Insteel Industries, Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of 1.47K% indicates that the company generates enough cash to cover a substantial portion of its debt. This level indicates very strong financial health.

Insteel Industries, Inc.'s free cash flow has increased 31.08% from $18.95M last year to $24.84M, signaling increasing performance

Insteel Industries, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 0.01, which means that the company's assets are healthy financed, signaling financial stability.

Insteel Industries, Inc.'s debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 0.01 last year to 0.01 today, signaling strengthened financials

Insteel Industries, Inc. has a net cash position, so leverage is healthy.

Insteel Industries, Inc. earns at least as much interest as it pays. Interest obligations are fully covered.

Insteel Industries, Inc.'s profit margin was 6.33% last year and is 4.00% this year, signaling decreasing performance

Insteel Industries, Inc.'s short-term assets of $286.25M exceed its short-term liabilities of $76.91M

Insteel Industries, Inc.'s return on assets of 6.15% is higher than the 5.00% threshold, indicating efficient asset utilization

Insteel Industries, Inc.'s return on equity of 8.02%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance

Insteel Industries, Inc.'s operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation

Insteel Industries, Inc. had positive net income in 5 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings

Insteel Industries, Inc. has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures

Insteel Industries, Inc. has a free cash flow yield of 4.80%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value

Insteel Industries, Inc.'s yearly earnings has decreased 27.97% since last year from $41.02M to $29.55M, signaling decreasing performance

Insteel Industries, Inc.'s yearly revenue has increased 14.17% since last year from $647.71M to $739.51M, signaling increasing performance

ROIC 7.16% (Source: FMP key-metrics). In the 5–10% partial-credit band. Score: 1 of 2. This band sits within the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range. Methodology choice can change the conclusion: under FMP's invested-capital definition the company is at or near its cost of capital; under narrower operating-capital definitions the same company may score higher. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities, and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. See methodology.

Insteel Industries, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of 4.44% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years

Insteel Industries, Inc. had revenue growth in 3 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance

Insteel Industries, Inc. had positive ROE in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity

Insteel Industries, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 9.94 based on Base Cash Flow Valuation (DCF) model

Insteel Industries, Inc. has an earnings yield of 5.69%, which is above the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock offers reasonable value relative to its earnings

Insteel Industries, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 21.91 based on Base EBITDA Valuation model

Insteel Industries, Inc. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 8.60x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings

Insteel Industries, Inc. is undervalued relative to its fair value price of 27.00 based on Base Earnings Fair Value model

Insteel Industries, Inc.'s earnings growth over the measurement period is negative; the PEG ratio is not meaningful and the check fails.

Insteel Industries, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 1.37x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value

Insteel Industries, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 0.70x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue