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In March 2026 the company finalized the divestiture of certain assets and liabilities associated with its Safeguard small‑business distributor channel; the net assets transferred totaled $17.7 million, comprised primarily of customer‑list intangible assets. The board approved a quarterly dividend, payable June 2, 2026, to shareholders of record on May 19, 2026.
Technical Analysis
Directional Indicators (ADX / DI+/DI-): ADX at 29.03 signals a strong underlying trend. DI+ shows a dip & reversal while DI- is decreasing; both directional signals align toward bullish pressure and support the view that recent selling pressure has abated and upward momentum can persist toward valuation catalysts.
MACD: MACD sits at -0.82 with the signal line at -0.94 and a stated increasing trend, and the MACD has crossed above its signal line—an affirmative bullish momentum signal that suggests the recent price base may extend into a continuation phase.
MRO (Momentum/Regression Oscillator): MRO at -0.46 indicates price remains slightly below WMDST’s target framework, and the trend shows a peak & reversal; that combination points to limited downside targeting and a technical setup consistent with mean reversion toward intrinsic valuation.
RSI: RSI at 42.21 with a dip & reversal reads as a bullish rebound from lower momentum levels, supporting the potential for further gains without having reached overbought conditions.
Moving Averages & Ichimoku: Price ($23.79) trades above the 200‑day average ($23.07) but below the 50‑day average ($26.37), while the 12‑day EMA shows a dip & reversal. Ichimoku lines place the cloud well above current price (Senkou A $29.54 / Senkou B $28.30), indicating medium‑term resistance overhead even as short‑term indicators favor a recovery attempt.
Bollinger Bands & Volume: Price sits below the 1x upper band ($24.26) and volume has recently trended below its 10‑ and 50‑day averages, implying the current recovery lacks broad volume confirmation and may require a pickup in participation to reach higher targets.
Fundamental Analysis
Profitability: EBIT equals $74,300,000 and EBIT margin stands at 13.81%. That margin exceeds the industry peer mean (6.60%), median (5.84%), and the industry peer high (12.51%), reflecting above‑peer operating efficiency. Operating margin at 13.03% and gross margin at 51.92% further indicate material operating leverage versus peers.
Growth Rates: YoY comparisons show EBIT margin growth of 46.58% and QoQ margin improvement of 47.19%, indicating recent margin expansion. Revenue growth registers at 0.54% year‑over‑year and a QoQ decline of 157.79% as reported, showing top‑line stagnation while margins improve—consistent with margin‑driven earnings progression rather than revenue acceleration.
Cash Flow & Liquidity: Operating cash flow stands at $52,700,000 with free cash flow of $27,300,000 and a free cash flow yield near 2.14%. Cash conversion cycle sits at negative 22.05 days, supporting working capital efficiency. Current ratio at 1.15 and quick ratio at 1.05 indicate adequate near‑term liquidity.
Capital Structure: Total debt equals $1,446,400,000 with net debt of $1,369,900,000; debt to assets measures 56.58% while debt to EBITDA runs high at 13.03x. Interest coverage registers 2.68x. The balance shows meaningful leverage but coverage trending upward quarter‑over‑quarter.
Valuation Metrics: PE ratio sits at 26.64, slightly below the industry peer low (PE peer low $27.58). Price‑to‑sales is 2.38 versus an industry peer mean around 2.51. WMDST values the stock as under‑valued, reflecting the combination of elevated margins, improving cash conversion, and a valuation multiple below peer thresholds.
MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
| REPORT PERIOD ENDING: | 2026-03-31 |
| REPORT DATE: | 2026-05-06 |
| NEXT REPORT DATE: | 2026-08-05 |
| CASH FLOW | Begin Period Cash Flow | $ 313.0 M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $ 52.7 M | |
| Capital Expenditures | $ -25.40 M | |
| Change In Working Capital | $ -49.40 M | |
| Dividends Paid | $ -15.30 M | |
| Cash Flow Delta | $ -250.70 M | |
| End Period Cash Flow | $ 62.3 M | |
| INCOME STATEMENT | REVENUE | |
| Total Revenue | $ 538.1 M | |
| Forward Revenue | $ 176.6 M | |
| COSTS | ||
| Cost Of Revenue | $ 258.7 M | |
| Depreciation | $ 6.4 M | |
| Depreciation and Amortization | $ 36.7 M | |
| Research and Development | — | |
| Total Operating Expenses | $ 468.0 M | |
| PROFITABILITY | ||
| Gross Profit | $ 279.4 M | |
| EBITDA | $ 111.0 M | |
| EBIT | $ 74.3 M | |
| Operating Income | $ 70.1 M | |
| Interest Income | — | |
| Interest Expense | $ 27.7 M | |
| Net Interest Income | $ -27.70 M | |
| Income Before Tax | $ 46.6 M | |
| Tax Provision | $ 10.8 M | |
| Tax Rate | 23.2 % | |
| Net Income | $ 35.8 M | |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | $ 35.8 M | |
| EARNINGS | ||
| EPS Estimate | $ 0.91 | |
| EPS Actual | $ 1.05 | |
| EPS Difference | $ 0.14 | |
| EPS Surprise | 15.385 % | |
| Forward EPS | $ 1.03 | |
| BALANCE SHEET | ASSETS | |
| Total Assets | $ 2.6 B | |
| Intangible Assets | $ 1.8 B | |
| Net Tangible Assets | $ -1.06 B | |
| Total Current Assets | $ 392.6 M | |
| Cash and Short-Term Investments | $ 27.2 M | |
| Cash | $ 27.2 M | |
| Net Receivables | $ 130.5 M | |
| Inventory | $ 35.0 M | |
| Long-Term Investments | $ 47.9 M | |
| LIABILITIES | ||
| Accounts Payable | $ 160.9 M | |
| Short-Term Debt | $ 16.3 M | |
| Total Current Liabilities | $ 342.1 M | |
| Net Debt | $ 1.4 B | |
| Total Debt | $ 1.4 B | |
| Total Liabilities | $ 1.9 B | |
| EQUITY | ||
| Total Equity | $ 696.5 M | |
| Retained Earnings | $ 537.7 M | |
| VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS | EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS | |
| Book Value Per-Share | $ 15.24 | |
| Shares Outstanding | 45.694 M | |
| Revenue Per-Share | $ 11.78 | |
| VALUATION | Market Capitalization | $ 1.3 B |
| Enterprise Value | $ 2.7 B | |
| Enterprise Multiple | 24.3 | |
| Enterprise Multiple QoQ | -12.834 % | |
| Enterprise Multiple YoY | -7.936 % | |
| Enterprise Multiple IPRWA | high: 73.871 median: 37.977 mean: 35.647 DLX: 24.3 low: 23.471 |
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| EV/R | 5.013 | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | ||
| Asset To Equity | 3.67 | |
| Asset To Liability | 1.375 | |
| Debt To Capital | 0.675 | |
| Debt To Assets | 0.566 | |
| Debt To Assets QoQ | 9.434 % | |
| Debt To Assets YoY | -6.135 % | |
| Debt To Assets IPRWA | high: 0.85 median: 0.85 mean: 0.623 DLX: 0.566 low: 0.026 |
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| Debt To Equity | 2.077 | |
| Debt To Equity QoQ | -4.568 % | |
| Debt To Equity YoY | -16.71 % | |
| Debt To Equity IPRWA | high: 3.976 DLX: 2.077 mean: -1.662 low: -3.331 median: -3.331 |
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| PRICE-BASED VALUATION | ||
| Price To Book (P/B) | 1.835 | |
| Price To Book QoQ | 26.816 % | |
| Price To Book YoY | 53.506 % | |
| Price To Book IPRWA | high: 2.809 DLX: 1.835 mean: -1.591 low: -3.49 median: -3.49 |
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| Price To Earnings (P/E) | 26.639 | |
| Price To Earnings QoQ | 16.908 % | |
| Price To Earnings YoY | 20.106 % | |
| Price To Earnings IPRWA | high: 136.937 median: 136.937 mean: 109.469 low: 27.585 DLX: 26.639 |
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| PE/G Ratio | 2.841 | |
| Price To Sales (P/S) | 2.375 | |
| Price To Sales QoQ | 29.123 % | |
| Price To Sales YoY | 71.3 % | |
| Price To Sales IPRWA | high: 5.436 mean: 2.511 DLX: 2.375 median: 2.064 low: 0.612 |
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| FORWARD MULTIPLES | ||
| Forward P/E | 24.711 | |
| Forward PE/G | 2.636 | |
| Forward P/S | 7.239 | |
| EFFICIENCY | OPERATIONAL | |
| Operating Leverage | 89.158 | |
| ASSET & SALES | ||
| Asset Turnover Ratio | 0.199 | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ | 1.11 % | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio YoY | 0.025 % | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA | high: 0.468 median: 0.427 mean: 0.399 low: 0.27 DLX: 0.199 |
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| Receivables Turnover | 3.938 | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ | 3.108 % | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY | -4.979 % | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA | high: 12.371 median: 12.371 mean: 8.924 DLX: 3.938 low: 1.906 |
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| Inventory Turnover | 7.553 | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ | -0.53 % | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY | 4.834 % | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA | DLX: 7.553 high: 3.869 median: 3.869 mean: 3.163 low: 0.642 |
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| Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) | 23.173 | |
| CASH CYCLE | ||
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) | -22.053 | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ | 1.483 % | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY | -19.608 % | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA | high: 183.376 mean: 6.849 DLX: -22.053 low: -26.81 median: -26.81 |
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| CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT | ||
| Cash Conversion Ratio | 10.655 | |
| CapEx To Revenue | -0.047 | |
| CapEx To Depreciation | -3.969 | |
| CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE | CAPITAL STRUCTURE | |
| Total Capital | $ 2.1 B | |
| Net Invested Capital | $ 2.1 B | |
| Invested Capital | $ 2.1 B | |
| Net Tangible Assets | $ -1.06 B | |
| Net Working Capital | $ 50.5 M | |
| LIQUIDITY | ||
| Cash Ratio | 0.08 | |
| Current Ratio | 1.148 | |
| Current Ratio QoQ | 10.866 % | |
| Current Ratio YoY | 23.854 % | |
| Current Ratio IPRWA | high: 3.724 mean: 1.317 DLX: 1.148 low: 0.679 median: 0.679 |
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| Quick Ratio | 1.045 | |
| Quick Ratio QoQ | 6.333 % | |
| Quick Ratio YoY | 24.499 % | |
| Quick Ratio IPRWA | high: 2.173 DLX: 1.045 mean: 0.846 low: 0.51 median: 0.51 |
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| COVERAGE & LEVERAGE | ||
| Debt To EBITDA | 13.031 | |
| Cost Of Debt | 1.55 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 2.682 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ | 56.315 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio YoY | 65.955 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA | high: 2.717 DLX: 2.682 mean: 2.083 median: 2.038 low: 0.119 |
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| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.242 | |
| TIMING / LIQUIDITY | ||
| Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) | 57.437 | |
| DIVIDENDS | ||
| Dividend Coverage Ratio | 2.34 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.427 | |
| Dividend Rate | $ 0.33 | |
| Dividend Yield | 0.012 | |
| PERFORMANCE | GROWTH | |
| Asset Growth Rate | -10.731 % | |
| Revenue Growth | 0.538 % | |
| Revenue Growth QoQ | -157.787 % | |
| Revenue Growth YoY | -82.413 % | |
| Revenue Growth IPRWA | DLX: 0.538 % high: -3.797 % mean: -11.671 % low: -14.968 % median: -14.968 % |
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| Earnings Growth | 9.375 % | |
| Earnings Growth QoQ | -178.603 % | |
| Earnings Growth YoY | -187.502 % | |
| Earnings Growth IPRWA | DLX: 9.375 % high: -28.571 % mean: -58.021 % low: -71.795 % median: -71.795 % |
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| MARGINS | ||
| Gross Margin | 51.923 % | |
| Gross Margin QoQ | -0.493 % | |
| Gross Margin YoY | -0.888 % | |
| Gross Margin IPRWA | DLX: 51.923 % high: 46.174 % median: 46.174 % mean: 39.201 % low: 21.153 % |
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| EBIT Margin | 13.808 % | |
| EBIT Margin QoQ | 47.191 % | |
| EBIT Margin YoY | 46.582 % | |
| EBIT Margin IPRWA | DLX: 13.808 % high: 12.506 % mean: 6.595 % median: 5.839 % low: 0.282 % |
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| Return On Sales (ROS) | 13.027 % | |
| Return On Sales QoQ | 20.042 % | |
| Return On Sales YoY | 38.291 % | |
| Return On Sales IPRWA | DLX: 13.027 % high: 12.506 % mean: 6.721 % median: 5.866 % low: -2.435 % |
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| CASH FLOW | ||
| Free Cash Flow (FCF) | $ 27.3 M | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.136 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ | -73.492 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield YoY | -34.659 % | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA | high: 4.8 % DLX: 2.136 % median: -3.079 % mean: -5.395 % low: -30.092 % |
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| Free Cash Growth | -65.589 % | |
| Free Cash Growth QoQ | -181.055 % | |
| Free Cash Growth YoY | 107.54 % | |
| Free Cash Growth IPRWA | high: 5.967 % DLX: -65.589 % mean: -125.557 % median: -145.618 % low: -177.988 % |
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| Free Cash To Net Income | 0.763 | |
| Cash Flow Margin | 15.406 % | |
| Cash Flow To Earnings | 2.316 | |
| VALUE & RETURNS | ||
| Economic Value Added | $ 0.03 | |
| Return On Assets (ROA) | 1.321 % | |
| Return On Assets QoQ | 200.911 % | |
| Return On Assets YoY | 154.528 % | |
| Return On Assets IPRWA | high: 2.488 % DLX: 1.321 % mean: 0.949 % median: 0.667 % low: -0.815 % |
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| Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) | 3.356 % | |
| Return On Equity (ROE) | 0.051 | |
| Return On Equity QoQ | 192.045 % | |
| Return On Equity YoY | 128.242 % | |
| Return On Equity IPRWA | DLX: 0.051 high: 0.049 mean: -0.006 low: -0.026 median: -0.026 |
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| DuPont ROE | 5.2 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.726 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital QoQ | 45.0 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital YoY | 56.487 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital IPRWA | high: 2.916 % median: 2.916 % mean: 2.781 % DLX: 2.726 % low: 0.056 % |
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