Espey MFG & Electronics Corp key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2026, Espey MFG & Electronics Corp had return on equity of 20.1%, an operating margin of 25.1%, debt equal to 0.0% of equity and a current ratio of 2.50. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2011Jun 2011 | 2012Jun 2012 | 2013Jun 2013 | 2014Jun 2014 | 2015Jun 2015 | 2016Jun 2016 | 2017Jun 2017 | 2018Jun 2018 | 2019Jun 2019 | 2020Jun 2020 | 2021Jun 2021 | 2022Jun 2022 | 2023Jun 2023 | 2024Jun 2024 | 2025Jun 2025 | 2026Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 27.8% | 27.5% | 31.2% | 16.7% | 26.6% | 26.8% | 20.9% | 23.6% | 19.4% | 17.6% | 12.1% | 17.0% | 22.6% | 27.5% | 28.9% | 35.3% |
| Operating margin | 18.0% | 18.7% | 22.7% | 4.9% | 16.5% | 15.8% | 6.8% | 11.9% | 7.3% | 3.7% | −1.5% | 4.8% | 12.1% | 16.9% | 18.5% | 25.1% |
| Net margin | 13.1% | 13.7% | 16.2% | 4.3% | 11.9% | 11.6% | 5.0% | 9.5% | 6.4% | 3.7% | −0.7% | 3.9% | 10.3% | 15.0% | 18.5% | 24.2% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 14.6% | 22.2% | 8.6% | 17.2% | 1.5% | 19.9% | 26.9% | −5.1% | −11.5% | 18.3% | 2.0% | 6.0% | 9.5% | 14.0% | 37.8% | 5.6% |
| Return on equity | 13.5% | 15.1% | 18.1% | 3.8% | 10.5% | 10.0% | 3.5% | 9.4% | 7.2% | 3.7% | −0.6% | 4.1% | 10.8% | 15.1% | 17.7% | 20.1% |
| Return on assets | 12.1% | 13.6% | 16.3% | 3.4% | 9.5% | 9.2% | 3.2% | 8.5% | 6.5% | 3.1% | −0.5% | 3.2% | 8.4% | 11.2% | 12.0% | 12.7% |
| Asset turnover | 0.93 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.64 | 0.90 | 1.01 | 0.85 | 0.73 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.74 | 0.65 | 0.52 |
| Current ratio | 9.91 | 10.08 | 9.45 | 12.04 | 9.99 | 17.25 | 9.84 | 9.96 | 9.14 | 5.15 | 4.68 | 4.87 | 3.89 | 3.49 | 2.62 | 2.50 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Effective tax rate | 28.3% | 27.8% | 29.3% | 20.3% | 29.2% | 28.8% | 31.2% | 24.4% | 18.7% | 11.1% | — | 20.6% | 21.9% | 20.3% | 16.3% | 16.0% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 9.9% | 8.8% | 8.5% | 11.8% | 10.1% | 11.0% | 14.2% | 11.7% | 12.1% | 13.9% | 13.6% | 12.3% | 10.5% | 10.6% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 2.1% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 5.9% | 1.7% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 13.3% | 9.9% | 6.7% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | 111.6% | 162.1% | 53.3% | 400.5% | 12.7% | 172.4% | 534.3% | −54.0% | −179.8% | 494.5% | — | 151.5% | 92.1% | 93.4% | 204.2% | 23.1% |
| Dividends ÷ net income | 105.8% | 93.8% | — | 383.7% | 53.4% | 89.6% | 203.2% | 75.7% | 202.2% | 205.2% | — | — | 13.3% | 28.9% | 31.9% | 43.2% |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | 94.8% | 59.8% | 5.1% | 95.8% | 497.6% | 58.5% | 38.8% | — | — | 42.3% | 217.8% | — | 14.4% | 30.9% | 15.6% | 187.2% |
| Quarter | 2025 Q1Sept 2024 | 2025 Q2Dec 2024 | 2025 Q3Mar 2025 | 2025 Q4Jun 2025 | 2026 Q1Sept 2025 | 2026 Q2Dec 2025 | 2026 Q3Mar 2026 | 2026 Q4Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 26.8% | 23.2% | 28.6% | 39.3% | 35.4% | 34.7% | 37.0% | 34.3% |
| Operating margin | 16.5% | 14.9% | 17.0% | 27.4% | 22.7% | 25.3% | 26.1% | 25.8% |
| Net margin | 15.3% | 14.0% | 16.5% | 30.6% | 23.9% | 23.1% | 25.1% | 24.8% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 6.9% | 33.0% | 101.8% | 9.5% | 48.7% | −34.1% | 28.0% | −6.8% |
| Current ratio | 3.55 | 3.61 | 2.54 | 2.62 | 2.38 | 2.53 | 2.28 | 2.50 |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 10.4% | 8.4% | 11.6% | 11.9% | 12.7% | 9.4% | 10.9% | 8.5% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $91m of assets due within a year against $37m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $91m short-term assets against $0 of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Espey MFG & Electronics's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 11 / 20
Cash operating profit has been a median 9.3% of total assets over 10 years.
- Pricing power 4 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 20.1%, moving by 6.4 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.
- Durability 2 / 20
Operating margin has been a median 9.6%; its worst year was -1.5%.
- Cash conversion 12 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 8 of 10 years, at a median 7.7% of revenue.
- Discipline 10 / 20
The diluted share count rose 19.3% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.6% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (39 before it).
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