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Vol. II · No. 255Saturday, 12 September 2026
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The Screen · Financials · Banks - Regional

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Inc

FMAO · USD · Market cap $397M · 473 employees

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.

FAIL · Does not pass the screen
28.80 USD

At the last full screen
2026-06-14

Screened 2026-06-14 · the tape above runs as of 22:12 UTC · 11 Sep · 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.

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Inc holds its Markdown at $28.80. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 410 days.

As held on the ledger · 2026-06-14
PhaseMarkdown · caution
Quantitative stateThe statistical read favours the sellers, held for 410 days
Price at the screen$28.80
Valuation10.99 trailing · 9.56 forward price to earnings
Values screenFAIL · score 30.0
Beta0.83
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

Does not pass. Excluded industry: Banks - Regional

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
Business activity Excluded Core business clean Excluded industry: Banks - Regional Fail
Debt load Excluded Below 33% Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. Fail
Interest-bearing cash Excluded Below 33% Interest-bearing cash and securities are of assets, above the one-third limit. Fail
Receivables Excluded Below 49% Money owed to the company is of assets, above the 49% limit. Fail
Revenue purity Excluded Below 5% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. Fail

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

29.00Conservative29.00Base case56.50Growth case 28.80Price

Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-06-14 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 0.7% margin of safety to the base estimate.

The Street's Range
28.50Street low 28.50Street average 29.00Street high 28.80Price

Third-party analyst targets: 3 covering, consensus None. The average target sits −1% from the screen price.

Reading the gap · Our model and the Street both land near today's price: fairly valued, with no strong edge either way.

Price History & Projections
$29.8$23.9$18.1TODAY5y agoPROJECTIONConservative$29.00 +1%Our fair value$29.00 +1%Street high$29.00 +1%Street avg$28.50 -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 2026-06-14 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/E9.6xcheap for a company growing this fast
Trailing P/E11.0xreasonably valued
EPS, trailing2.62
EPS, forward3.01
Revenue growth+16.5%steady growth
Profit margin29.0%healthy profit margins
Return on equity10.0%a modest return on shareholder capital
Dividend yield316.00%
Beta0.83steadier than the market
52-week range22.77 - 29.83
MoatNONE
Market cap$397M
Employees473

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.

The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-08-29 Accumulation · changed $28.80 +0.0% Entry 5

The framework has shifted from markup 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 good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 22%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (3 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $29. Insiders have been net sellers over the past quarter.

2026-07-30 Markup · changed $28.80 +0.0% Entry 4

The framework has shifted from markdown to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. 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 good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 22%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (3 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $29.

2026-07-18 Markdown $28.80 +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 good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 22%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (3 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $29.

2026-07-03 Markdown $28.80 +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 good risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Markdown $28.80 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 good risk-adjusted returns.

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

The Insider Ledger · Form 4 Filings, As Filed
Most recent filings · FMAO
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesValue
2026-08-06 Briggs Andrew J Dir S - Sale 6,000 $204,960

Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.

The Political Ledger · Congressional Disclosures
Disclosures naming FMAO
DatePoliticianPartyTypeAmount
20 Jul2026 Bob Latta Republican buy 1K–15K
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 $27.20 +5.4% · $1,054 +5.4%
2 months $27.23 +5.3% · $1,053 +5.3%
3 months $24.58 +16.7% $0.23 $1,176 +17.6%
6 months $26.27 +9.2% $0.46 $1,109 +10.9%
1 year $23.50 +22.0% $0.91 $1,259 +25.9%
2 years $21.15 +35.6% $1.79 $1,441 +44.1%
3 years $21.94 +30.7% $2.65 $1,428 +42.8%
5 years $18.87 +52.0% $4.22 $1,743 +74.3%

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 FMAO does next, these words stay.

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Inc · FMAO · Markdown · $28.80
Recorded 2026-06-14 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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