Central Securities Corp CET

An entry written while the outcome is still unknown. It will be scored by what the market does next, and it will never be edited to look cleverer than it was.

In plain words · Central Securities Corporation is a publicly owned investment manager.

The label

Markup

read at $55.25

Central Securities Corp holds its Markup at $55.25.

PHPhase · the trend structure carries the Markup label
INInsiders · no filings inside 60 days, left as found
POPositioning · no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
OPOptions · no verdict drawn today, left as found
SCScreen · does not pass the values gate

edge confirmed
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The investor read · the season, not the day

As held on the ledger · 2026-08-04
Phase	Markup
Quantitative state	The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 287 days
Price	$55.25
Valuation	6.04 trailing · -425.00 forward price to earnings
Values screen	FAIL · score 30.0
Beta	0.74

The business, in plain words · what the numbers mean

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Forward P/E	-425.0x
Trailing P/E	6.0x very cheap relative to earnings
Revenue growth	48.4% growing very fast
Profit margin	831.7% highly profitable on every dollar of sales
Return on equity	15.8% a solid return on shareholder capital
Debt to equity	0.15 minimal debt — a conservative balance sheet
Current ratio	1.08 adequate liquidity, worth monitoring
Beta	0.74 steadier than the market
Market cap	$1.6B

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.

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The trader read · the latest dated commentary

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 1.4% 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 5% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 16%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 4%. Entered 2026-07-24 · Markdown

The dated journal · newest first, never edited

2026-07-24 Markdown $52.43 -1.4% Entry 4

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 1.4% 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 5% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 16%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 4%.

2026-07-18 Markdown $53.18 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. 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 5% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 16%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 4%.

2026-07-03 Markdown $53.18 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. 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.

2026-07-02 Markdown $53.18 Entry 1

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. 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.

The political ledger · congressional disclosures

Disclosures naming CET
Date	Politician	Party	Type	Amount
7 Feb2025	Tim Walberg	Republican	buy	15K–50K
1 May2026	Ro Khanna	Democrat	sell	15K–50K

What holding actually paid · price plus dividends

If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
Period	Price then	Price return	Divs per share	$1,000 became	Total return
1 month	$52.72	-1.4%	·	$987	-1.4%
2 months	$51.56	+0.9%	·	$1,009	+0.9%
3 months	$50.30	+3.4%	·	$1,034	+3.4%
6 months	$50.82	+2.3%	·	$1,023	+2.3%
1 year	$44.94	+15.7%	$2.70	$1,217	+21.7%
2 years	$39.43	+31.9%	$4.95	$1,445	+44.5%
3 years	$30.70	+69.4%	$6.60	$1,909	+90.9%
5 years	$30.85	+68.6%	$13.00	$2,107	+110.7%

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

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Central Securities Corp · CET · Markup · $55.25
Recorded 2026-08-04 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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Central Securities Corp CET

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