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Bullish signalScored 2026-09-07 Drivers: fundamentals. Moteurs : fondamentaux.

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Smith-Midland Corporation

Nom
Smith-Midland Corporation
Secteur
Basic Materials
Industrie
Construction Materials
Bourse
NASDAQ
Capitalisation
$112.9M
Employés
184
PDG
Ashley Smith
Site web
https://smithmidland.com
Marché
BGLBHSTCMTFEAMFFFRD

Smith-Midland Corporation, operating through its subsidiaries, specializes in the comprehensive provision of precast concrete solutions. This involves the invention, development, manufacturing, marketing, leasing, licensing, selling, and installation of these products, primarily serving the construction, highway, utilities, and agricultural industries. Among its key offerings is SlenderWall, a patented, lightweight, and energy-efficient concrete-and-steel exterior wall panel designed for building construction. The company also manufactures Sierra Wall, which serves as a sound and sight barrier along highways, as well as for residential, industrial, and commercial areas. J-J Hooks are another product, acting as highway safety barriers crucial for separating traffic lanes in construction zones or for general traffic control on roadways. Additionally, SMC provides Easi-Set precast buildings and Easi-Span expandable precast buildings, ideal for housing communication equipment, traffic control systems, and mechanical or electrical stations. Easi-Set utility vaults are available for containing equipment like cable, telephone, or traffic signals, and for underground storage; custom versions can also be provided to meet specific requirements. Other specialized products include SoftSound panels for highway noise absorption, Beach Prisms erosion control modules used in seawalls and jetties, and H2Out secondary drainage systems for exterior cladding. SMC further extends its reach by licensing its proprietary technologies across several international markets, including Canada, Australia, Belgium, Mexico, New Zealand, and Trinidad. Its products are distributed through both an in-house sales team and independent representatives. The clientele primarily consists of contractors engaged in public and private construction projects—encompassing commercial buildings, roads, airports, and municipal utilities—as well as federal, state, and local transportation authorities. Established in 1960, Smith-Midland Corporation maintains its headquarters in Midland, Virginia.

Price (1 year)

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ACHAT TOTAL: 4 000 titres (~108 040,00 $ US)

Insiders
SMITH ASHLEY BSmith Matthew I
Total bought
$108,040

Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) $22.34 vs last close —

Total sold
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Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) —

Total sold sums Form 4 code S in this window. Codes F, M, A and G are left out.

Last activity
2026-09-02
Last synced
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Recent Form 4

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Date Person Side Shares Price Value Form 4
2026-09-02 Smith Matthew I Buy · P 2,000 $27.15 $54,300 Form 4
2026-09-01 SMITH ASHLEY B Buy · P 2,000 $26.87 $53,740 Form 4
2018-12-07 SMITH ASHLEY B Buy · P 1,275 $7.69 $9,805 Form 4

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Signal

Bullish signalScored 2026-09-07 Drivers: fundamentals. Moteurs : fondamentaux.

SMID combines exceptional financial health (liquidity score 90, fundamentals trend 85) with a credible insider cluster buy signal backed by concrete contract wins and a $100M backlog target, justifying a high conviction…

The first sentence of the analysis written for SMID on 2026-09-07 - 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.

Bullish signal Drivers: fundamentals. Moteurs : fondamentaux.

Factor checklist — research, not advice

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
  • Narrative Supports a bullish reading. Stored narrative reading is in the bullish band
  • Timing Unavailable or mixed. No stored price series
  • Financial indicators Supports a bullish reading. Current ratio 3.40 · operating margin 18%

Market snapshot

Financial ratios

MetricTrend2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-31
Gross Profit Margin27.9%25.5%17.9%18.9%28.5%
Ebit Margin18.5%12.8%2.6%2.4%18.3%
Ebitda Margin21.6%16.2%6.6%8.2%23.6%
Operating Profit Margin18.2%12.6%1.9%1.7%12.2%
Pretax Profit Margin18.2%12.5%2.2%1.9%18.0%
Continuous Operations Profit Margin13.4%9.8%1.3%1.6%14.9%
Net Profit Margin13.4%9.8%1.3%1.6%14.9%
Bottom Line Profit Margin13.4%9.8%1.3%1.6%14.9%
Current Ratio3.4012.3882.0802.5781.996
Quick Ratio2.9181.9441.7592.2381.791
Solvency Ratio0.4610.3940.1170.1740.476
Cash Ratio0.8290.5030.5730.5990.970
Price To Earnings Ratio15.39830.662263.333136.66732.414
Price To Earnings Growth Ratio0.2450.0350.000-1.5240.176
Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio0.2450.0350.000-1.5240.176
Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio15.39830.662263.333136.66732.414
Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio0.2450.0350.000-1.5240.176
Price To Book Ratio3.5505.6506.0803.2457.705
Price To Sales Ratio2.0633.0043.4862.1404.831
Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio38.844-225.66176.301-11.81165.080
Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio13.48045.71826.861-16.93726.806
Debt To Assets Ratio0.0520.0770.0940.1190.082
Debt To Equity Ratio0.0840.1250.1690.1960.137
Debt To Capital Ratio0.0770.1110.1450.1640.121
Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio0.0650.0960.1300.1480.104
Financial Leverage Ratio1.6161.6291.7961.6431.678
Working Capital Turnover Ratio3.3824.1163.4023.1763.580
Operating Cash Flow Ratio0.9980.3440.483-0.5640.656
Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio0.1530.0660.130-0.1260.180
Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio0.347-0.2030.3521.4340.412
Debt Service Coverage Ratio17.89011.8903.8474.50115.998
Interest Coverage Ratio75.52942.8534.3843.28532.463
Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio22.0697.83912.157-10.24919.753
Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio3.1520.9911.339-0.9792.096
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio1.5310.8321.543-2.3041.700
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio1.5310.8321.543-2.3041.700
Dividend Payout Ratio0.0000.0000.0000.0000.000
Enterprise Value Multiple9.20818.36551.64026.12219.699

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

MetricCurrentvs 1Y agovs 5Y avg
Gross Profit Margin 27.9% ▲2.4% ▲4.2%
Ebit Margin 18.5% ▲5.7% ▲7.5%
Ebitda Margin 21.6% ▲5.4% ▲6.3%
Operating Profit Margin 18.2% ▲5.6% ▲8.9%
Pretax Profit Margin 18.2% ▲5.7% ▲7.7%
Continuous Operations Profit Margin 13.4% ▲3.6% ▲5.2%
Net Profit Margin 13.4% ▲3.6% ▲5.2%
Bottom Line Profit Margin 13.4% ▲3.6% ▲5.2%
Current Ratio 3.401 ▲1.013 ▲0.912
Quick Ratio 2.918 ▲0.974 ▲0.788
Solvency Ratio 0.461 ▲0.067 ▲0.136
Cash Ratio 0.829 ▲0.326 ▲0.134
Price To Earnings Ratio 15.398 ▼-15.264 ▼-80.296
Price To Earnings Growth Ratio 0.245 ▲0.210 ▲0.459
Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio 0.245 ▲0.210 ▲0.459
Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio 15.398 ▼-15.264 ▼-80.296
Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio 0.245 ▲0.210 ▲0.459
Price To Book Ratio 3.550 ▼-2.100 ▼-1.696
Price To Sales Ratio 2.063 ▼-0.941 ▼-1.042
Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio 38.844 ▲264.505 ▲50.294
Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio 13.480 ▼-32.238 ▼-5.705
Debt To Assets Ratio 0.052 ▼-0.025 ▼-0.033
Debt To Equity Ratio 0.084 ▼-0.041 ▼-0.059
Debt To Capital Ratio 0.077 ▼-0.034 ▼-0.046
Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio 0.065 ▼-0.031 ▼-0.043
Financial Leverage Ratio 1.615 ▼-0.013 ▼-0.057
Working Capital Turnover Ratio 3.382 ▼-0.734 ▼-0.149
Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.998 ▲0.654 ▲0.615
Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio 0.153 ▲0.087 ▲0.073
Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.347 ▲0.550 ▼-0.121
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 17.890 ▲6.000 ▲7.065
Interest Coverage Ratio 75.529 ▲32.676 ▲43.826
Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio 22.069 ▲14.230 ▲11.755
Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio 3.152 ▲2.161 ▲1.832
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio 1.532 ▲0.700 ▲0.871
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio 1.532 ▲0.700 ▲0.871
Dividend Payout Ratio 0.000 0.000 0.000
Enterprise Value Multiple 9.208 ▼-9.157 ▼-15.798

Key metrics

MetricTrend20252024202320222021
Market cap$192.8M$235.8M$207.7M$107.3M$244.6M
Enterprise value$185.4M$233.5M$204.3M$107.0M$235.5M
EV / Sales1.98x2.97x3.43x2.13x4.65x
EV / Op. cash flow12.97x45.26x26.42x-16.90x25.80x
EV / Free cash flow37.36x-223.42x75.05x-11.78x62.65x
EV / EBITDA9.21x18.36x51.64x26.12x19.70x
Net debt / EBITDA-0.36x-0.18x-0.86x-0.06x-0.76x
Current ratio3.40x2.39x2.08x2.58x2.00x
Income quality1.14x0.67x9.73x-7.92x1.21x
Graham number$23$16$5$5$14
Graham net-net$1$0-$0$0$0
Tax burden73.5%78.2%60.1%84.7%83.2%
Interest burden98.7%97.7%83.8%78.4%98.0%
Working capital$34.4M$20.8M$17.3M$17.7M$13.8M
Invested capital$72.9M$52.5M$45.0M$42.8M$35.8M
Return on assets14.3%11.3%1.3%1.5%14.2%
Operating ROA21.8%15.3%1.9%1.6%12.4%
Return on tangible assets14.3%11.3%1.3%1.5%14.2%
Return on equity23.0%18.4%2.3%2.4%23.8%
Return on invested capital16.9%14.4%1.5%1.7%12.9%
Return on capital employed23.2%18.7%2.5%2.0%15.7%
Earnings yield6.5%3.3%0.4%0.7%3.1%
Free cash flow yield2.6%-0.4%1.3%-8.5%1.5%
Capex / Op. cash flow65.3%120.3%64.8%-43.4%58.8%
Capex / Depreciation323.4%232.8%208.8%95.4%200.9%
Capex / Sales10.0%7.9%8.4%5.5%10.6%
SG&A / Sales9.7%12.9%16.0%17.2%16.3%
R&D / Sales0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Stock comp / Sales0.1%0.1%0.6%1.0%1.0%
Intangibles / Total assets0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Days sales outstanding111d97d109d129d78d
Days payables outstanding30d30d55d52d21d
Operating cycle148d138d147d163d107d
Cash conversion cycle119d109d92d111d86d

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 ▼-18.2%EV / Sales ▼-33.3%EV / EBITDA ▼-49.9%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-32.298Earnings yield ▲+0.032Graham number ▲+7.295
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.046Return on assets ▲+0.030Return on invested capital ▲+0.024Return on capital employed ▲+0.045Operating ROA ▲+0.065Income quality ▲+0.471Tax burden ▼-0.047
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+14.370Days payables outstanding ▲+0.102Operating cycle ▲+10.223Cash conversion cycle ▲+10.120Capex / Sales ▲+0.021R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+1.013Net debt / EBITDA ▼-0.181Working capital ▲+13576000.000Invested capital ▲+20350000.000Intangibles / Total assets n/a

Change over 5 years

Valuation
Market cap ▼-21.2%EV / Sales ▼-57.3%EV / EBITDA ▼-53.3%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-12.838Earnings yield ▲+0.034Graham number ▲+9.173
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.008Return on assets +0.000Return on invested capital ▲+0.040Return on capital employed ▲+0.075Operating ROA ▲+0.095Income quality ▼-0.062Tax burden ▼-0.098
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+32.640Days payables outstanding ▲+8.815Operating cycle ▲+41.485Cash conversion cycle ▲+32.670Capex / Sales ▼-0.006R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+1.405Net debt / EBITDA ▲+0.400Working capital ▲+20567000.000Invested capital ▲+37119000.000Intangibles / Total assets n/a

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