KRMN
Bullish signal
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A check leans with a bullish reading. A cross leans against it. A dash is unavailable or mixed.
- Insider Supports a bullish reading. Open-market purchases outweigh sales
- Congress Unavailable or mixed. No purchase disclosures in the stored window
- Financial indicators Supports a bullish reading. Current ratio 3.29 · operating margin 15%
- Narrative Unavailable or mixed. Stored narrative reading is in the neutral band
- Timing Pulls against a bullish reading. Interesting trend — weekly bias down
ACHAT TOTAL: 27 775 titres (~1 036 485,30 $ US)
- Insiders
- Stinnett DavidPetryszyn Mary DTwitty Stephen
- Total bought
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$1,036,485
Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) $37.32 vs last close $35.69 (-4.4%)
- Total sold
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Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) —
- Last activity
- 2026-09-16
- Liquidity
- Liquid $150,930,246/day · 20d vol
- Last synced
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Avg buy and avg sell are volume-weighted prices (sum of shares × price, divided by shares) for Form 4 rows in this 90-day window that report both figures. A comparison with last close is market context for that average, not advice.
Recent Form 4
Filings in the 90-day window for this company. Value is shares × price from the filing. Research, not advice.
| Date | Person | Side | Shares | Price | Value | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | Petryszyn Mary D | Buy | 500 | $37.44 | $18,720 | Form 4 |
| 2026-09-16 | Stinnett David | Buy | 27,000 | $37.32 | $1,007,648 | Form 4 |
| 2026-09-16 | Twitty Stephen | Buy | 275 | $36.79 | $10,117 | Form 4 |
Price (1 year)
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Market snapshot
Signal
Bullish signalScored 2026-09-22
KRMN presents a mixed profile: a meaningful insider cluster buy ($1M+) post short-seller attack signals insider conviction and provides a credible near-term catalyst, but the financial foundation is fragile with…
The first sentence of the analysis written for KRMN on 2026-09-22 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 40.3% | 38.3% | 37.6% | 35.8% | |
| Ebit Margin | 16.3% | 18.8% | 17.5% | 8.9% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 25.4% | 28.3% | 27.2% | 24.4% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 15.5% | 18.4% | 17.3% | 9.0% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 6.9% | 4.2% | 0.4% | -7.6% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1.6% | -6.2% | |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1.6% | -6.2% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1.6% | -6.2% | |
| Current Ratio | 3.286 | 1.760 | 1.811 | 2.054 | |
| Quick Ratio | 3.166 | 1.674 | 1.698 | 2.015 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.079 | 0.079 | 0.060 | 0.041 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.383 | 0.101 | 0.063 | 0.114 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 562.846 | 312.695 | 910.606 | -273.182 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 15.956 | 1.635 | -7.005 | 0.000 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 15.956 | 1.635 | -7.005 | 0.000 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 562.846 | 312.695 | 910.606 | -273.182 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 15.956 | 1.635 | -7.005 | 0.000 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 25.300 | 20.265 | 21.768 | 22.364 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 20.534 | 11.504 | 14.150 | 17.550 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | -228.053 | 348.598 | 1,118.432 | -146.232 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -437.723 | 149.062 | 195.402 | -674.023 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.514 | 0.579 | 0.576 | 0.591 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 1.535 | 2.285 | 2.243 | 2.272 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.605 | 0.696 | 0.692 | 0.694 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.564 | 0.642 | 0.635 | 0.643 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.986 | 3.949 | 3.896 | 3.843 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 3.254 | 4.378 | 4.251 | 0.000 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -0.249 | 0.232 | 0.233 | -0.101 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | -0.047 | 0.077 | 0.072 | -0.026 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.919 | 0.428 | 0.175 | 4.609 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 2.162 | 1.663 | 1.467 | 1.334 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 1.637 | 1.253 | 1.013 | 0.545 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | -5.766 | 3.732 | 3.245 | -0.941 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | -0.038 | 0.059 | 0.050 | -0.015 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | -1.088 | 1.747 | 1.212 | -0.277 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | -1.088 | 1.729 | 1.157 | -0.276 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.000 | 0.012 | 0.181 | -0.008 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 85.418 | 45.047 | 57.397 | 79.129 |
Sparkline shows each ratio oldest → newest (left → right).
How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 40.3% | ▲2.0% | ▲2.3% |
| Ebit Margin | 16.4% | ▼-2.5% | ▲0.9% |
| Ebitda Margin | 25.4% | ▼-2.9% | ▼-0.9% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 15.5% | ▼-2.9% | ▲0.4% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 6.9% | ▲2.8% | ▲5.9% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 3.7% | 0.0% | ▲3.0% |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.7% | 0.0% | ▲3.0% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 3.7% | 0.0% | ▲3.0% |
| Current Ratio | 3.287 | ▲1.526 | ▲1.059 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.166 | ▲1.492 | ▲1.028 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.079 | ▲0.000 | ▲0.014 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.383 | ▲0.282 | ▲0.218 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 562.846 | ▲250.151 | ▲184.605 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 15.956 | ▲14.320 | ▲13.309 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 15.956 | ▲14.320 | ▲13.309 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 562.846 | ▲250.151 | ▲184.605 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 15.956 | ▲14.320 | ▲13.309 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 25.300 | ▲5.035 | ▲2.875 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 20.535 | ▲9.030 | ▲4.600 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | -228.053 | ▼-576.651 | ▼-501.239 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -437.723 | ▼-586.786 | ▼-245.903 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.514 | ▼-0.065 | ▼-0.051 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 1.535 | ▼-0.750 | ▼-0.549 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.606 | ▼-0.090 | ▼-0.066 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.564 | ▼-0.078 | ▼-0.057 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.986 | ▼-0.963 | ▼-0.683 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 3.253 | ▼-1.124 | ▲0.283 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -0.249 | ▼-0.482 | ▼-0.278 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | -0.047 | ▼-0.124 | ▼-0.066 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.919 | ▲1.492 | ▲0.137 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 2.163 | ▲0.500 | ▲0.506 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 1.637 | ▲0.384 | ▲0.525 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | -5.766 | ▼-9.498 | ▼-5.834 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | -0.038 | ▼-0.097 | ▼-0.052 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | -1.088 | ▼-2.835 | ▼-1.486 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | -1.088 | ▼-2.817 | ▼-1.468 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.000 | ▼-0.012 | ▼-0.046 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 85.418 | ▲40.372 | ▲18.671 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $9.68B | $3.97B | $3.97B | $3.97B | |
| Enterprise value | $10.24B | $4.41B | $4.38B | $4.37B | |
| EV / Sales | 21.71x | 12.77x | 15.59x | 19.30x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | -462.74x | 165.44x | 215.27x | -741.39x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | -241.09x | 386.89x | 1232.16x | -160.85x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 85.42x | 45.05x | 57.40x | 79.13x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.62x | 4.46x | 5.30x | 7.19x | |
| Current ratio | 3.29x | 1.76x | 1.81x | 2.05x | |
| Income quality | -1.27x | 2.10x | 4.66x | 0.42x | |
| Graham number | $3 | $2 | $1 | — | |
| Graham net-net | -$4 | -$3 | -$3 | -$3 | |
| Tax burden | 53.4% | 88.6% | 366.3% | 81.6% | |
| Interest burden | 42.2% | 22.0% | 2.4% | -85.4% | |
| Working capital | $202.7M | $87.1M | $70.6M | $61.4M | |
| Invested capital | $1.05B | $658.2M | $622.7M | $622.5M | |
| Return on assets | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.6% | -2.1% | |
| Operating ROA | 7.6% | 8.6% | 7.0% | 0.0% | |
| Return on tangible assets | 3.4% | 3.7% | 1.5% | -5.8% | |
| Return on equity | 4.5% | 6.5% | 2.4% | -7.9% | |
| Return on invested capital | 3.7% | 8.4% | 7.7% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.9% | 9.6% | 7.8% | 3.3% | |
| Earnings yield | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | -0.4% | |
| Free cash flow yield | -0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | -0.7% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | -91.9% | 57.2% | 82.5% | -360.9% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 47.6% | 46.5% | 61.7% | 60.8% | |
| Capex / Sales | 4.3% | 4.4% | 6.0% | 9.4% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 18.2% | 12.9% | 13.0% | 13.3% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.7% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 55.9% | 56.1% | 59.8% | 64.3% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 182d | 172d | 182d | 176d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 41d | 48d | 44d | 32d | |
| Operating cycle | 196d | 189d | 202d | 181d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 155d | 140d | 158d | 149d |
Change by theme
Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.
Change over 1 year
Valuation
Market cap ▲+143.8%EV / Sales ▲+70.0%EV / EBITDA ▲+89.6%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-628.178Earnings yield ▼-0.001Graham number ▲+1.132
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.019Return on assets ▼-0.001Return on invested capital ▼-0.047Return on capital employed ▼-0.027Operating ROA ▼-0.009Income quality ▼-3.372Tax burden ▼-0.352
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+10.197Days payables outstanding ▼-7.437Operating cycle ▲+7.098Cash conversion cycle ▲+14.535Capex / Sales ▼-0.001R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+1.526Net debt / EBITDA ▲+0.159Working capital ▲+115630719.000Invested capital ▲+389976124.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.002
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▲+143.8%EV / Sales ▲+12.5%EV / EBITDA ▲+7.9%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+278.645Earnings yield ▲+0.005
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.125Return on assets ▲+0.036Return on invested capital ▲+0.010Return on capital employed ▲+0.036Operating ROA n/aIncome quality ▼-1.692Tax burden ▼-0.282
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+6.271Days payables outstanding ▲+8.578Operating cycle ▲+14.401Cash conversion cycle ▲+5.824Capex / Sales ▼-0.051R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+1.233Net debt / EBITDA ▼-2.572Working capital ▲+141307310.000Invested capital ▲+425626687.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.085
Employee count
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Congressional trades
STOCK Act disclosures (90-day window)
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Recent news
- 2026-09-21 Karman (NYSE:KRMN) Director Buys $10,117.25 in Stock Karman Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KRMN - Get Free Report) Director Stephen Twitty bought 275 shares of the company''s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 16th. The shares were bought at an average price of $36.79 per share, with a total value of $10,117.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,638 shares of
- 2026-09-18 Reviewing Karman (NYSE:KRMN) and Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) Ondas (NASDAQ: ONDS - Get Free Report) and Karman (NYSE: KRMN - Get Free Report) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability. Profitability This table compares Ondas and Karman''s net margins,
- 2026-09-16 Karman Holdings Inc. (KRMN) Presents at Morgan Stanley''s 14th Annual Laguna Conference Transcript Karman Holdings Inc. (KRMN) Presents at Morgan Stanley''s 14th Annual Laguna Conference Transcript
- 2026-09-16 Karman Space & Defense (KRMN) Updates on Growth, Acquisitions, and Cash Flow Karman Space and Defense (KRMN) is experiencing a slight decline in its stock price following an investor update that detailed its progress on IPO targets, a reco
- 2026-09-04 Why Karman Holdings Stock Was Wilting Again This Week The short-seller firm accused it of having weak internal controls. It also came under fire for its acquisition policy.
- 2026-09-01 Karman Space & Defense Completes Walker Acquisition, Establishing a Platform for Growth in European Defense Market HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $KRMN #AUV--Karman Space & Defense Completes Walker Acquisition, Establishing a Platform for Growth in European Defense Market.
- 2026-08-31 Karman Space & Defense to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $KRMN #AUV--Karman Space & Defense to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences.
- 2026-08-28 Why Karman Holdings Stock Was Sliding This Week The switch will take effect in mid-September. The move caught investors off guard.
- 2026-08-27 Karman Holdings: A Much More Constructive Situation Karman Holdings has seen its share price halve, driving revenue multiples down from 30x to 10x amid continued 50% topline growth. Karman''s backlog has surged to $1.3 billion, excluding potential long-term defense agreements worth over $1 billion, supporting robust future visibility. Recent M&A, including the $94 million Walker Precision deal, and strong bookings have driven constructive sentiment despite leverage at 3.7x and high earnings multiples.
- 2026-08-26 Karman Space & Defense Announces Planned CFO Transition HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $KRMN #AUV--Karman Space & Defense Announces Planned CFO Transition.