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Chicago Rivet & Machine Co
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WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. What it actually does.

Manufactures traditional rivets for various industrial applications. Produces specialized cold-formed fasteners and custom parts. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 1973
158 employees
$9.7M market value
WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?
86%Fastener
FastenerAssembly Equipment 14%
86% of all revenue comes from a single line: Fastener.

That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.

Revenue last year:
$27.9M
The loss that same year:
$1.1M
Sales don’t cover the costs; the gap drains from the cash pile every year.

The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.

In the vault right now:
$1.7M
DEBT: $921K
At this pace, that money lasts about 1.6 years.

Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. This is the most critical line in the whole picture.

THE PRICE TAG
MARKET VALUE / ANNUAL SALES
0.3×

This company is not turning a profit, so the market is pricing its sales instead: 0.3× for every dollar of annual revenue.

Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 61% of them.

No analyst target is on record for this company.

INSIDE THE REPORT CARD

We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.

A score of 50 means class average.

BUSINESS QUALITY
18
very weak

Clearly below the class average.

FINANCIAL STRENGTH
76
strong

A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.

VALUATION
61
average

The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.

GROWTH
38
weak

Clearly below the class average.

PRICE MOMENTUM
45
weak

Clearly below the class average.

WORTH WATCHING

Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.

Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
A big climb, then a hard fall.

An investor who bought at the very peak is down 67% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/2
Sales are holding up

The company sells $27.9M a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.

2
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 2/2
Pays a steady dividend

It pays out $0.12 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.

1
THE RISKS · 1/2
Small scale, thin loss

A loss of $1.1M against $27.9M in annual sales.

2
THE RISKS · 2/2
The cash has a countdown

At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts about 1.6 years. After that, the company needs to find new money.

FINALE · THE GRADE
grade pending

No score published: this stock trades under $10,000 on a typical day, so the price beside it is not one you could reliably act on.

One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.

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Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: earnings execution.

This was a film — not investment advice.
Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 12, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film