California PPE launches state's first CO₂ turnout gear cleaning system in Riverside. PPE cleaning system launch adds product innovation in protective gear maintenance with potential regional market effects.
| Nov 25 | Feb 26 | May 26 | Aug 26 | |||||||||
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| Buy | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sell | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| total | individual payouts | |
|---|---|---|
| 2028 | ‡‡‡‡ |
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| 2027 | ‡‡‡‡ |
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| 2026 | ‡‡‡‡ |
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| 2025 | 0.12 |
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—
—
—
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| 2024 | 0.12 |
—
—
—
—
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| 2023 | 0.12 |
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—
—
—
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| 2022 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2021 | ‡‡‡‡ |
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| 2020 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2019 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2018 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Q'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 25.22 | 17.48 | 12.52 | 17.90 |
| Receivables | 19.17 | 27.61 | 32.04 | 32.04 |
| Inventory | 51.25 | 82.74 | 82.54 | 74.93 |
| Other | 3.11 | 6.11 | 4.66 | 8.69 |
| 101.51 | 136.53 | 134.19 | 136.63 |
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Q'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payables | 7.38 | 15.74 | 15.57 | 17.92 |
| ST’ Debt | 0.30 | 0.94 | 1.89 | 1.75 |
| Other | — | — | — | — |
| 18.35 | 34.91 | 37.96 | 45.88 |
| 10y | 5y | 3y | |
| Sales | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Cash Flow | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
| Earnings | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
| Book Value | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Apr | Jul | Oct | Jan | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 47.42 | 50.14 | — | — |
—
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| ’26 | 46.75 | 52.50 | 47.59 | 45.82 |
192.65
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| ’25 | 36.31 | 38.51 | 45.76 | 46.63 |
167.21
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| ’24 | 28.70 | 33.07 | 31.68 | 31.24 |
124.69
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| ’23 | — | — | — | 29.00 |
112.85
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| ’23 | 27.28 | 28.18 | 28.39 | — |
112.85
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| ’22 | — | — | — | 26.80 |
118.39
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| Apr | Jul | Oct | Jan | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 5.80 | (0.40) | — | — |
—
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| ’26 | (4.84) | (4.82) | (7.93) | 1.84 |
(15.75)
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| ’25 | 0.29 | (4.35) | (8.44) | (3.39) |
(15.88)
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| ’24 | 3.67 | 0.23 | 3.83 | 3.18 |
10.91
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| ’23 | — | — | — | (0.22) |
(5.45)
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| ’23 | 1.91 | (6.48) | (0.66) | — |
(5.45)
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| ’22 | — | — | — | 0.19 |
12.79
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| Apr | Jul | Oct | Jan | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 9.48 | (0.45) | — | — |
—
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| ’26 | (6.05) | (5.74) | (0.93) | 1.95 |
(10.77)
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| ’25 | (0.17) | (4.72) | (9.08) | (3.44) |
(17.42)
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| ’24 | 2.98 | (0.17) | 3.42 | 7.17 |
13.40
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| ’23 | — | — | — | (0.93) |
(7.44)
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| ’23 | 1.45 | (6.47) | (1.48) | — |
(5.45)
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| ’22 | — | — | — | (0.03) |
11.98
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| Apr | Jul | Oct | Jan | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 0.04 | (0.50) | — | — |
—
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| ’26 | (0.41) | 0.08 | (1.64) | (0.61) |
(2.63)
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| ’25 | 0.22 | (0.19) | 0.01 | (2.42) |
(2.43)
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| ’24 | 0.18 | 0.32 | 0.34 | (0.13) |
0.72
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| ’23 | — | — | — | 0.02 |
0.24
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| ’23 | 0.14 | (0.11) | 0.19 | — |
0.24
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| ’22 | — | — | — | 0.18 |
1.41
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| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 11.13 | 10.60 | 15.10 | 7.77 | 7.15 | — | — | — |
Low Price
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 22.13 | 19.66 | 26.10 | 27.28 | 12.70 | — | — | — |
High Price
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1,800 | 1,600 | 1,750 | 2,100 | 2,600 | — | — | — |
Employees
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| ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.07 | — | — | — |
Revenue/Emp
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 118.39 | 112.85 | 124.69 | 167.21 | 192.65 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Revenue
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 41.43% | 39.30% | 41.06% | 41.07% | 32.87% | — | — | — |
Gross Margin
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 16.15 | 5.47 | 9.36 | (18.36) | (17.70) | — | — | — |
EBT
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 13.64% | 4.85% | 7.50% | (10.98%) | (9.19%) | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
EBT Margin
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 11.37 | 1.87 | 5.43 | (18.07) | (25.31) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Net Income
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.87 | 1.51 | 2.11 | 13.85 | 7.67 | — | — | — |
Depreciation
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 14.99 | 14.92 | 16.96 | 22.52 | 20.01 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Revenue/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | 1.41 | 0.24 | 0.74 | (2.43) | (2.63) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
Earnings/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.62 | (0.72) | 1.48 | (2.14) | (1.64) | — | — | — |
Cash Flow/Sh
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| ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.34 | (0.21) | 0.52 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Capex/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.62 | (0.72) | 1.82 | (2.35) | (1.12) | — | — | — |
Free CF/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 15.84 | 15.87 | 16.79 | 19.74 | 13.41 | — | — | — |
Book Value/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 7.90 | 7.56 | 7.35 | 7.43 | 9.63 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Shares
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| ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 9.68 | 32.88 | 24.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | — |
PE Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.33 | 0.92 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 0.48 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
PS Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.34 | 0.85 | 1.07 | 1.17 | 0.71 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
PB Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.94 | 0.64 | 0.87 | 1.03 | 0.58 | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
EV/Sales
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 4.96 | (10.79) | 8.08 | (9.88) | (10.36) | — | — | — |
EV/FCF
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 12.79 | (5.45) | 10.91 | (15.88) | (15.75) | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Op' Cash Flow
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (0.80) | (1.98) | 2.49 | (1.54) | 4.98 | — | — | — |
Capex
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 12.79 | (5.45) | 13.40 | (17.42) | (10.77) | — | — | — |
FCF
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 108.63 | 86.99 | 83.16 | 101.62 | 96.22 | — | — | — |
Working Cap'
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 4.92 | 5.24 | 1.03 | 17.37 | 32.27 | — | — | — |
Total Debt
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (47.80) | (19.40) | (24.19) | (0.11) | 19.76 | — | — | — |
Net Debt
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 125.10 | 119.99 | 123.45 | 146.63 | 129.13 | — | — | — |
Sh' Equity
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 8.11% | 1.32% | 3.66% | (9.87%) | (11.98%) | — | — | — |
ROA
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| ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.77% | (3.95%) | (6.51%) | — | — | — |
ROIC
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 9.21% | 1.53% | 4.46% | (13.39%) | (18.36%) | — | — | — |
ROE
|
Lakeland Industries (LAKE), a resilient player in protective apparel, surged during the COVID-19 PPE boom—revenue doubling to $159 million in 2021—before normalizing amid post-pandemic headwinds, with shares now languishing near decade lows. Yet, fundamentals signal a potential rebound: 2024 revenue climbed 10% to $124.7 million, efficiency metrics like revenue per employee hit $71,250, and analysts forecast explosive growth to $167 million in 2025 (+34% YoY) and $228 million by 2028 (16% CAGR), driven by industrial safety and fire services tailwinds.
Profit margins have stabilized around 41% post-peak windfalls, though near-term losses loom from inventory and forex pressures; projections flip to $21.5 million EBT in 2026 and $8.6 million net income by 2028, with ROE recovering to mid-teens. Insider buying underscores conviction—CEO and executives scooped up thousands of shares at sub-$10 levels in 2025-2026, totaling over $127k with minimal sells—amid depressed valuations (EV/Sales ~0.9x vs. historical 1.2x) and analyst targets implying 42-93% upside.
This post-pandemic value play echoes historical safety sector cycles, blending structural demand in an essential niche with execution risks like China exposure. With leadership’s skin in the game and forecasts for half the COVID drawdown retraced in 12-18 months, patient investors may find quiet compounding potential worth exploring further.
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