EML — Stock Film
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Stock Expert AI presents
EML
The Eastern Company
~5 min film100% real numbersplain English
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
The Eastern Company. What it actually does.

Designs and manufactures turnkey returnable packaging solutions. Produces blow mold tools and injection blow mold tooling products. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 1980
1,239 employees
$147.6M market value
Revenue last year:
$249M
The net profit left over:
$5.1M
Out of every $100 in sales, $2 stays as net profit.
THE SLICE THAT TURNS INTO PROFIT: 2%

This is an established company with proven profits.

Cash on hand:
$7.4M
Total debt:
$53.9M
The debt outweighs the cash.

The gap is $46.4M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.

Every quarter, analysts set a profit bar.
How many of the last 6 did the company clear?
1 / 6
EXPECTATIONS MET OR BEATEN
1
May 2025
Aug 2026
1 TIME IN THE LAST 6 QUARTERS
It misses the bar more often than not.
THE PRICE TAG
MARKET VALUE / ANNUAL PROFIT
28.9×

The market pays 28.9× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.

Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 89% 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
54
average

Profit indicators sit around the sector average.

FINANCIAL STRENGTH
66
strong

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

VALUATION
89
very strong

The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.

GROWTH
29
very weak

Clearly below the class average.

PRICE MOMENTUM
80
very strong

The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.

WORTH WATCHING

Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Below the peak, but no collapse.

The stock trades 29% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/2
Executives are buying their own stock

Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 59 buys and 0 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.

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

It pays out $0.44 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.

1
THE RISKS · 1/3
Growth has stalled

Over the last 4 years, sales grew only 0% a year on average. At this size, speeding back up is not easy.

2
THE RISKS · 2/3
Growth trails the sector

The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 29/100.

3
THE RISKS · 3/3
Costs eat into the margin

Costs swallow the gains that sales growth brings in.

FINALE · THE GRADE
B+
65 / 100 · MoonshotScore

On our five-subject report card, EML sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”

The takeaway: EML is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.

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Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.

This was a film — not investment advice.
Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 11, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film