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The Screen · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Standex International Corporation
SXI · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $3.1B · 4,100 employees
Standex International Corporation manufactures and sells products and services for commercial and industrial markets in the United States and internationally.
FAIL · Does not pass the screen
254.92 USD
At the last full screen 2026-09-15
Screened 2026-09-15 · the tape above runs as of 21:00 UTC · 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.
Standex International Corporation holds its Markdown at $254.92. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 18 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-09-15
Phase
Markdown · caution
Quantitative state
Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 18 days
Price at the screen
$254.92
Valuation
29.40 trailing · 21.49 forward price to earnings
Values screen
FAIL· score 70.0
Beta
1.05
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
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
38.53%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is 38.5% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows.
Fail
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
17.69%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 17.7% 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.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-15 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 13.6% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 5 covering, consensus Strong Buy. The average target sits +34% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & Projections
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 2026-09-15 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
Industrial parts maker priced well beyond value
Standex builds the electronics, engraving tools and specialty components that keep factories and labs running in dozens of niches. Revenue is expanding at 8% with an 11% profit margin and 16% return on equity, yet the shares trade at 30.4 times forward earnings, well above the $244.60 fair value that leaves a negative 19% margin of safety.
We pass because the market has already paid up for steady but unspectacular growth in a fragmented industrial space whose moat remains unclear. Five analysts see a median price near $290, still below the current $302.72 quote, and nothing in the numbers suggests the premium is justified.
Valuation risk is the clear issue here. A cyclical slowdown in manufacturing spending would quickly compress multiples and expose how little cushion exists at these levels. Analysis, not advice.
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
2026-09-14Markdown · changed$305.13-10.3%Entry 5
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 10.3% 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 holding around 15% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 88%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (5 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $291.
2026-08-14Markup$340.12+12.2%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 12.2% 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 15% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 88%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (5 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $291.
2026-07-18Markup$303.16+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 good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 15% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 88%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (5 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $291.
2026-07-03Markup$303.16+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 good risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Markup$303.16Entry 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 good risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
