Eastern

NMQ:EML · US2763171046

MachinerySmall

360

Medium confidence — indicative

Value48

Profit price36

Cash yield32

Owner Earnings Yield63

Dividend Yield1

Sales & asset price79

Price/Sales95

EV / Gross Profit46

Price/Book95

Quality62

Returns on capital60

Return on Capital64

Cash Return on Capital65

Return on Equity52

Profit margins51

EBIT Margin51

Gross Profitability51

Cash backing68

Cash Conversion83

Accruals58

Owner Earnings Margin63

Growth40

Sales growth12

Profit growth18

Profit Growth15

Long-Term EPS Growth20

Reinvestment86

Price momentum24

Safety48

Debt load51

Debt serviceability60

Refinancing93

Debt Payback27

Liquidity37

Sentiment56

Analyst ratings—

Expectations trend—

Market mood15

Value Creation6/20not creating value

Creates more value than its capital costs
Owner earnings growing
Owner earnings per share growing
Reinvests at strong returns
Solid earnings base

What this means

Eastern doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA

IndustryMachinery

SizeSmall

TypePublic Company

ExchangeNASDAQGM

Founded1912

Employees53

Websiteeasterncompany.com

ISINUS2763171046

Last UpdateApr 2, 2026

Indices

NASDAQ (USA)

Themes

Physical SecurityInjection MoldingPackaging ServicesIndustrial AutomationManufacturing

Description

The Eastern Company (Eastern) designs, manufactures, and sells unique engineered solutions for industrial markets. The company maintains fourteen physical locations across North America and Asia. As of January 3, 2026, the other divisions of Big 3…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

The Eastern Company sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 14.7×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 6/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250

20232026

All-time high

Jan 2023

All-time low

Mar 2026

Average rank

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Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023

Price/Sales

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Price/Earnings

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Price/Book

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Dividend Yield

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Value (overall)

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100

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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360° View

1 · Watch OutGood· 100

Value

1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100

Quality

1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100

Growth

1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100

Safety

1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100

Sentiment

1 · SkepticismPositive· 100

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