The Eastern Company

$22.02 ▲ 1.32%

2026-04-21 06:38:00

Explore The Eastern Company stock price, valuation, financial statements, dividend history, analyst estimates, and long-term business fundamentals on StockSifting.

Market Cap

$134.37 M

Current Price

$22.02

52W High / Low

$26.77 / $17.61

Stock P/E

18.84

Book Value

$20.63

Dividend Yield

2%

ROCE

5.65%

ROE

4.86%

Face Value

—

EPS

$0.98

Exp Qtr EPS

—

Sector

Industrials

Industry

Tools & Accessories

Employees

1,231

Beta

0.88

Debt / Equity

43.21

Current Ratio

3.59

Quick Ratio

1.55

Forward P/E

—

Price / Sales

0.53

Enterprise Value

$177.73 M

EV / EBITDA

8.98

EV / Revenue

0.71

Rating

None

Target Price

—

EPS Forecast (FY)

—

ABOUT

In essence, the Eastern This organization is responsible for designing, handles the manufacturing of, and markets and sells engineered solutions to industrial markets in the United States and North America. In essence, this organization delivers turnkey returnable packaging solutions, which are used in the assembly processes of vehicles, aircraft, and durable goods, as well as in production processes of plastic packaging products, packaged consumer goods, and pharmaceuticals; injection blow mold tooling products; design, is focused on developing, and handles the manufacturing of 2-step stretch blow molds, and related components for the stretch blow molding industry; and supplies blow molds and change parts to the food, beverage, healthcare, and chemical industries. In essence, it also delivers a broad range of rotary latches, compression latches, draw latches, hinges, camlocks, key switches, padlocks, and handles; and development and program management services for custom electromechanical and mechanical systems for original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and customer applications. In essence, in addition, This organization is responsible for designing and handles the manufacturing of proprietary vision technology for OEMs and aftermarket applications, as well as delivers aftermarket components to the heavy- and medium-duty truck, motorhome, and bus markets. In essence, the Eastern This organization was founded in 1858 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut. ROE at 5.81% based on the latest available annual data. ROCE at 5.65% using operating income and capital employed. Debt to equity stands at 0.43x. Operating margin is 4.38% on trailing numbers. Trailing twelve month sales are available in the dataset.

Pros

Balance sheet leverage appears manageable.
Short-term liquidity looks comfortable.
Meaningful dividend yield is available.

Cons

Return on equity is on the weaker side.
Capital efficiency is modest.
Operating margin is thin.
Net margin is relatively low.

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Quarterly Results

Figures shown in M / B

	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025	Q4 2024	Q3 2024
Sales	57.53 M	55.34 M	70.16 M	63.31 M	66.68 M	—
Operating Profit	2.17 M	1.72 M	3.14 M	3.23 M	3 M	—
Net Profit	1.17 M	0.58 M	3.44 M	1.94 M	1.31 M	—
EPS in Rs	0.19	0.1	0.57	0.32	0.22	-2.47

Profit & Loss

Figures shown in M / B

	2025	2024	2023	2022
Sales	248.97 M	272.75 M	258.86 M	279.27 M
Operating Profit	10.67 M	20.15 M	17.03 M	14.87 M
Net Profit	7.13 M	-8.53 M	8.59 M	12.3 M
EPS in Rs	1.18	-1.41	1.42	2.04

Balance Sheet

Figures shown in M / B

	2025	2024	2023	2022
Total Assets	216.68 M	235.31 M	252.04 M	261.52 M
Total Liabilities	92.03 M	114.62 M	119.56 M	134.91 M
Equity	124.65 M	120.69 M	132.48 M	126.61 M
Current Assets	99.27 M	115.62 M	112.24 M	125.32 M
Current Liabilities	27.62 M	44.79 M	42.73 M	46.98 M

Cash Flow

Last available yearly cash flow history

	2025	2024	2023	2022
Operating CF	8.87 M	20.55 M	26.48 M	10.59 M
Investing CF	-0.51 M	-7.89 M	-4.64 M	5.09 M
Financing CF	-16.3 M	-4.82 M	-22.9 M	-11.9 M
Free CF	4.9 M	10.84 M	20.94 M	7.23 M
Capex	-3.97 M	-9.71 M	-5.54 M	-3.37 M

5Y Margin & Growth History

Last 5 year derived history from yfinance annual statements

	2024	2023	2022	2021
Revenue Growth %	5.37%	-7.31%	—	—
Earnings Growth %	-199.35%	-30.21%	—	—
Profit Margin %	-3.13%	3.32%	4.41%	—
Operating Margin %	7.39%	6.58%	5.32%	—
Gross Margin %	24.66%	23.86%	20.99%	—
EBITDA Margin %	9.42%	8.98%	8.56%	—

Dividend & Split History

Latest dividend and stock split events stored from yfinance

Dividend History

Ex Date	Dividend
2026-02-13	$0.11
2025-11-14	$0.11
2025-08-15	$0.11
2025-05-15	$0.11
2025-02-14	$0.11
2024-11-15	$0.11
2024-08-15	$0.11
2024-05-14	$0.11
2024-02-14	$0.11
2023-11-14	$0.11
2023-08-14	$0.11
2023-05-12	$0.11
2023-02-14	$0.11
2022-11-14	$0.11
2022-08-12	$0.11
2022-05-12	$0.11
2022-02-28	$0.11
2021-11-12	$0.11
2021-08-12	$0.11
2021-05-11	$0.11

Stock Splits

No stock split history available.

Shareholding Pattern

Shares and value shown in M / B

Holder Name	Type	Shares	Value	% Out	Report Date
iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF	Mutual Fund	0.12 M	$2.52 M	0.02%	2026-01-31
DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC-U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio	Mutual Fund	0.09 M	$1.93 M	0.02%	2026-01-31
Fidelity Salem Street Trust-Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund	Mutual Fund	0.06 M	$1.22 M	0.01%	2026-01-31
DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC-U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio	Mutual Fund	0.05 M	$0.99 M	0.01%	2026-01-31
Barington Companies Management, LLC	Institutional	0.63 M	$13.12 M	0.11%	2025-12-31
Minerva Advisors LLC	Institutional	0.53 M	$10.94 M	0.09%	2025-12-31
Gamco Investors, Inc ET AL	Institutional	0.52 M	$10.66 M	0.09%	2025-12-31
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	Institutional	0.39 M	$8.03 M	0.06%	2025-12-31
Blackrock Inc.	Institutional	0.31 M	$6.46 M	0.05%	2025-12-31
Vanguard Group Inc	Institutional	0.3 M	$6.12 M	0.05%	2025-12-31
EQ Advisors Trust-1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio	Mutual Fund	0.28 M	$5.84 M	0.05%	2025-12-31
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.	Institutional	0.26 M	$5.31 M	0.04%	2025-12-31
Gabelli Funds, LLC	Institutional	0.17 M	$3.41 M	0.03%	2025-12-31
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund	Mutual Fund	0.16 M	$3.3 M	0.03%	2025-12-31
Gabelli Equity Series Funds Inc-The Gabelli Small Cap Growth Fund	Mutual Fund	0.16 M	$3.22 M	0.03%	2025-12-31