Taylor Devices, Inc (NASDAQ:TAYD) Projects Momentum As Record Orders And Cash Buffers Support Near-Term Strength

Taylor Devices shows a mix of strong liquidity and stretched momentum indicators, with fundamentals supporting a valuation gap. Technicals suggest near-term consolidation risk while company cash flow and margins underpin the current WMDST valuation.

Recent News

On December 6, 2025, Wall Street Zen downgraded Taylor Devices from Buy to Hold; Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a Hold rating the same week, and coverage noted recent analyst actions and institutional position changes.

Technical Analysis

ADX and Directional Indicators: ADX at 38.09 signals a strong trending environment; DI+ shows a peak-and-reverse while DI- displays a dip-and-reversal, producing a directional shift that aligns with a bearish tilt to momentum despite the strong trend strength. That directional setup raises near-term downside risk relative to the stock’s current valuation.

MACD: MACD sits at 4.44 below the signal line at 4.50, with a peak-and-reversal pattern. That configuration denotes bearish momentum and suggests recent upward momentum lost steam; any recovery requires MACD to cross back above the signal line to negate this pressure.

MRO (Momentum/Regression Oscillator): MRO at 41.51 with a peak-and-reversal indicates the stock trades meaningfully above the model target and therefore carries a measurable potential to decline toward target levels. The magnitude implies a material reversion risk rather than a marginal pullback.

RSI: RSI at 64.08 with a peak-and-reversal points to fading buying pressure from overbought territory. The reading sits below extreme overbought levels but signals that momentum has peaked and that selling pressure could accelerate if MACD and directional indicators confirm.

Price vs. Moving Averages & Bands: Price closed at $71.47, above the 20-day average $70.44 and well above the 200-day average $45.81; the 12-day EMA rising and the 26-day EMA below it show short-term upward bias even as momentum indicators roll over. Bollinger upper bands near $73.70 suggest the market trades close to its short-term upper volatility boundary, elevating the chance of consolidation or a pullback toward the 20-day band.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability & Margins: Operating (EBIT) margin registers at 19.21%, a strong internal result that falls below the industry peer mean of 22.46% and below the industry peer median of 27.62% but well above the industry peer low. QoQ operating margin fell by 15.13%, while YoY operating margin improved by 73.94%, signaling sizable year-over-year efficiency gains offset by recent quarter softness.

Revenue & Growth: Total revenue measures $11,603,472. Reported revenue growth stands at 16.99% year-over-year, yet the company shows negative revenue growth metrics on the reported QoQ and YoY line-items elsewhere; resolve between period definitions reflects uneven quarter-to-quarter seasonality versus annual improvement. Forward revenue sits at $5,407,580 per the forward estimates provided.

Earnings & Cash Flow: EPS actual at $0.64 beat the estimate of $0.53 by $0.11, yielding an EPS surprise of 20.76%. Net income totaled $2,008,624. Operating cash flow reached $5,745,880 and free cash flow $4,439,734, producing a free cash flow yield of 2.78%, above the industry peer mean of 1.28% and marginally above the industry peer high of 2.71%, which highlights strong cash conversion relative to peers.

Balance Sheet & Liquidity: Cash and short-term investments total $40,743,952 and the current ratio stands at 10.02, with a quick ratio of 8.66. Those liquidity metrics sit substantially above the industry peer means and medians, confirming ample short-term funding and low balance-sheet risk. Cash conversion cycle at 152.4 days rounds near the industry peer median and suggests working-capital intensity consistent with manufacturing cycles.

Efficiency & Returns: Asset turnover at 0.162 lags the industry peer mean of 0.201, while return on equity near 2.99% remains below the industry peer mean of 5.87% despite meaningful YoY improvements (ROE YoY +58.21%). Interest coverage exceeds 5x, indicating sufficient earnings to cover interest costs.

Valuation: Price multiples show a trailing P/E of 79.22 versus an industry peer mean of 84.22, and a price-to-book of 2.38 below the industry peer mean of 5.14. Forward P/E rests near 63.79. WMDST values the stock as under-valued given the company’s robust cash generation, record-level backlogs and conservative balance sheet, though stretched momentum metrics warrant caution while technicals resolve.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-11-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-12-31
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-04-01
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 2.2 M
 Operating Cash Flow 5.7 M
 Capital Expenditures -1.31 M
 Change In Working Capital 1.9 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta -196.98 K
 End Period Cash Flow 2.0 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 11.6 M
 Forward Revenue 5.4 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 6.1 M
 Depreciation 452.8 K
 Depreciation and Amortization 458.4 K
 Research and Development 214.4 K
 Total Operating Expenses 9.4 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 5.5 M
 EBITDA 2.7 M
 EBIT 2.2 M
 Operating Income 2.2 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense
 Net Interest Income
 Income Before Tax 2.7 M
 Tax Provision 645.0 K
 Tax Rate 24.306 %
 Net Income 2.0 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 2.0 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.53
 EPS Actual 0.64
 EPS Difference 0.11
 EPS Surprise 20.755 %
 Forward EPS 1.19
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 72.8 M
 Intangible Assets 259.3 K
 Net Tangible Assets 66.8 M
 Total Current Assets 57.9 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 40.7 M
 Cash 2.0 M
 Net Receivables 5.2 M
 Inventory 7.9 M
 Long-Term Investments 1.5 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 1.6 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 5.8 M
 Net Debt
 Total Debt
 Total Liabilities 5.8 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 67.1 M
 Retained Earnings 64.7 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 21.27
 Shares Outstanding 3.153 M
 Revenue Per-Share 3.68
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 159.9 M
 Enterprise Value
 Enterprise Multiple
Enterprise Multiple QoQ
Enterprise Multiple YoY
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA
 EV/R
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.086
 Asset To Liability 12.596
 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) 2.384
Price To Book QoQ 6.404 %
Price To Book YoY -5.085 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 6.361
mean: 5.139
median: 4.339
TAYD: 2.384
low: 0.548
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 79.218
Price To Earnings QoQ 21.199 %
Price To Earnings YoY
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 201.992
mean: 84.216
TAYD: 79.218
low: 76.192
median: 76.192
 PE/G Ratio -9.243
 Price To Sales (P/S) 13.777
Price To Sales QoQ -5.072 %
Price To Sales YoY -15.957 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 17.563
median: 17.563
mean: 14.444
TAYD: 13.777
low: 2.398
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 63.795
Forward PE/G -7.443
Forward P/S 48.927
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -0.042
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.162
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 15.989 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 18.3 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.312
mean: 0.202
TAYD: 0.162
low: 0.126
median: 0.126
 Receivables Turnover 2.391
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 22.039 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 110.178 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA TAYD: 2.391
high: 1.636
mean: 1.365
median: 1.316
low: 1.161
 Inventory Turnover 0.751
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 13.811 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 34.928 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 1.159
mean: 0.9
TAYD: 0.751
median: 0.726
low: 0.26
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 38.158
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 152.425
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ 18.106 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -17.658 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 351.969
median: 158.331
TAYD: 152.425
mean: 127.51
low: 85.984
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.223
 CapEx To Revenue -0.113
 CapEx To Depreciation -2.884
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 67.1 M
 Net Invested Capital 67.1 M
 Invested Capital 67.1 M
 Net Tangible Assets 66.8 M
 Net Working Capital 52.1 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 7.045
 Current Ratio 10.017
Current Ratio QoQ 8.763 %
Current Ratio YoY 45.639 %
Current Ratio IPRWA TAYD: 10.017
high: 4.327
mean: 1.953
low: 1.639
median: 1.639
 Quick Ratio 8.657
Quick Ratio QoQ 10.956 %
Quick Ratio YoY 52.976 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA TAYD: 8.657
high: 3.468
mean: 1.283
low: 1.052
median: 1.052
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA
 Cost Of Debt -21.756 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 5.149
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -0.712 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 136.107 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 21.775
mean: 13.197
median: 8.385
TAYD: 5.149
low: -138.957
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.524
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 22.054
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 3.632 %
 Revenue Growth 16.99 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -146.853 %
Revenue Growth YoY -164.317 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA TAYD: 16.99 %
high: 1.391 %
median: 1.391 %
mean: -2.212 %
low: -13.913 %
 Earnings Growth -8.571 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -73.783 %
Earnings Growth YoY
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 10.989 %
median: 10.989 %
mean: -0.224 %
TAYD: -8.571 %
low: -33.333 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 47.049 %
Gross Margin QoQ 5.13 %
Gross Margin YoY 3.502 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 56.326 %
median: 56.326 %
mean: 47.542 %
TAYD: 47.049 %
low: 17.043 %
 EBIT Margin 19.212 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -15.134 %
EBIT Margin YoY 73.943 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 27.622 %
median: 27.622 %
mean: 22.463 %
TAYD: 19.212 %
low: -7.029 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 19.212 %
Return On Sales QoQ -15.134 %
Return On Sales YoY 73.943 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 28.543 %
median: 28.543 %
mean: 22.384 %
TAYD: 19.212 %
low: -7.606 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 4.4 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 2.777 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 1241.546 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -726.862 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA TAYD: 2.777 %
high: 2.712 %
median: 1.468 %
mean: 1.284 %
low: 0.636 %
 Free Cash Growth 1386.646 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -3635.739 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -1754.176 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA TAYD: 1386.646 %
high: 84.06 %
median: -14.379 %
mean: -24.32 %
low: -580.614 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 2.21
 Cash Flow Margin 26.129 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.509
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added
 Return On Assets (ROA) 2.807 %
Return On Assets QoQ -9.07 %
Return On Assets YoY 65.8 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 3.794 %
mean: 2.987 %
TAYD: 2.807 %
median: 2.543 %
low: -1.14 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 3.324 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.03
Return On Equity QoQ -12.144 %
Return On Equity YoY 58.214 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.075
mean: 0.059
median: 0.05
TAYD: 0.03
low: -0.015
 DuPont ROE 3.059 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 2.516 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -13.569 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -184.035 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 5.432 %
mean: 4.159 %
median: 3.416 %
TAYD: 2.516 %
low: -1.519 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect price action to hinge on technical momentum confirmation. Bearish signals from MACD, DI structure and the MRO suggest an elevated probability of short-term pullback or consolidation from current levels, particularly given proximity to the short-term Bollinger upper band and the RSI peak. Conversely, strong liquidity, above-peer free cash flow yield and positive YoY margin expansion provide a fundamental base that limits the depth of any correction. Monitor whether DI+ stabilizes or MACD crosses back above its signal line; such changes would remove the current bearish bias. Volume running slightly below its 10-day average so far implies limited participation behind recent moves, which increases the chance of range-bound trading until momentum indicators show clear reversal or continuation signals.

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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