelihood of consolidation back toward the superTrend lower level and moving average support. Monitor MACD vs. signal, MRO trend changes, and price relative to the 12‑ and 20‑day averages for directional clarity.

About Taylor Devices, Inc.

Taylor Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:TAYD) designs and manufactures shock absorption, rate control, and energy storage devices for diverse applications across the globe. The company produces seismic dampers to mitigate earthquake effects on structures, enhancing safety and stability. In the defense, aerospace, and commercial sectors, Taylor Devices develops compact shock absorbers known as Fluidicshoks. These devices serve critical roles in absorbing impact and controlling motion. For industrial applications, the company manufactures crane and industrial buffers, larger versions of Fluidicshoks, suitable for cranes, crane trolleys, truck docks, and train car stops. Taylor Devices also creates self-adjusting shock absorbers, which adapt to varying impact conditions, making them ideal for heavy industry cycles. The company’s liquid die springs find use in machinery and equipment for tool and die manufacturing. Additionally, Taylor Devices provides vibration dampers to control the response of electronics and optical systems in aerospace and defense applications. The product line includes machined springs for aerospace use and custom shock and vibration isolators, such as liquid springs and fluid dampers. Headquartered in North Tonawanda, New York, Taylor Devices markets its products through a network of sales representatives and distributors.



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