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Lawson Products, Inc
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WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Lawson Products, Inc. What it actually does.

Distributes specialty maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products. Serves industrial, commercial, institutional, and government sectors. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 2021
1,840 employees
$796.8M market value
Revenue last year:
$2B
The net profit left over:
$8.3M
Out of every $100 in sales, less than $1 stays as net profit.

This is an established company with proven profits.

THE SALES TREND
Sales are growing overall, with a pause along the way.

Average growth of 32% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.

$370.8M
2019
2020
2021
2024
$2B
2025
Cash on hand:
$61.8M
Total debt:
$154.9M
The debt outweighs the cash.

The gap is $93.2M. 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 8 did the company clear?
2 / 8
EXPECTATIONS MET OR BEATEN
2
Jul 2020
Apr 2022
2 TIMES IN THE LAST 8 QUARTERS
It misses the bar more often than not.
What executives did with their own stock over the last 12 months:
20 buy2 sell

Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.

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

The stock trades 35% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.

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THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/3
Sales keep climbing

Over the last 6 years, sales grew about 32% a year on average.

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THE BRIGHT SIDE · 2/3
Executives are buying their own stock

Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 20 buys and 2 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.

3
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 3/3
Pays a steady dividend

It pays out $0.48 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.

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THE RISKS · 1/3
A rich price tag

The company’s market value is 95 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.

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THE RISKS · 2/3
The stock has lost its spark

Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back.

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THE RISKS · 3/3
Costs eat into the margin

Costs swallow the gains that sales growth brings in.

FINALE · THE GRADE
grade pending

We don’t have a report card for this stock yet — the data isn’t mature enough to grade. No grade is information too: it means the evidence is thin.

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: the revenue breakdown.

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