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The Screen · Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts

Espey Manufacturing & Electronics Corp

ESP · NYSE AMERICAN · USD · Market cap $172M · 152 employees

Espey Mfg.

Not yet scored
57.32 USD

At the last full screen
2025-06-30

Screened 2025-06-30 · the tape above runs as of 21:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed

The Label · The Season, Not the Day

This name holds its markdown label.

Espey Manufacturing & Electronics Corp holds its Markdown at $57.32. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 25 days.

As held on the ledger · 2025-06-30
PhaseMarkdown · caution
Quantitative stateConsolidating, no directional conviction, held for 25 days
Price at the screen$57.32
Valuation15.04 trailing · 15.45 forward price to earnings
Values screenNot scored · score 70.0
Beta0.34
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

This security has not been fully scored against the values screen yet.

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
Business activity Permissible Core business clean Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. Pass
Debt load Excluded Below 33% Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. Fail
Interest-bearing cash 31.24% Below 33% Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 31.2% of assets, under the one-third limit. Pass
Receivables 33.45% Below 49% Money owed to the company is 33.4% of assets, under the 49% limit. Pass
Revenue purity 2.87% Below 5% Only 2.9% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. Pass

Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.

What the Numbers Say It Is Worth

The Fair Value Range

58.50Conservative61.49Base case72.48Growth case 57.32Price

Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2025-06-30 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 7.3% margin of safety to the base estimate.

Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.

Price History & Projections
$75.4$42.3$9.2TODAY5y agoPROJECTIONStreet avg$65.00 +13%Street high$65.00 +13%Our fair value$61.49 +7%Conservative$58.50 +1%

Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2025-06-30 screen.

Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.

The Business, in Plain Words
The fundamentals · plain-English read
Forward P/E15.5xpriced for continued growth
Trailing P/E15.0xreasonably valued
EPS, trailing3.81
EPS, forward3.71
Revenue growth+10.9%steady growth
Profit margin25.5%healthy profit margins
Return on equity21.0%an exceptional return on shareholder capital
FCF yield1.28%
Dividend yield169.00%
Current ratio2.28comfortably covers its short-term bills
Beta0.34barely tracks the market's swings
Short interest, float0.04%
52-week range36.00 - 74.77
MoatNONE
Market cap$172M
Employees152

The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

Where & How to Trade

ESP trades on NYSE AMERICAN. As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.

The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-08-28 Accumulation · changed $57.32 +0.0% Entry 5

The framework has shifted from distribution to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 10% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 47%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 39%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $65.

2026-07-28 Distribution $57.32 -3.3% Entry 4

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 3.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 10% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 47%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 39%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $65.

2026-07-18 Distribution $59.26 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 10% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 47%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 39%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $65.

2026-07-03 Distribution $59.26 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Distribution $59.26 Entry 1

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

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What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $70.83 -18.5% · $815 -18.5%
2 months $59.51 -3.0% · $970 -3.0%
3 months $54.11 +6.6% $0.25 $1,071 +7.1%
6 months $43.56 +32.5% $0.50 $1,336 +33.6%
1 year $39.25 +47.0% $1.75 $1,515 +51.5%
2 years $19.91 +189.9% $2.70 $3,034 +203.4%
3 years $15.18 +280.2% $3.28 $4,018 +301.8%
5 years $13.72 +320.5% $3.38 $4,451 +345.1%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The Ledger's Promise

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever ESP does next, these words stay.

Espey Manufacturing & Electronics Corp · ESP · Markdown · $57.32
Recorded 2025-06-30 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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