Assay
Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| Friedman Industries Inc.FRD · manufacturing | |
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| Grade |  B/Con the B/C boundary of 255 graded peers; percentile 41.3, sampling error 3.0 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 106 of 255 |
| Profitability | Epercentile 93.2 |
| Solvency | Bpercentile 34.0 |
| Growth and financing | Apercentile 12.1 |
| Reliability | 0.87 AUCfailure model, filers with $120M to $591M assets; 95% interval 0.83 to 0.90; 206 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 1.03% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | $120M to $591M assetstotal assets $226.8M[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none activenot computable: dilution, short runway, distress, fortress balance sheet |
| Inputs computable | 8 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Jun 12, 2025484 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $43.022026-10-07; market equity $310.3M; 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 Jun 11, 2026; the document on sec.gov.
Friedman Industries, Incorporated (the “Company”), a Texas corporation incorporated in 1965, is a manufacturer and processor of metals and operates in two reportable segments: flat-roll products and tubular products. Significant financial information relating to the Company’s business segments for the last two years is contained in Note 12 of the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, which financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in Item 8 hereof.
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 93.2 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 1.2% | [1-3] | 21.9% | 93.8 | 275 | 2025-03-31 | |
| Return on invested capital | not computable | 9.7% | |||||
| one or more required annual facts are missing | |||||||
| Accruals ratio | 4.6% | [1,4-6] | (3.6%) | 92.5 | 308 | 2025-03-31 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | not computable | 2.1 pts | |||||
| five consecutive annual gross margins are required | |||||||
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 34.0 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.04% | |||||
| four consecutive discrete net-income quarters are required; found 4 | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | 6.72 | [1,7-12] | 3.66 | 18.5 | 244 | 2025-03-31 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | not computable | 1.78x | |||||
| one or more required annual facts are missing | |||||||
| Interest coverage | 1.03x | [10,13] | 5.09x | 68.3 | 64 | 2025-03-31 | |
| Current ratio | 4.34x | [7-8] | 2.25x | 15.1 | 325 | 2025-03-31 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 12.1 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | 15.9% | [2,14-16] | 2.1% | 11.9 | 269 | 2025-03-31 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | not computable | 13.9% | |||||
| current FCF must be positive and base FCF must exceed $100,000 | |||||||
| Reinvestment rate | 535.8% | [7-8,10,17-22] | 26.4% | 3.6 | 139 | 2025-03-31 | |
| Asset growth, three years | 12.5% | [1,6,23-24] | 4.4% | 20.9 | 279 | 2025-03-31 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | not computable | 0.01% | |||||
| prior share count is 140 days earlier | |||||||
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 -0.081; sampling error 3.0 percentile points on 255 peers.
Among 255 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Lightwave Logic, Inc. (LWLG) Lightwave Logic, Inc. (LWLG) B/Con the B/C boundary; percentile 39.4 Nasdaq · Miscellaneous Plastics Products market equity $787.8M; last close $5.13 No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs | 39.4 | B/C | |
| 102 | OIL States International, Inc. (OIS) OIL States International, Inc. (OIS) B/Con the B/C boundary; percentile 39.8 NYSE · Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment market equity $494.6M; last close $8.19 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs | 39.8 | B/C | fortress balance sheet |
| 103 | Virco MFG Corporation (VIRC) Virco MFG Corporation (VIRC) B/Con the B/C boundary; percentile 40.2 Nasdaq · Public Bldg & Related Furniture market equity $102.5M; last close $6.53 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 10 of 14 inputs | 40.2 | B/C | fortress balance sheet |
| 104 | Bloom Energy Corp. (BE) Bloom Energy Corp. (BE) B/Con the B/C boundary; percentile 40.6 NYSE · Electrical Industrial Apparatus market equity $77.6B; last close $272.74 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 40.6 | B/C | |
| 105 | Generac Holdings Inc. (GNRC) Generac Holdings Inc. (GNRC) B/Con the B/C boundary; percentile 40.9 NYSE · Motors & Generators market equity $13.2B; last close $224.50 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 40.9 | B/C | |
| 106 | Friedman Industries Inc. (FRD) Friedman Industries Inc. (FRD) B/Con the B/C boundary; percentile 41.3 Nasdaq · Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing Mills market equity $301.9M; last close $43.02 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 41.3 | B/C | |
| 107 | Standex International (SXI) Standex International (SXI) B/Con the B/C boundary; percentile 41.7 NYSE · Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery market equity $3.4B; last close $281.47 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 41.7 | B/C | |
| 108 | Azenta, Inc. (AZTA) Azenta, Inc. (AZTA) B/Con the B/C boundary; percentile 42.1 Nasdaq · Special Industry Machinery, NEC market equity $1.6B; last close $36.00 Warnings: late filer, fortress balance sheet; 7 of 14 inputs | 42.1 | B/C | late filer, fortress balance sheet |
| 109 | Fuel Tech, Inc. (FTEK) Fuel Tech, Inc. (FTEK) B/Con the B/C boundary; percentile 42.5 Nasdaq · Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip market equity $51.7M; last close $1.65 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 42.5 | B/C | |
| 110 | Honeywell International Inc. (HON) Honeywell International Inc. (HON) B/Con the B/C boundary; percentile 42.9 Nasdaq · Aircraft Engines & Engine Parts market equity $65.5B; last close $206.47 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 42.9 | B/C | |
| 111 | Belden Inc. (BDC) Belden Inc. (BDC) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 43.3 NYSE · Drawing & Insulating of Nonferrous Wire market equity $4.2B; last close $108.14 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 43.3 | C |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | C | 41.5 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | B/C | 41.3 | 255 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | C | 42.9 | 1219 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | B | 25.2 | 255 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 255 graded peers, about 51 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 2026-10-07 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 | 98.9% | 13.7% | 93 | hotter than 93 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (13.0%) | (24.3%) | 78 | closer to its high than 78 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | not computable | 4.1% | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Free cash flow yield | (2.8%) | 3.4% | 15 | pricier than 85 of 100 peers |
| Book value to price | 0.54 | 0.34 | 67 | pricier than 33 of 100 peers |
| Sales to price | 1.47 | 0.54 | 81 | pricier than 19 of 100 peers |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | not computable | (9.5%) | five-year total-return history is required | |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | 0.55 | (0.00) | 93 | ahead of 93 of 100 peers |
Inputs: market equity $301.9M; EBIT $3.0M; free cash flow -$8.4M; book equity $164.2M; sales $444.6M; cash $5.0M[25].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: None of 9, period end 2025-03-31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | 2.6% | ✓ pass[4,6] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | -$4.4M | ✗ fail[5] |
| Return on assets improved | (6.1 pts) | ✗ fail[4,6,23,26] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | -$10.5M | ✗ fail[4-5] |
| Long-term leverage fell | n/a[1,6,23] | |
| Current ratio improved | 120.1 pts | ✓ pass[7-8,21-22] |
| No new shares issued | n/a[27-28] | |
| Gross margin improved | n/a[2-3] | |
| Asset turnover improved | (65.7 pts) | ✗ fail[2,6,14,23] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | n/a |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | n/a[29-32] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| the four latest operating-cash-flow quarters are not consecutive | |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 64 |
| 10-Q received Aug 6, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $2.3M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 484 |
Downloads [top]
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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 |
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| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $226.8M | 2025-03-31 | 2025-06-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax | $444.6M | 2025-03-31 | 2025-06-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $441.8M | 2025-03-31 | 2025-06-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $6.1M | 2025-03-31 | 2025-06-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$4.4M | 2025-03-31 | 2025-06-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $230.0M | 2024-03-31 | 2025-06-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $166.5M | 2025-03-31 | 2025-06-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $38.3M | 2025-03-31 | 2025-06-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | retained earnings | us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit | $101.3M | 2025-03-31 | 2025-06-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | $3.0M | 2025-03-31 | 2025-06-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $132.4M | 2025-03-31 | 2025-06-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | liabilities | us-gaap:Liabilities | $94.4M | 2025-03-31 | 2025-06-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | interest expense | us-gaap:InterestExpense | $3.0M | 2025-03-31 | 2025-06-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax | $516.3M | 2024-03-31 | 2025-06-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax | $547.5M | 2023-03-31 | 2024-06-11 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax | $285.2M | 2022-03-31 | 2023-07-14 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $4.0M | 2025-03-31 | 2025-06-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | depreciation amortization | us-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization | $3.3M | 2025-03-31 | 2025-06-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | pretax income | us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | $7.7M | 2025-03-31 | 2025-06-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | income tax | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $1.6M | 2025-03-31 | 2025-06-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $170.1M | 2024-03-31 | 2025-06-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $54.1M | 2024-03-31 | 2025-06-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $199.3M | 2023-03-31 | 2024-06-11 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $159.3M | 2022-03-31 | 2023-07-14 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 7,212,791 | 2026-08-06 | 2026-08-06 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $17.3M | 2024-03-31 | 2025-06-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 7,059,440 | 2025-06-12 | 2025-06-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 6,970,536 | 2025-01-23 | 2025-01-23 | 10-K/A | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $7.3M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-08-06 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $11.2M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $15.9M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-10 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $15.5M | 2025-06-30 | 2026-08-06 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 41.3 is 1.3 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 3.0 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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