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Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| Brady Corp.BRC · consumer durables | |
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| Grade |  Astrongest fifth of 460 graded peers; percentile 8.9, sampling error 2.3 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 41 of 460 |
| Profitability | Cpercentile 42.5 |
| Solvency | Apercentile 15.4 |
| Growth and financing | Bpercentile 37.5 |
| Reliability | 0.91 AUCfailure model, filers with $591M to $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.94; 160 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 1.01% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | $591M to $2.67B assetstotal assets $1.9B[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none active · fortress balance sheetnot computable: dilution, distress |
| Inputs computable | 12 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Sep 3, 202636 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $84.412026-10-08; market equity $0; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
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Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date. Open this report as it stood on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan. |
Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Sep 3, 2026; the document on sec.gov.
Brady was incorporated under the laws of the state of Wisconsin in 1914. Brady is a global manufacturer and supplier of identification solutions and workplace safety products that identify and protect premises, products and people. The ability to provide customers with a broad range of proprietary, customized and diverse products for use in various applications across multiple industries and geographies, along with a commitment to quality and service, have made Brady a leader in many of its markets. The Company is organized and managed on a geographic basis with two reportable segments: Americas & Asia and Europe & Australia.
Warnings [top]
7 checks ran; none of them enters the letter. The checks are listed on the warnings screen.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability, sleeve percentile 42.5 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 46.4% | [1,5] | 34.4% | 33.5 | 476 | 2026-07-31 | |
| Return on invested capital | 18.1% | [3-4,6-12] | 8.9% | 24.1 | 163 | 2026-07-31 | |
| Accruals ratio | (2.2%) | [1,13-15] | (5.1%) | 77.3 | 525 | 2026-07-31 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | 1.2 pts | [2,5,16-23] | 1.7 pts | 35.0 | 407 | 2026-07-31 | |
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 15.4 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.04% | |||||
| liabilities and a nearby cover-page share count are required at 2026-07-31 | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | 7.62 | [1,6,9,24-27] | 2.11 | 7.7 | 402 | 2026-07-31 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | (0.56x) | [3-4,6,28] | 2.11x | 9.1 | 187 | 2026-07-31 | |
| Interest coverage | 27.17x | [6,29] | 2.57x | 8.7 | 128 | 2026-07-31 | |
| Current ratio | 1.94x | [24-25] | 1.55x | 36.1 | 541 | 2026-07-31 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 37.5 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | 7.7% | [2,17,19,21] | 1.4% | 20.2 | 482 | 2026-07-31 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | 0.5% | [14,30-36] | 8.3% | 66.3 | 250 | 2026-07-31 | |
| Reinvestment rate | 23.1% | [6-8,24-25,28,30,37-38] | 12.0% | 45.8 | 265 | 2026-07-31 | |
| Asset growth, three years | 10.1% | [1,15,39-40] | 2.0% | 17.7 | 487 | 2026-07-31 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | not computable | (0.3%) | |||||
| two annual share counts are required; found 0 | |||||||
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite -0.381; sampling error 2.3 percentile points on 460 peers.
Among 460 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Jerash Holdings (Us), Inc. (JRSH) Jerash Holdings (Us), Inc. (JRSH) Astrongest fifth; percentile 8.1 Nasdaq · Apparel & Other Finishd Prods of Fabrics & Similar Matl market equity $76.5M; last close $5.98 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 10 of 14 inputs | 8.1 | A | fortress balance sheet |
| 37 | Urban Outfitters Inc. (URBN) Urban Outfitters Inc. (URBN) Astrongest fifth; percentile 8.2 Nasdaq · Retail-Family Clothing Stores market equity $6.9B; last close $81.01 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 8.2 | A | |
| 38 | Borgwarner Inc. (BWA) Borgwarner Inc. (BWA) Astrongest fifth; percentile 8.5 NYSE · Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories market equity $12.6B; last close $61.73 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 8.5 | A | |
| 39 | QXO, Inc. (QXO) QXO, Inc. (QXO) Astrongest fifth; percentile 8.8 NYSE · Wholesale-Lumber & Other Construction Materials last close $11.12 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 8.8 | A | |
| 40 | QXO, Inc. (QXO-PB) QXO, Inc. (QXO-PB) Astrongest fifth; percentile 8.8 NYSE · Wholesale-Lumber & Other Construction Materials No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 8.8 | A | |
| 41 | Brady Corp. (BRC) Brady Corp. (BRC) Astrongest fifth; percentile 8.9 NYSE · Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries last close $84.41 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 12 of 14 inputs | 8.9 | A | fortress balance sheet |
| 42 | Sanfilippo John B & SON Inc. (JBSS) Sanfilippo John B & SON Inc. (JBSS) Astrongest fifth; percentile 8.9 Nasdaq · Sugar & Confectionery Products last close $68.38 No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs | 8.9 | A | |
| 43 | FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (FCFS) FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (FCFS) Astrongest fifth; percentile 9.3 Nasdaq · Retail-Miscellaneous Retail market equity $9.2B; last close $211.93 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 9.3 | A | |
| 44 | Pricesmart Inc. (PSMT) Pricesmart Inc. (PSMT) Astrongest fifth; percentile 9.7 Nasdaq · Retail-Variety Stores market equity $5.2B; last close $167.12 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 12 of 14 inputs | 9.7 | A | fortress balance sheet |
| 45 | Vita Coco Company, Inc. (COCO) Vita Coco Company, Inc. (COCO) Astrongest fifth; percentile 9.8 Nasdaq · Beverages market equity $3.2B; last close $55.97 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 9.8 | A | |
| 46 | Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) Astrongest fifth; percentile 10.1 Nasdaq · Retail-Retail Stores, NEC market equity $24.1B; last close $564.14 No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs | 10.1 | A |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | A | 10.3 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | A | 8.9 | 460 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | A | 7.1 | 984 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | A | 8.5 | 460 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 460 graded peers, about 92 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | 17.6% | (0.2%) | 68 | hotter than 68 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (14.1%) | (25.6%) | 72 | closer to its high than 72 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | not computable | 5.0% | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Free cash flow yield | not computable | 4.6% | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Book value to price | not computable | 0.45 | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Sales to price | not computable | 1.49 | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | not computable | (16.0%) | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | 0.19 | (0.01) | 71 | ahead of 71 of 100 peers |
Inputs: EBIT $263.5M; free cash flow $192.7M; book equity $1.4B; sales $1.7B; debt $15.0M; cash $187.1M.
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: None of 9, period end 2026-07-31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | 11.8% | ✓ pass[13,15] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | $244.1M | ✓ pass[14] |
| Return on assets improved | (0.6 pts) | ✗ fail[13,15,39,41] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | $38.7M | ✓ pass[13-14] |
| Long-term leverage fell | (5.3 pts) | ✓ pass[1,4,10,15,39] |
| Current ratio improved | 5.4 pts | ✓ pass[24-25,37-38] |
| No new shares issued | n/a | |
| Gross margin improved | 1.5 pts | ✓ pass[2,5,16-17] |
| Asset turnover improved | (4.1 pts) | ✗ fail[2,15,17,39] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $187.1M[3] |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | $244.1M[3,14,42-44] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite | |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 36 |
| 10-K received Sep 3, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $17.7M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 36 |
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $1.9B | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $1.7B | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $187.1M | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $15.0M | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $859.8M | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | $263.5M | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | pretax income | us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | $259.4M | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | income tax | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $54.0M | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $1.4B | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $99.8M | 2025-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $1.2B | 2025-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $174.3M | 2025-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $205.4M | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $244.1M | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $1.7B | 2025-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $760.8M | 2025-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $1.5B | 2025-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $687.9M | 2024-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $1.3B | 2024-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $657.3M | 2023-07-31 | 2025-09-04 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $1.3B | 2023-07-31 | 2025-09-04 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $631.6M | 2022-07-31 | 2024-09-06 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $1.3B | 2022-07-31 | 2024-09-06 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $688.5M | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $355.5M | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | retained earnings | us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit | $1.5B | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | liabilities | us-gaap:Liabilities | $494.4M | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | depreciation amortization | us-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization | $44.9M | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | interest expense | us-gaap:InterestExpense | $9.7M | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $51.5M | 2026-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $181.2M | 2025-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $27.6M | 2025-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $255.1M | 2024-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $79.9M | 2024-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $209.1M | 2023-07-31 | 2025-09-04 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 36 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $19.2M | 2023-07-31 | 2025-09-04 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 37 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $621.8M | 2025-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 38 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $330.3M | 2025-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 39 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $1.5B | 2024-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 40 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $1.4B | 2023-07-31 | 2025-09-04 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 41 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $189.3M | 2025-07-31 | 2026-09-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 42 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $164.9M | 2026-04-30 | 2026-05-18 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 43 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $86.7M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-02-19 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 44 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $33.4M | 2025-10-31 | 2025-11-17 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 8.9 is 11.1 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.3 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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