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Vol. II · No. 255Saturday, 12 September 2026
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The Screen · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Oil-Dri Corporation of America logoOil-Dri Corporation of America

ODC · the NYSE · USD · 928 employees

Oil-Dri Corporation of America, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets sorbent products in the United States and internationally.

Not yet scored
91.52 USD

At the last full screen
2026-08-27

Screened 2026-08-27 · 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.

Oil-Dri Corporation of America holds its Markdown at $91.52. The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 96 days.

As held on the ledger · 2026-08-27
PhaseMarkdown · caution
Quantitative stateThe statistical read favours the buyers, held for 96 days
Price at the screen$91.52
Valuation23.96 trailing · N/A forward price to earnings
Values screenNot scored · score 70.0
Beta0.78
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 19.94% Below 33% Interest-bearing debt is just 19.9% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. Pass
Interest-bearing cash 0.00% Below 33% Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit. Pass
Receivables 24.15% Below 49% Money owed to the company is 24.2% of assets, under the 49% limit. Pass
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.

The Business, in Plain Words
The fundamentals · plain-English read
Trailing P/E24.0xa premium valuation
EPS, trailing3.82
Revenue growth+9.4%steady growth
Profit margin11.4%thin but positive margins
Return on equity20.9%an exceptional return on shareholder capital
Dividend yield86.00%
Debt to equity0.19minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet
Current ratio3.28comfortably covers its short-term bills
Beta0.78steadier than the market
Short interest, float0.07%
52-week range45.61 - 107.00
Employees928

The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.

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

Where & How to Trade

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The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-09-08 Distribution · changed $91.52 -5.9% Entry 5

The framework has shifted from markup to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 5.9% 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 A, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 29% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 65%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 31%.

2026-08-07 Markup $97.21 +2.9% Entry 4

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 2.9% 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 A, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 29% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 65%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 31%.

2026-07-18 Markup $94.45 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads markup. 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: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 29% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 65%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 31%.

2026-07-03 Markup $94.45 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads markup. 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: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Markup $94.45 Entry 1

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. 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 $76.47 +24.2% · $1,242 +24.2%
2 months $72.61 +30.8% $0.21 $1,311 +31.1%
3 months $65.25 +45.6% $0.21 $1,459 +45.9%
6 months $49.72 +91.0% $0.41 $1,919 +91.9%
1 year $57.59 +64.9% $0.77 $1,663 +66.3%
2 years $34.39 +176.2% $1.39 $2,802 +180.2%
3 years $22.48 +322.6% $1.97 $4,313 +331.3%
5 years $15.87 +498.7% $3.07 $6,180 +518.0%

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 ODC does next, these words stay.

Oil-Dri Corporation of America · ODC · Markdown · $91.52
Recorded 2026-08-27 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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