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MLAB

MESA LABORATORIES INC /CO/

Next earnings Aug 3, 2026 · consensus $0.03 EPS, $62.1M rev

Last earnings -14.5% on 2026-05-27

Sell
$102.42
▲ +4.35%
$102.42▲ +7.70%
over 1Y
L $57.01EODHDH $109.13
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today+4.4%
1W+9.9%
1M+13.0%
3M+25.0%
YTD+29.4%
1Y+7.7%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Sell
Quality
C+
Valuation
Overvalued
Filings
Watch
Sell
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
Street · 9 analysts
Buy

Thin net margin (2.7%).

The read

Weak on both the fundamentals and the price — little to like at the current level.

MESA LABORATORIES INC /CO/ shows $249M in FY2026 revenue (+3.4% YoY), a 2.7% net margin, and 3.6% ROE.

Financials · annual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Revenue$184M$219M$216M$241M$249M
Gross profit$109M$134M$133M$151M$158M
Operating income$4.70M$3.32M-$272M$16.3M$18.5M
Net income$1.87M$930K-$254M-$1.97M$6.71M
Diluted EPS$0.35$0.17-$47.20-$0.36$1.21
Net margin1.0%0.4%-117.6%-0.8%2.7%

Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value$609M
EV / EBITDA11.6
EV / Sales2.4
EV / FCF15.4
P / FCF14.3
PEG (trailing)0.19
Earnings yield1.2%
FCF yield7.0%

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)5.7%
Free cash flow$39.6M
Total debt$69.6M
Net cash-$42.7M
Altman Z-Score1.65 distress
Piotroski F-Score8/9

Capital returns

Buyback yield0.0%
Dividend yield (est.)0.6%
Shareholder yield0.6%
Shares Δ YoY+1.3%

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Some governance/structural items recently, but no outright red flags.
  1. 8-K Officer / director change2026-06-15
  2. 10-K Annual report2026-06-03
  3. 8-K Earnings results2026-05-27
  4. 8-K Officer / director change2026-03-23
  5. 8-K Officer / director change2026-03-09
  6. 8-K Earnings results2026-02-03
  7. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-02-03
  8. 8-K Earnings results2025-11-06
  9. 10-Q Quarterly report2025-11-06

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
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Quality score

C+
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueD
GrowthB+
ProfitabilityC-
Financial healthB+
Momentum—
  • ✓Revenue growing year-over-year
  • ✓Profitable (positive net income)
  • ✗Net margin above 10%
  • ✗Return on equity above 15%
  • ✓Liabilities below 2× equity
  • ✗P/E below 25

Fair value est.

$42.93

Overvalued -58% vs price

cheapfair valueexpensive

Modified Graham: EPS $1.21 × (8.5 + 1.5 × 22.0% growth) × 0.85 quality = 35.5× multiple. An estimate, not a price target.

Revenue
$249M
+3.4% YoY
Net margin
2.7%
ROE
3.6%
P/E
84.6

SEC fundamentals · FY 2026

'22'23'24'25'26

■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Revenue$249M+3.4%
Net income$6.71M+440.0%
Gross profit$158M+4.9%
Operating income$18.5M+13.3%
Diluted EPS$1.21+436.1%
Cash & equivalents$26.9M-1.4%
Total assets$428M-1.3%
Total liabilities$242M-11.7%
Stockholders' equity$186M+16.5%
Gross: 63.5%Op.: 7.4%L/E: 1.30x

Frequently asked

Is MESA LABORATORIES INC /CO/ (MLAB) a buy?
MLAB currently carries a Sell rating with 3/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Thin net margin (2.7%).
What is MLAB's fair value?
A Modified-Graham model based on MLAB's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $42.93. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
Is MLAB overvalued or undervalued?
Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, MLAB currently appears overvalued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
What is MESA LABORATORIES INC /CO/'s quality score?
MLAB scores 61.431372549019606/100 (grade C+) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0000724004, latest 10-K filed 2026-06-03) · EODHD · as of 6/26/2026, 1:09:27 AM.

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Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC

Last 90 days: 0 open-market buys · 6 sales

2026-06-22
Crennen Lyndsey Elizabeth
CAO
Sell442.00 @ $89.50$39.6K
2026-06-22
Archbold Brian David
SVP Operations
Sell2.52K @ $89.50$225K
2026-06-22
Sakys John
CFO
Sell2.83K @ $89.50$253K
2026-06-18
Crennen Lyndsey Elizabeth
CAO
Exercise125.00 @ $95.10$11.9K
2026-06-18
Crennen Lyndsey Elizabeth
CAO
Exercise233.00 @ $95.10$22.2K
2026-06-18
Crennen Lyndsey Elizabeth
CAO
Exercise368.00 @ $95.10$35.0K
2026-06-18
Crennen Lyndsey Elizabeth
CAO
Award263.00 @ $95.10$25.0K
2026-06-18
Archbold Brian David
SVP Operations
Exercise844.00 @ $95.10$80.3K
2026-06-18
Archbold Brian David
SVP Operations
Exercise2.48K @ $95.10$236K
2026-06-18
Archbold Brian David
SVP Operations
Award1.86K @ $95.10$177K
2026-06-18
Sakys John
CFO
Exercise1.04K @ $95.10$98.5K
2026-06-18
Sakys John
CFO
Exercise2.76K @ $95.10$262K

Dividends

Quarterly
Yield (TTM)
0.6%
Annual / share
$0.64
Last ex-date
2026-05-29
Last amount
$0.16
ex 2026-05-29paid 2026-06-15$0.16
ex 2026-02-27paid 2026-03-16$0.16
ex 2025-11-28paid 2025-12-15$0.16
ex 2025-08-29paid 2025-09-15$0.16
ex 2025-05-30paid 2025-06-16$0.16
ex 2025-02-28paid 2025-03-17$0.16

Source: EODHD. Yield = trailing-12-month dividends ÷ price.

Earnings history

beat/miss · move
2026-05-27Miss -316.3% est▼ -14.48%8-K ↗
2026-02-03Beat +130.3% est▲ +8.73%8-K ↗
2025-11-06Beat +175.7% est▲ +0.90%8-K ↗
2025-08-05Beat +90.8% est▼ -24.92%8-K ↗
2025-05-28—▼ -8.95%8-K ↗
2025-02-04—▲ +2.49%8-K ↗

Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.

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Vs tracked universe

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1044 tracked peers · median

EDGAR Score61 vs 67
Revenue growth3.4% vs 7.1%
Net margin2.7% vs 10.5%
Return on equity3.6% vs 12.3%
P/E84.6 vs 25.5

News sentiment

EODHD · 4d
Bullish
+0.13
vs typical · 4 articles
↑ improving

Recent news tone vs the market's typical (which skews positive). A soft signal, not a recommendation.