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TRNS

TRANSCAT INC

Next earnings Aug 4, 2026 · consensus $0.39 EPS, $88.3M rev

Last earnings +4.7% on 2026-05-26

Hold
$92.23
▲ +0.38%
$92.23▲ +14.90%
over 1Y
L $52.06EODHDH $93.24
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today+0.4%
1W-0.6%
1M+14.8%
3M+29.3%
YTD+61.4%
1Y+14.9%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Hold
Quality
C
Valuation
Overvalued
Filings
Flagged
Hold
Conviction
Horizon
Long (>12mo)
Street · 10 analysts
Buy

Quality recurring-calibration franchise hits its 68th consecutive quarter of Service growth, but FY26 EPS collapse and 160x P/E demand patience.

Revenue $332M · FY2026

The read

Middling fundamentals and a rich price (~96% above fair value) leave little margin of safety — a wait-and-see.

Transcat is a high-quality niche compounder whose underlying business is working — the MD&A flags the 68th consecutive quarter of year-over-year Service-segment growth, Service revenue up 19.7% and Distribution up 18.2% in FY2026, with total revenue jumping 19.2% to $332M. Distribution gross margin actually expanded 320 bps on better rental mix, and total gross profit rose 21.1% to $108M (32.6% margin). This is a recurring-revenue calibration franchise serving regulated end-markets, and the long-horizon strategy of bolt-on M&A (Essco, Martin contributed $30.9M of acquired revenue) is intact.

Financials · annual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Revenue$205M$231M$259M$278M$332M
Gross profit$58.4M$68.4M$83.8M$89.5M$108M
Operating income$14.1M$16.2M$19.8M$17.9M$13.3M
Net income$11.4M$10.7M$13.6M$14.5M$5.38M
Diluted EPS$1.50$1.40$1.63$1.57$0.57
Net margin5.6%4.6%5.3%5.2%1.6%

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

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value$956M
EV / EBITDA24.3
EV / Sales2.9
EV / FCF48.9
P / FCF44.1
PEG (trailing)—
Earnings yield0.6%
FCF yield2.3%

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)2.6%
Free cash flow$19.6M
Total debt$99.9M
Net cash-$94.9M
Altman Z-Score4.07 safe
Piotroski F-Score5/9

Capital returns

Buyback yield0.1%
Dividend yield (est.)—
Shareholder yield0.1%
Shares Δ YoY+0.2%

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
Recent disclosure tone has skewed negative — read the flagged items.
  1. 10-K Annual report2026-05-27

    FY26 10-K: revenue $332M (+19%), EPS $0.57 (-64%); LT debt tripled to $100M

  2. 8-K Earnings results2026-05-26

    FY26 earnings: revenue +19% to $332M but net income collapsed 63% to $5.4M

  3. 8-K Officer / director change2026-05-19

    Officer/director change announced ahead of FY26 results

  4. 8-K Officer / director change2026-03-09

    Material agreement + officer change; likely Martin/Essco acquisition financing

  5. 8-K Earnings results2026-02-03

    Q3 FY26 10-Q: acquisition revenue lifts top line, margins compressed

  6. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-02-03

    Q3 FY26 10-Q: acquisition revenue lifts top line, margins compressed

  7. 8-K Officer / director change2026-01-08

    Officer change with Reg FD disclosure; management transition

  8. 10-Q Quarterly report2025-11-05

    Q2 FY26 10-Q: organic growth soft H1, service margin -90bps

  9. 8-K Earnings results2025-11-03

    Q2 FY26 earnings release; service segment growth continues

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
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Quality score

C
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueD
GrowthD
ProfitabilityD
Financial healthA-
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.

$4.14

Overvalued -96% vs price

cheapfair valueexpensive

Modified Graham: EPS $0.57 × (8.5 + 1.5 × 0.0% growth) × 0.85 quality = 7.3× multiple. An estimate, not a price target.

Revenue
$332M
+19.2% YoY
Net margin
1.6%
ROE
1.8%
P/E
161.8

SEC fundamentals · FY 2026

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■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Revenue$332M+19.2%
Net income$5.38M-63.0%
Gross profit$108M+21.1%
Operating income$13.3M-25.8%
Diluted EPS$0.57-63.7%
Cash & equivalents$4.94M+225.8%
Total assets$480M+24.7%
Total liabilities$180M+82.9%
Stockholders' equity$301M+4.8%
Gross: 32.6%Op.: 4.0%L/E: 0.60x

Frequently asked

Is TRANSCAT INC (TRNS) a buy?
TRNS currently carries a Hold rating with 3/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Quality recurring-calibration franchise hits its 68th consecutive quarter of Service growth, but FY26 EPS collapse and 160x P/E demand patience.
What is TRNS's fair value?
A Modified-Graham model based on TRNS's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $4.14. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
Is TRNS overvalued or undervalued?
Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, TRNS currently appears overvalued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
What is TRANSCAT INC's quality score?
TRNS scores 55.15686274509804/100 (grade C) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0000099302, latest 10-K filed 2026-05-27) · EODHD · analysis by claude-code · as of 6/25/2026, 2:53:20 PM.

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Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC
2026-05-27
West Michael W.
Chief Operating Officer
Award1.05K
2026-05-27
West Michael W.
Chief Operating Officer
Tax465.00 @ $76.45$35.5K
2026-05-27
Conroy Theresa A.
Chief Human Resources Officer
Award759.00
2026-05-27
Conroy Theresa A.
Chief Human Resources Officer
Tax335.00 @ $76.45$25.6K
2026-05-27
Barbato Thomas L
Sr. VP Finance & CFO
Award1.72K
2026-05-27
Barbato Thomas L
Sr. VP Finance & CFO
Tax760.00 @ $76.45$58.1K
2026-03-28
Rudow Lee D.
President and CEO
Exercise3.79K
2026-03-28
Rudow Lee D.
President and CEO
Exercise4.17K
2026-03-28
Rudow Lee D.
President and CEO
Tax2.97K @ $71.32$212K
2026-03-26
Rudow Lee D.
President and CEO
Exercise5.00K
2026-03-26
Rudow Lee D.
President and CEO
Tax1.87K @ $72.97$136K

Earnings history

beat/miss · move
2026-05-26Miss -1.5% est▲ +4.70%8-K ↗
2026-02-03Miss -23.5% est▲ +0.43%8-K ↗
2025-11-03Miss -14.6% est▼ -2.79%8-K ↗
2025-08-07Beat +46.4% est▲ +2.68%8-K ↗
2025-05-20—▲ +16.24%8-K ↗
2025-01-28—▼ -12.71%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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EDGAR Score55 vs 67
Revenue growth19.2% vs 7.1%
Net margin1.6% vs 10.5%
Return on equity1.8% vs 12.3%
P/E161.8 vs 25.5

News sentiment

EODHD · 13d
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+0.18
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Recent news tone vs the market's typical (which skews positive). A soft signal, not a recommendation.