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Technical Analysis
Directional indicators present mixed signals. ADX at 16.61 indicates no established trend; DI+ at 22.15 shows a peak-and-reversal, which reads as bearish, while DI- at 21.61 is decreasing, a bullish sign — the combination supports price consolidation rather than a sustained move away from current levels.
MACD sits at 0.08 with its signal line at -0.16; that crossover constitutes a short-term bullish signal, but the MACD trend shows a peak-and-reversal, signaling weakening momentum. The simultaneous bullish crossover and declining MACD trend point to limited upside follow-through until momentum confirms direction.
MRO registers 16.25 and has been increasing. A positive MRO indicates the price currently sits above the model target and therefore carries downside contraction risk; that risk increases the nearer-term probability of mean reversion despite underlying valuation support.
RSI at 44.79 and rising implies neutral-to-modest upside momentum; the indicator does not support an aggressive breakout and instead aligns with a consolidation bias while momentum indicators sort themselves out.
Price sits below longer-term averages: close $44.30 versus the 200-day average $54.66, and beneath the 20- and 50-day averages ($44.99 and $45.18 respectively). The 12-day EMA shows a peak-and-reversal. Ichimoku components place the cloud’s Senkou A at $47.11 and Senkou B at $48.75, keeping current price below the cloud and reinforcing a medium-term resistance band. Bollinger band positioning places price near the mid-band, consistent with low directional conviction and range-bound trade.
Fundamental Analysis
Revenue totaled $445,100,000 with YoY revenue growth of 13.37% but a sharp QoQ decline of -55.14%, indicating sizable seasonality or timing effects that compressed the sequential cadence. WMDST notes total revenue growth remains positive year-over-year while quarter-to-quarter flow requires monitoring.
Profitability shows mixed strength. Gross margin equals 43.27%, slightly above the industry peer mean of 41.73% and the peer median of 42.65%, supporting product-level pricing and mix. Operating margin sits at 19.19% and EBIT margin at 18.60%, below the industry peer mean of 22.64% and the median of 22.44%, indicating operating efficiency lag relative to the peer mean despite healthy gross margin.
Cash generation stands out. Operating cash flow reached $92,000,000 with free cash flow $78,700,000 and a free cash flow yield of 2.18%, above the industry peer mean of 1.31%. Cash and short-term investments total $182,400,000 and the cash conversion cycle equals 94.9 days, shorter than the industry peer mean of 108.49 days, reflecting relatively efficient working capital management versus peers.
Leverage and coverage show caution points. Total debt equals $1,095,300,000 with net debt $899,500,000 and debt-to-EBITDA near 9.8x. Interest coverage runs 5.11x, adequate but not expansive given the leverage multiple. Asset turnover measures 0.1526 (15.26%), slightly below the industry peer mean of 18.41%, suggesting lower asset efficiency.
Earnings and market multiples: EPS actual $1.27 versus estimate $1.26 produced an EPS surprise of 0.79%. Trailing P/E sits near 49.21x while forward P/E equals 52.61x; price-to-book stands at 2.98x. Growth metrics show earnings growth 31.96% and revenue growth YoY 13.37%, while free cash flow growth year-over-year reaches 151.03% (2.51031 as a YoY factor), supporting the cash-generation narrative.
Valuation summary: The current valuation as determined by WMDST rates the stock as under-valued. That view rests on above-peer free cash flow yield and solid gross margins, offset by elevated leverage and operating margins below the industry peer mean. The net picture supports a fundamental case for undervaluation tempered by execution and leverage risk.
MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
| REPORT PERIOD ENDING: | 2025-09-30 |
| REPORT DATE: | 2026-02-11 |
| NEXT REPORT DATE: | 2026-05-13 |
| CASH FLOW | Begin Period Cash Flow | $ 164.5 M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $ 92.0 M | |
| Capital Expenditures | $ -13.30 M | |
| Change In Working Capital | $ 6.2 M | |
| Dividends Paid | $ -9.70 M | |
| Cash Flow Delta | $ 30.3 M | |
| End Period Cash Flow | $ 194.8 M | |
| INCOME STATEMENT | REVENUE | |
| Total Revenue | $ 445.1 M | |
| Forward Revenue | $ 156.4 M | |
| COSTS | ||
| Cost Of Revenue | $ 252.5 M | |
| Depreciation | $ 29.0 M | |
| Depreciation and Amortization | $ 29.0 M | |
| Research and Development | — | |
| Total Operating Expenses | $ 359.7 M | |
| PROFITABILITY | ||
| Gross Profit | $ 192.6 M | |
| EBITDA | $ 111.8 M | |
| EBIT | $ 82.8 M | |
| Operating Income | $ 85.4 M | |
| Interest Income | $ 300.0 K | |
| Interest Expense | $ 16.2 M | |
| Net Interest Income | $ -15.90 M | |
| Income Before Tax | $ 66.6 M | |
| Tax Provision | $ 15.7 M | |
| Tax Rate | 23.6 % | |
| Net Income | $ 50.5 M | |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | $ 50.9 M | |
| EARNINGS | ||
| EPS Estimate | $ 1.26 | |
| EPS Actual | $ 1.27 | |
| EPS Difference | $ 0.01 | |
| EPS Surprise | 0.794 % | |
| Forward EPS | $ 1.24 | |
| BALANCE SHEET | ASSETS | |
| Total Assets | $ 2.9 B | |
| Intangible Assets | $ 1.7 B | |
| Net Tangible Assets | $ -520.20 M | |
| Total Current Assets | $ 770.6 M | |
| Cash and Short-Term Investments | $ 182.4 M | |
| Cash | $ 182.4 M | |
| Net Receivables | $ 300.7 M | |
| Inventory | $ 195.9 M | |
| Long-Term Investments | $ 103.7 M | |
| LIABILITIES | ||
| Accounts Payable | $ 114.7 M | |
| Short-Term Debt | $ 247.6 M | |
| Total Current Liabilities | $ 609.9 M | |
| Net Debt | $ 899.5 M | |
| Total Debt | $ 1.1 B | |
| Total Liabilities | $ 1.7 B | |
| EQUITY | ||
| Total Equity | $ 1.2 B | |
| Retained Earnings | $ 336.3 M | |
| VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS | EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS | |
| Book Value Per-Share | $ 21.14 | |
| Shares Outstanding | 57.422 M | |
| Revenue Per-Share | $ 7.75 | |
| VALUATION | Market Capitalization | $ 3.6 B |
| Enterprise Value | $ 4.5 B | |
| Enterprise Multiple | 40.517 | |
| Enterprise Multiple QoQ | -28.123 % | |
| Enterprise Multiple YoY | 28.48 % | |
| Enterprise Multiple IPRWA | high: 150.977 median: 67.118 mean: 63.485 CXT: 40.517 low: -38.456 |
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| EV/R | 10.177 | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | ||
| Asset To Equity | 2.403 | |
| Asset To Liability | 1.711 | |
| Debt To Capital | 0.474 | |
| Debt To Assets | 0.375 | |
| Debt To Assets QoQ | -4.122 % | |
| Debt To Assets YoY | 483.826 % | |
| Debt To Assets IPRWA | high: 0.722 CXT: 0.375 median: 0.337 mean: 0.326 low: 0.005 |
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| Debt To Equity | 0.902 | |
| Debt To Equity QoQ | -7.219 % | |
| Debt To Equity YoY | 523.161 % | |
| Debt To Equity IPRWA | high: 2.787 mean: 1.033 CXT: 0.902 median: 0.75 low: 0.007 |
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| PRICE-BASED VALUATION | ||
| Price To Book (P/B) | 2.979 | |
| Price To Book QoQ | 5.708 % | |
| Price To Book YoY | -0.565 % | |
| Price To Book IPRWA | high: 10.413 mean: 4.733 median: 4.086 CXT: 2.979 low: -4.458 |
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| Price To Earnings (P/E) | 49.209 | |
| Price To Earnings QoQ | -14.467 % | |
| Price To Earnings YoY | 1.748 % | |
| Price To Earnings IPRWA | high: 179.822 median: 93.28 mean: 92.309 CXT: 49.209 low: -26.477 |
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| PE/G Ratio | 1.54 | |
| Price To Sales (P/S) | 8.126 | |
| Price To Sales QoQ | -0.753 % | |
| Price To Sales YoY | 2.214 % | |
| Price To Sales IPRWA | high: 40.54 median: 18.264 mean: 15.827 CXT: 8.126 low: 0.443 |
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| FORWARD MULTIPLES | ||
| Forward P/E | 52.614 | |
| Forward PE/G | 1.646 | |
| Forward P/S | 25.413 | |
| EFFICIENCY | OPERATIONAL | |
| Operating Leverage | 6.786 | |
| ASSET & SALES | ||
| Asset Turnover Ratio | 0.153 | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ | 0.84 % | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio YoY | -9.299 % | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA | high: 0.337 mean: 0.184 median: 0.169 CXT: 0.153 low: 0.047 |
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| Receivables Turnover | 1.461 | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ | 5.243 % | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY | -20.258 % | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA | high: 2.214 mean: 1.503 median: 1.461 CXT: 1.461 low: 0.835 |
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| Inventory Turnover | 1.308 | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ | -3.261 % | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY | -4.041 % | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA | high: 2.264 CXT: 1.308 median: 1.073 mean: 1.02 low: 0.25 |
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| Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) | 62.477 | |
| CASH CYCLE | ||
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) | 94.895 | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ | -8.298 % | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY | 21.126 % | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA | high: 204.825 mean: 108.494 median: 100.01 CXT: 94.895 low: -29.788 |
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| CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT | ||
| Cash Conversion Ratio | 2.77 | |
| CapEx To Revenue | -0.03 | |
| CapEx To Depreciation | -0.459 | |
| CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE | CAPITAL STRUCTURE | |
| Total Capital | $ 2.0 B | |
| Net Invested Capital | $ 2.3 B | |
| Invested Capital | $ 2.3 B | |
| Net Tangible Assets | $ -520.20 M | |
| Net Working Capital | $ 160.7 M | |
| LIQUIDITY | ||
| Cash Ratio | 0.299 | |
| Current Ratio | 1.263 | |
| Current Ratio QoQ | 5.251 % | |
| Current Ratio YoY | -8.554 % | |
| Current Ratio IPRWA | high: 5.975 mean: 1.926 median: 1.694 CXT: 1.263 low: 0.206 |
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| Quick Ratio | 0.942 | |
| Quick Ratio QoQ | 5.511 % | |
| Quick Ratio YoY | -6.671 % | |
| Quick Ratio IPRWA | high: 3.401 mean: 1.308 median: 1.112 CXT: 0.942 low: 0.187 |
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| COVERAGE & LEVERAGE | ||
| Debt To EBITDA | 9.797 | |
| Cost Of Debt | 1.106 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 5.111 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ | 70.37 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio YoY | -10.706 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA | high: 29.169 mean: 11.874 median: 11.297 CXT: 5.111 low: -22.023 |
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| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.152 | |
| TIMING / LIQUIDITY | ||
| Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) | 42.372 | |
| DIVIDENDS | ||
| Dividend Coverage Ratio | 5.206 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.192 | |
| Dividend Rate | $ 0.17 | |
| Dividend Yield | 0.003 | |
| PERFORMANCE | GROWTH | |
| Asset Growth Rate | 0.0 % | |
| Revenue Growth | 10.064 % | |
| Revenue Growth QoQ | -55.14 % | |
| Revenue Growth YoY | 13.372 % | |
| Revenue Growth IPRWA | high: 23.133 % CXT: 10.064 % median: 0.148 % mean: 0.078 % low: -23.202 % |
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| Earnings Growth | 31.959 % | |
| Earnings Growth QoQ | -59.866 % | |
| Earnings Growth YoY | 238.764 % | |
| Earnings Growth IPRWA | high: 71.429 % CXT: 31.959 % median: 4.04 % mean: 1.149 % low: -88.608 % |
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| MARGINS | ||
| Gross Margin | 43.271 % | |
| Gross Margin QoQ | 3.665 % | |
| Gross Margin YoY | 1.924 % | |
| Gross Margin IPRWA | high: 64.244 % CXT: 43.271 % median: 42.651 % mean: 41.728 % low: -20.124 % |
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| EBIT Margin | 18.603 % | |
| EBIT Margin QoQ | 52.91 % | |
| EBIT Margin YoY | -2.136 % | |
| EBIT Margin IPRWA | high: 31.134 % mean: 22.639 % median: 22.443 % CXT: 18.603 % low: -34.411 % |
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| Return On Sales (ROS) | 19.187 % | |
| Return On Sales QoQ | 40.564 % | |
| Return On Sales YoY | 0.936 % | |
| Return On Sales IPRWA | high: 27.728 % mean: 21.307 % median: 20.338 % CXT: 19.187 % low: -3.602 % |
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| CASH FLOW | ||
| Free Cash Flow (FCF) | $ 78.7 M | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.176 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ | 29.139 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield YoY | 30.456 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA | high: 7.426 % CXT: 2.176 % mean: 1.31 % median: 1.219 % low: -5.283 % |
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| Free Cash Growth | 41.039 % | |
| Free Cash Growth QoQ | -115.017 % | |
| Free Cash Growth YoY | 251.031 % | |
| Free Cash Growth IPRWA | high: 251.423 % median: 54.401 % CXT: 41.039 % mean: 36.517 % low: -623.214 % |
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| Free Cash To Net Income | 1.558 | |
| Cash Flow Margin | 20.804 % | |
| Cash Flow To Earnings | 1.834 | |
| VALUE & RETURNS | ||
| Economic Value Added | $ 0.03 | |
| Return On Assets (ROA) | 1.731 % | |
| Return On Assets QoQ | 85.929 % | |
| Return On Assets YoY | -11.819 % | |
| Return On Assets IPRWA | high: 5.102 % mean: 2.841 % median: 2.686 % CXT: 1.731 % low: -7.494 % |
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| Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) | 3.588 % | |
| Return On Equity (ROE) | 0.042 | |
| Return On Equity QoQ | 96.272 % | |
| Return On Equity YoY | -5.456 % | |
| Return On Equity IPRWA | high: 0.163 mean: 0.048 median: 0.046 CXT: 0.042 low: -0.135 |
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| DuPont ROE | 4.228 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.755 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital QoQ | 69.226 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital YoY | -100.487 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital IPRWA | high: 7.234 % mean: 4.235 % median: 3.677 % CXT: 2.755 % low: -1.211 % |
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