Acme United Corporation

Acme United Corporation

ACUยทAMEX

$42.54

-0.75%
Consumer DefensiveHousehold & Personal Products

Acme United Corporation supplies first aid and safety, cutting, sharpening, and measuring products to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods, and industrial markets in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company offers scissors, shears, knives, rulers, pencil sharpeners, paper trimmers, safety cutters, lettering products, glue guns, and other craft products under the Westcott brand name; and cutting tools under the Clauss brand. It also provides fixed blades, folding knives, sight cutting tools, and tactical tools under the Camillus brand; fishing tools and knives, as well as cut and puncture resistant gloves, telescopic landing nets, net containment systems, and tools and fishing gaffs under the Cuda brand; and sharpening tools under the DMT brand. In addition, the company offers first aid kit and safety solutions under the First Aid Only brand; portable eyewash solution and over-the-counter medication, including active ingredients aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen under the PhysiciansCare brand; bodily fluid and spill clean-up solution under the Spill Magic brand; various first aid kit, refill, and safety supplies, including CPR kits, burn kits, and automotive and emergency first aid kits under the First Aid Central; and alcohol prep pads, alcohol wipes, benzalkonium chloride wipes, various antiseptic wipes, castile soaps, and lens cleaning wipes under the Med-Nap brand. It sells its products directly and through its independent manufacturer representatives to wholesale, contract, and retail stationery distributors; office supply super stores; school supply distributors; industrial distributors; wholesale florists; mass market and e-commerce retailers; and hardware chains, as well as sells a selection of products through its websites. The company was formerly known as Acme Shear Company and changed its name to Acme United Corporation in 1971. Acme United Corporation was founded in 1867 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.

At a Glance

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Market Cap$162.09M
EPS2.6900
P/E Ratio15.81
Earnings Date07/22/2026
Acme United Corporation

Acme United Corporation Fair Value Envelope

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Our analysis suggests that ACU has a fair value of HIDDEN per share in the Base Case projection. With shares currently trading at $42.54, this represents a potential HIDDEN relative to our calculated worth for Acme United Corporation.

Intrinsic Value
Current Price: $42.54

Owner Earnings Valuation Tool

Warren Buffett's Owner Earnings DCF analysis for intrinsic value calculation

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DCF Valuation Summary

Calculation flow from present value to intrinsic value per share

Present Value$13.7B
+ Cash & Equivalents$3.6K
Firm Value$13.7B
- Debt$28.7M
Equity Value$13.6B
/ Shares Outstanding3,806,213B
DCF Value$3.6K
UNDERVALUED BY 8315%

Owner Earnings Projections

Operating Cash Flow - Maintenance CapEx = Owner Earnings

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Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Operating Cash Flow
$28.6M
$44.9M
$70.5M
$110.7M
$173.9M
$273.0M
$428.5M
$672.8M
$1.1B
$1.7B
Maintenance CapEx
-$3.3M
-$5.3M
-$8.2M
-$12.9M
-$20.3M
-$31.9M
-$50.1M
-$78.6M
-$123.4M
-$193.8M
Owner Earnings
$25.3M
$39.7M
$62.3M
$97.8M
$153.5M
$241.1M
$378.5M
$594.2M
$932.8M
$1.5B
Discount Factor
0.926
0.857
0.794
0.735
0.681
0.630
0.583
0.540
0.500
0.463
Present Value
$23.4M
$34.0M
$49.5M
$71.9M
$104.5M
$151.9M
$220.8M
$321.0M
$466.6M
$678.3M
Terminal Value represents 84.5% of Enterprise Value