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Vol. II · No. 255Saturday, 12 September 2026
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The Screen · Technology · Software - Infrastructure

International Money Express, Inc.

IMXI · Nasdaq · USD · Market cap $456M · 1,096 employees

International Money Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an omnichannel money remittance services company in the United States, Latin America, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Afric…

FAIL · Does not pass the screen
14.95 USD

At the last full screen
2026-05-14

Screened 2026-05-14 · 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 markup label.

International Money Express, Inc. holds its Markup at $14.95. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 178 days.

As held on the ledger · 2026-05-14
PhaseMarkup
Quantitative stateConsolidating, no directional conviction, held for 178 days
Price at the screen$14.95
Valuation18.70 trailing · 8.54 forward price to earnings
Values screenFAIL · score 10.0
Beta0.78
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

Does not pass. Debt ratio

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 57.53% Below 33% Interest-bearing debt is 57.5% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. Fail
Interest-bearing cash 37.36% Below 33% Interest-bearing cash and securities are 37.4% of assets, above the one-third limit. Fail
Receivables 0.00% Below 49% Money owed to the company is 0.0% of assets, under the 49% limit. Pass
Revenue purity 0.00% Below 5% Only 0.0% 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

Our framework reads AVOID: it trades at roughly a 7% discount to our $16.00 fair value, moderate competitive moat.

16.00Conservative16.00Base case29.90Growth case 14.95Price

Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-05-14 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 7.0% margin of safety to the base estimate.

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

Price History & Projections
$25.5$17.8$10.1TODAY5y agoPROJECTIONConservative$16.00 +9%Street avg$16.00 +9%Our fair value$16.00 +9%Street high$16.00 +9%

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 2026-05-14 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

Why it gives us pause

At 8.5x forward earnings, the price already runs ahead of the business. Our fair value sits at $16.00, below where it trades today. The moderate moat is real, but quality alone does not make an expensive price cheap.

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Forward P/E8.5xvery cheap relative to earnings
Trailing P/E18.7xreasonably valued
EPS, trailing0.81
EPS, forward1.77
Revenue growth-14.9%revenue is shrinking
Profit margin4.3%barely profitable
Return on equity16.8%a solid return on shareholder capital
Debt to equity1.61a meaningful debt load worth watching
Current ratio2.84comfortably covers its short-term bills
Beta0.78steadier than the market
Short interest, float0.05%
52-week range8.58 - 15.95
MoatMODERATE
Market cap$456M
Employees1,096

The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; it carries a real debt load, which raises the stakes if revenue slips.

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

Where & How to Trade

IMXI trades on Nasdaq. 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

2026-09-02 Markup · changed $14.95 +0.0% Entry 5

The framework has shifted from distribution 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 negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 0% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 32%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (1 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $16.

2026-08-02 Distribution · changed $14.95 +0.0% Entry 4

The framework has shifted from markdown to distribution since the last review. 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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 0% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 32%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (1 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $16.

2026-07-18 Markdown $14.95 +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 negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 0% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 32%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (1 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $16.

2026-07-03 Markdown $14.95 +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 negative risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Markdown $14.95 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 negative 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 · IMXI
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesValue
2026-04-01 MAYDON LAURA I. Director 127 $2,007
2026-04-01 BRADFORD DEBRA A. Director 159 $2,512
2026-04-01 PURCELL MICHAEL J. Director 989 $15,626
2026-03-31 LISY ROBERT Chief Executive Officer 117,500 ·
2026-02-06 LISY ROBERT Chief Executive Officer 300,644 $4,675,014
2026-02-06 AGUILAR JOSEPH Officer 38,586 $600,012
2026-02-06 BENDE ANDRAS QUINN Chief Financial Officer 57,878 $900,003
2026-02-06 HUNT CHRISTOPHER D Chief Operating Officer 57,878 $900,003
2025-12-31 MAYDON LAURA I. Director 131 $2,010
2025-12-31 BRADFORD DEBRA A. Director 163 $2,500

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

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 $15.81 -7.0% · $930 -7.0%
2 months $15.82 -7.1% · $929 -7.1%
3 months $15.78 -6.8% · $932 -6.8%
6 months $15.45 -4.9% · $952 -4.9%
1 year $11.15 +31.8% · $1,318 +31.8%
2 years $21.33 -31.1% · $689 -31.1%
3 years $24.44 -39.9% · $602 -39.9%
5 years $15.18 -3.2% · $968 -3.2%

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 IMXI does next, these words stay.

International Money Express, Inc. · IMXI · Markup · $14.95
Recorded 2026-05-14 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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