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Vol. II · No. 255Saturday, 12 September 2026
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The Screen · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense

Optex Systems Holdings Inc

OPXS · NASDAQ · USD · Market cap $88M · 132 employees

Optex Systems Holdings, Inc manufactures and sells optical sighting systems and assemblies primarily for the U.S.

FAIL · Does not pass the screen
12.72 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.

Optex Systems Holdings Inc holds its Markdown at $12.72. The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 9 days.

As held on the ledger · 2026-06-14
PhaseMarkdown · caution
Quantitative stateThe statistical read favours the buyers, held for 9 days
Price at the screen$12.72
Valuation21.55 trailing · 14.13 forward price to earnings
Values screenFAIL · score 30.0
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

Does not pass. Excluded industry: Aerospace & Defense

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
Business activity Excluded Core business clean Excluded industry: Aerospace & Defense 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

14.58Conservative16.20Base case22.50Growth case 12.72Price

Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-06-14 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 27.4% margin of safety to the base estimate.

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

Price History & Projections
$17.4$8.9$0.3TODAY5y agoPROJECTIONStreet avg$16.20 +29%Our fair value$16.20 +29%Street high$16.20 +29%Conservative$14.58 +16%

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/E14.1xreasonably valued
Trailing P/E21.6xa premium valuation
EPS, trailing0.59
EPS, forward0.90
Revenue growth-10.3%revenue is shrinking
Profit margin10.0%thin but positive margins
Return on equity17.2%a solid return on shareholder capital
Debt to equity0.06minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet
52-week range8.42 - 17.76
MoatNONE
Market cap$88M
Employees132

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

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The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-09-08 Markdown $12.72 +0.0% Entry 5

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 modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 21%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 32%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $16.

2026-08-07 Markdown · changed $12.72 +0.0% Entry 4

The framework has shifted from markup to markdown since the last review. 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 A. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 21%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 32%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $16.

2026-07-18 Markup $12.72 +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: 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 A. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 21%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 32%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $16.

2026-07-03 Markup $12.72 +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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Markup $12.72 Entry 1

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. 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.

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 $10.42 +20.2% · $1,202 +20.2%
2 months $11.70 +7.0% · $1,070 +7.0%
3 months $12.96 -3.4% · $966 -3.4%
6 months $15.32 -18.3% · $817 -18.3%
1 year $10.31 +21.4% · $1,214 +21.4%
2 years $7.77 +61.1% · $1,611 +61.1%
3 years $3.45 +262.9% · $3,629 +262.9%
5 years $1.51 +729.1% · $8,291 +729.1%

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 OPXS does next, these words stay.

Optex Systems Holdings Inc · OPXS · Markdown · $12.72
Recorded 2026-06-14 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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