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ACU

Acme United Corporation

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$43.73

-0.43 (-0.97%)
Current Price
Previous Close $44.16
Open $43.51
Day High $44.43
Day Low $43.51
Volume 14,629
Fetched: 2026-06-06T02:22:56
Stock Information
Quarterly Dividend / Yield $0.64 / 1.46%
Shares Outstanding 3.81M
Quarterly Dividend Yield 1.46%
Quarterly Dividend $0.64
Total Debt $49.40M
Cash Equivalents $4.20M
Revenue $202.88M
Net Income $9.52M
Sector Consumer Defensive
Industry Household & Personal Products
Market Cap $166.63M
P/E Ratio 18.85
EPS (TTM) $2.32
Exchange ASE
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Company Data
Enterprise Value$211.83M
Sales$202.88M
Income$9.52M
Book/sh$30.63
Cash/sh$1.10
Employees649
Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio1.63
Current Ratio4.57
Debt/Eq42.32
EPS Growth TTM-40.40%
Returns & Margins
ROA4.90%
ROE8.46%
Gross Margin39.57%
Operating Margin3.34%
Profit Margin4.69%
Ownership
Insider Ownership11.29%
Institutional Ownership74.25%
Insider & Institutional transactions data not available
Valuation Ratios
Forward P/E19.52
PEG1.54
P/S0.82
P/B1.43
Analyst Data
Recommendationnone
Target Price$53.00
Technical Indicators
SMA20$42.10
SMA50$43.14
SMA200$41.37
RSI67.60
ATR1.3996
Shares Float2.99M
Short Float2.87%
Short Ratio3.37
Volatility0.51
Rel Volume0.67
Performance History
Week+3.63%
Month+3.58%
Quarter+3.27%
6 Months+15.47%
YTD+9.58%
Year+12.58%
3 Years+83.70%
5 Years+14.01%
10 Years+188.71%
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Recent Price History
Date Close Volume
2026-06-05 $43.73 14,629
2026-06-04 $44.16 16,100
2026-06-03 $42.54 13,700
2026-06-02 $42.08 11,900
2026-06-01 $42.58 11,300
2026-05-29 $42.20 13,300
2026-05-28 $42.42 22,000
2026-05-27 $41.59 11,000
2026-05-26 $42.06 39,100
2026-05-22 $42.16 25,300
2026-05-21 $43.21 35,800
2026-05-20 $42.39 14,500
2026-05-19 $42.09 33,000
2026-05-18 $41.60 22,800
2026-05-15 $40.72 39,000
2026-05-14 $41.69 19,000
2026-05-13 $40.53 66,600
2026-05-12 $41.10 7,600
2026-05-11 $41.60 10,000
2026-05-08 $41.61 8,400
2026-05-07 $41.82 4,400
2026-05-06 $42.22 14,800
About Acme United Corporation

Acme United Corporation supplies cutting, measuring, first aid, and sharpening products to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods, and industrial markets in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company offers scissors, shears, knives, rulers, pencil sharpeners, paper trimmers, safety cutters, lettering products, glue guns, and other craft products under the Westcott brand name; and cutting tools under the Clauss brand. It also provides sharpening knives, scissors, chisels, skis, skates, and other edges under the DMT brand. In addition, the company offers first aid kits and safety solutions under the First Aid Only brand; portable eyewash solution and over-the-counter medication, including active ingredients aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen under the PhysiciansCare brand; bodily fluid and spill clean-up solution under the Spill Magic brand; various first aid kit, refill, and safety supplies, including CPR kits, burn kits, and automotive and emergency first aid kits under the First Aid Central; first aid kits for the promotional products industry under Safety Made brand; alcohol prep pads, alcohol wipes, benzalkonium chloride wipes, various antiseptic wipes under the Med-Nap brand, and Pac-Kit, as well as My Medic brands. It sells its products directly and through its independent manufacturer representatives to wholesale, contract, and retail stationery distributors; office supply superstores, mass market retailers, industrial and medical distributors, school supply distributors, drug store retailers, sporting goods stores, hardware chains, and wholesale florists, as well as through its websites. The company was formerly known as Acme Shear Company and changed its name to Acme United Corporation in 1971. Acme United Corporation was founded in 1867 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.

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Income Statement (Annual)
Metric 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Revenue
Reconciled Cost Of Revenue $119,131,968 $118,139,167 $119,290,712 $130,403,572
Cost Of Revenue $119,131,968 $118,139,167 $119,290,712 $130,403,572
Total Revenue $196,541,816 $194,489,991 $191,500,947 $193,962,357
Operating Revenue $196,541,816 $194,489,991 $191,500,947 $193,962,357
Expenses
Interest Expense $1,559,920 $1,942,643 $3,096,481 $2,396,431
Total Expenses $181,817,302 $180,350,049 $178,312,330 $187,689,055
Other Income Expense $-46,972 $95,110 $12,523,151 $-246,396
Other Non Operating Income Expenses $-46,972 $95,110 $-41,002 $-246,396
Net Non Operating Interest Income Expense $-1,559,920 $-1,942,643 $-2,977,164 $-2,364,461
Interest Expense Non Operating $1,559,920 $1,942,643 $3,096,481 $2,396,431
Operating Expense $62,685,334 $62,210,882 $59,021,618 $57,285,483
Income & Earnings
Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest $10,184,421 $10,022,351 $17,793,160 $3,034,766
Net Interest Income $-1,559,920 $-1,942,643 $-2,977,164 $-2,364,461
Normalized Income $10,184,421 $10,022,351 $7,993,121 $3,034,766
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation $10,184,421 $10,022,351 $17,793,160 $3,034,766
Total Operating Income As Reported $14,724,514 $14,139,942 $13,188,617 $6,273,302
Net Income Common Stockholders $10,184,421 $10,022,351 $17,793,160 $3,034,766
Net Income $10,184,421 $10,022,351 $17,793,160 $3,034,766
Net Income Including Noncontrolling Interests $10,184,421 $10,022,351 $17,793,160 $3,034,766
Net Income Continuous Operations $10,184,421 $10,022,351 $17,793,160 $3,034,766
Pretax Income $13,117,622 $12,292,409 $22,734,604 $3,662,445
Operating Income $14,724,514 $14,139,942 $13,188,617 $6,273,302
Gross Profit $77,409,848 $76,350,824 $72,210,235 $63,558,785
Interest Income - $140,680 $119,317 $31,970
Special Income Charges - $0 $12,564,153 $0
Interest Income Non Operating - $140,680 $119,317 $31,970
Per Share
Diluted EPS $2.49 $2.45 $4.86 $0.82
Basic EPS $2.69 $2.71 $4.98 $0.86
Other
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items $0 $0 $2,764,114 $0
Tax Rate For Calcs $0 $0 $0 $0
Normalized EBITDA (Bullshit earnings) $21,024,256 $20,304,277 $18,334,523 $10,636,660
Reconciled Depreciation $6,346,714 $6,069,225 $5,067,591 $4,577,784
EBITDA (Bullshit earnings) $21,024,256 $20,304,277 $30,898,676 $10,636,660
EBIT $14,677,542 $14,235,052 $25,831,085 $6,058,876
Diluted Average Shares $4,087,000 $4,099,000 $3,658,000 $3,719,000
Basic Average Shares $3,787,000 $3,701,000 $3,572,000 $3,528,000
Diluted NI Availto Com Stockholders $10,184,421 $10,022,351 $17,793,160 $3,034,766
Tax Provision $2,933,201 $2,270,058 $4,941,444 $627,679
Selling General And Administration $62,685,334 $62,210,882 $59,021,618 $57,285,483
Total Unusual Items - $0 $12,564,153 $0
Total Unusual Items Excluding Goodwill - $0 $12,564,153 $0
Gain On Sale Of Business - $0 $12,564,153 $0
Other Special Charges - - - -
Fetched: 2026-06-02
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Metric 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Assets
Net Tangible Assets $88,230,224 $76,749,947 $70,708,407 $50,050,768
Total Assets $170,998,209 $162,170,586 $149,241,316 $164,377,104
Total Non Current Assets $74,803,175 $66,710,104 $57,217,486 $58,777,091
Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets $29,380,885 $30,230,688 $27,190,277 $28,979,364
Other Intangible Assets $19,473,228 $20,323,031 $19,001,448 $20,790,535
Current Assets $96,195,034 $95,460,482 $92,023,830 $105,600,013
Other Current Assets $3,649,286 $4,571,230 $4,773,464 $2,820,935
Inventory $59,851,534 $56,254,383 $55,469,992 $63,325,206
Receivables $29,098,236 $28,236,177 $26,234,421 $32,603,463
Accounts Receivable $29,098,236 $28,236,177 $26,234,421 $32,603,463
Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable $-480,736 $-493,705 $-567,015 $-1,060,812
Gross Accounts Receivable $29,578,972 $28,729,882 $26,801,436 $33,664,275
Cash Cash Equivalents And Short Term Investments $3,595,978 $6,398,692 $4,795,953 $6,100,409
Cash And Cash Equivalents $3,595,978 $6,398,692 $4,795,953 $6,100,409
Restricted Cash - $0 $750,000 $750,000
Other Non Current Assets - - - $750,000
Prepaid Assets - - - -
Debt
Net Debt $17,688,656 $21,075,042 $18,592,726 $54,508,852
Total Debt $28,716,658 $32,841,531 $25,933,281 $63,827,416
Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligation $26,816,413 $30,840,339 $24,415,030 $62,292,584
Long Term Debt $21,284,634 $27,473,734 $23,388,679 $60,609,261
Current Debt And Capital Lease Obligation $1,900,245 $2,001,192 $1,518,251 $1,534,832
Liabilities
Total Liabilities Net Minority Interest $53,387,100 $55,189,951 $51,342,632 $85,346,972
Total Non Current Liabilities Net Minority Interest $30,515,103 $32,318,350 $25,330,648 $63,220,310
Other Non Current Liabilities $13,972 $13,355 $16,274 $622,441
Non Current Deferred Liabilities $3,684,718 $1,464,656 $899,344 $305,285
Non Current Deferred Taxes Liabilities $3,684,718 $1,464,656 $899,344 $305,285
Current Liabilities $22,871,997 $22,871,601 $26,011,984 $22,126,662
Payables And Accrued Expenses $20,971,752 $20,870,409 $24,493,733 $20,591,830
Payables $8,065,633 $9,004,876 $12,101,735 $10,514,288
Accounts Payable $8,065,633 $9,004,876 $12,101,735 $10,514,288
Other Current Liabilities - - - $707,559
Other Payable - - - $5,533,802
Dividends Payable - - - $495,406
Total Tax Payable - - - $533,746
Income Tax Payable - - - $533,746
Equity
Common Stock Equity $117,611,109 $106,980,635 $97,898,684 $79,030,132
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest $117,611,109 $106,980,635 $97,898,684 $79,030,132
Stockholders Equity $117,611,109 $106,980,635 $97,898,684 $79,030,132
Gains Losses Not Affecting Retained Earnings $-1,571,280 $-2,751,142 $-1,705,587 $-2,087,899
Other Equity Adjustments $-1,571,280 $-2,751,142 $-1,705,587 $-2,087,899
Retained Earnings $102,293,042 $94,497,828 $86,715,934 $70,967,232
Other
Treasury Shares Number $1,544,872 $1,544,872 $1,544,872 $1,544,872
Ordinary Shares Number $3,806,724 $3,754,498 $3,645,200 $3,538,179
Share Issued $5,351,596 $5,299,370 $5,190,072 $5,083,051
Tangible Book Value $88,230,224 $76,749,947 $70,708,407 $50,050,768
Invested Capital $138,895,743 $134,454,369 $121,287,363 $139,639,393
Working Capital $73,323,037 $72,588,881 $66,011,846 $83,473,351
Capital Lease Obligations $6,977,912 $4,930,848 $2,125,293 $2,813,567
Total Capitalization $138,895,743 $134,454,369 $121,287,363 $139,639,393
Treasury Stock $15,995,622 $15,995,622 $15,995,622 $15,995,622
Additional Paid In Capital $19,505,989 $17,981,156 $15,917,781 $13,447,797
Capital Stock $13,378,980 $13,248,415 $12,966,178 $12,698,624
Common Stock $13,378,980 $13,248,415 $12,966,178 $12,698,624
Long Term Capital Lease Obligation $5,531,779 $3,366,605 $1,026,351 $1,683,323
Current Capital Lease Obligation $1,446,133 $1,564,243 $1,098,942 $1,130,244
Current Accrued Expenses $12,906,119 $11,865,533 $12,391,998 $10,077,542
Goodwill $9,907,657 $9,907,657 $8,188,829 $8,188,829
Net PPE $45,422,290 $36,479,416 $30,027,209 $29,047,727
Accumulated Depreciation $-32,458,661 $-28,908,379 $-26,568,275 $-23,669,724
Gross PPE $77,880,951 $65,387,795 $56,595,484 $52,717,451
Other Properties $6,881,026 $4,826,088 $2,002,272 $2,632,191
Machinery Furniture Equipment $43,461,964 $37,367,957 $34,704,536 $31,491,637
Buildings And Improvements $24,050,860 $20,506,081 $17,501,583 $16,614,149
Land And Improvements $3,487,101 $2,687,669 $2,387,093 $1,979,474
Finished Goods $44,750,429 $40,074,026 $39,315,594 $45,371,042
Work In Process $305,288 $247,260 $208,212 $408,346
Raw Materials $14,795,817 $15,933,097 $15,946,186 $17,545,818
Pensionand Other Post Retirement Benefit Plans Current - - - $791,231
Fetched: 2026-06-02
Cash Flow Statement (Annual)
Metric 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow $7,577,536 $4,826,592 $23,924,042 $-1,712,525
Operating Activities
Operating Cash Flow $18,229,449 $11,975,240 $28,899,495 $2,891,739
Cash Flow From Continuing Operating Activities $18,229,449 $11,975,240 $28,899,495 $2,891,739
Operating Gains Losses - - $-9,644,000 -
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure $-10,651,913 $-7,148,648 $-4,975,453 $-4,604,264
Investing Cash Flow $-12,303,662 $-12,939,167 $7,427,160 $-14,226,655
Cash Flow From Continuing Investing Activities $-12,303,662 $-12,939,167 $7,427,160 $-14,226,655
Financing Activities
Issuance Of Capital Stock $697,531 $1,621,237 $1,452,520 $84,715
Financing Cash Flow $-8,883,406 $2,003,644 $-38,441,220 $14,276,667
Cash Flow From Continuing Financing Activities $-8,883,406 $2,003,644 $-38,441,220 $14,276,667
Net Other Financing Charges $-354,914 $-1,042,726 $-363,273 $-243,463
Cash Dividends Paid $-2,343,305 $-2,221,924 $-1,993,049 $-1,903,346
Common Stock Dividend Paid $-2,343,305 $-2,221,924 $-1,993,049 $-1,903,346
Net Common Stock Issuance $697,531 $1,621,237 $1,452,520 $84,715
Common Stock Issuance $697,531 $1,621,237 $1,452,520 $84,715
Repurchase Of Capital Stock - - - $0
Other
Repayment Of Debt $-6,201,741 $-413,235 $-37,245,266 $-401,410
Interest Paid Supplemental Data $1,572,407 $1,903,301 $3,179,184 $2,124,144
Income Tax Paid Supplemental Data $560,723 $2,248,217 $5,771,876 $978,378
End Cash Position $3,595,978 $6,398,692 $5,545,954 $7,600,409
Beginning Cash Position $6,398,692 $5,545,954 $7,600,409 $4,843,349
Effect Of Exchange Rate Changes $154,905 $-186,979 $60,110 $-184,691
Changes In Cash $-2,957,619 $1,039,717 $-2,114,565 $2,941,751
Proceeds From Stock Option Exercised $-680,977 $-415,900 $-292,152 $-108,155
Net Issuance Payments Of Debt $-6,201,741 $4,062,957 $-37,245,266 $16,446,916
Net Long Term Debt Issuance $-6,201,741 $4,062,957 $-37,245,266 $16,446,916
Long Term Debt Payments $-6,201,741 $-413,235 $-37,245,266 $-401,410
Net Business Purchase And Sale $-1,651,749 $-5,790,519 $12,402,613 $-9,622,391
Sale Of Business $0 $1,100,000 $13,152,613 $0
Purchase Of Business $-1,651,749 $-6,890,519 $-750,000 $-9,622,391
Net PPE Purchase And Sale $-10,651,913 $-7,148,648 $-4,673,717 $-4,304,264
Purchase Of PPE $-10,651,913 $-7,148,648 $-4,673,717 $-4,304,264
Change In Working Capital $-2,856,702 $-7,282,440 $12,954,228 $-6,607,569
Change In Payables And Accrued Expense $-128,986 $-3,788,677 $3,926,489 $1,333,364
Change In Accrued Expense $927,167 $-807,171 $2,374,137 $-581,449
Change In Payable $-1,056,153 $-2,981,506 $1,552,352 $1,914,813
Change In Account Payable $-1,056,153 $-2,981,506 $1,552,352 $1,914,813
Change In Prepaid Assets $937,348 $-704,417 $-950,338 $-173,341
Change In Inventory $-3,072,247 $-329,896 $3,648,679 $-9,606,835
Change In Receivables $-592,817 $-2,459,450 $6,329,398 $1,839,243
Changes In Account Receivables $-592,817 $-2,459,450 $6,329,398 $1,839,243
Other Non Cash Items $20,014 $23,846 $151,757 $-12,419
Stock Based Compensation $1,993,758 $2,183,001 $1,940,443 $1,803,302
Provisionand Write Offof Assets $321,182 $393,945 $42,257 $389,870
Deferred Tax $2,220,062 $565,312 $594,059 $-293,995
Deferred Income Tax $2,220,062 $565,312 $594,059 $-293,995
Depreciation Amortization Depletion $6,346,714 $6,069,225 $5,067,591 $4,577,784
Depreciation And Amortization $6,346,714 $6,069,225 $5,067,591 $4,577,784
Amortization Cash Flow $2,547,383 $2,568,349 $2,111,078 $1,815,508
Amortization Of Intangibles $2,547,383 $2,568,349 $2,111,078 $1,815,508
Depreciation $3,799,331 $3,500,876 $2,956,513 $2,762,276
Net Income From Continuing Operations $10,184,421 $10,022,351 $17,793,160 $3,034,766
Issuance Of Debt - $4,476,192 - $16,848,326
Long Term Debt Issuance - $4,476,192 - $16,848,326
Net Intangibles Purchase And Sale - $0 $-301,736 $-300,000
Purchase Of Intangibles - $0 $-301,736 $-300,000
Gain Loss On Sale Of Business - $0 $-9,644,000 $0
Common Stock Payments - - - $0
Pension And Employee Benefit Expense - - - -
Fetched: 2026-06-02