ACU

Acme United Corporation

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Latest Quote

$43.45

Current Price

Previous Close	$41.79
Open	$42.66
Day High	$43.57
Day Low	$42.28
Volume	9,645

Fetched: 2026-02-03T01:48:49

Stock Information

Quarterly Dividend / Yield	$0.64 / 1.53%
Shares Outstanding	3.81M
Total Debt	$35.59M
Cash Equivalents	$5.15M
Revenue	$194.96M
Net Income	$10.02M
Sector	Consumer Defensive
Industry	Household & Personal Products
Market Cap	$165.40M
P/E Ratio	17.73
EPS (TTM)	$2.45
Exchange	ASE

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📊 Custom Metrics & Score

Score: 12/42

Debt to Equity	0.31
Debt to Earnings	0.43
Current Ratio	4.17
Quick Ratio	1.51

Avg Revenue Growth	1.70%
Profit Margin	5.15%
Return on Equity	9.37%
Avg FCF Growth	-122.94%
FCF Yield	2.92%

Score Explanation: The perfect score is 42/42 based on debt levels, profitability, growth rates, and cash flow metrics. FCF Yield is weighted most heavily as it shows what return the business currently generates.

Recent Price History

Date	Close	Volume
2026-02-02	$43.45	9,645
2026-01-30	$41.79	5,400
2026-01-29	$41.46	3,700
2026-01-28	$41.15	9,900
2026-01-27	$41.50	32,200
2026-01-26	$42.02	7,100
2026-01-23	$42.27	13,400
2026-01-22	$44.29	10,100
2026-01-21	$43.92	5,700
2026-01-20	$42.76	4,400
2026-01-16	$43.69	12,700
2026-01-15	$43.92	3,900
2026-01-14	$43.30	2,900
2026-01-13	$43.11	7,200
2026-01-12	$43.00	12,000
2026-01-09	$42.41	5,500
2026-01-08	$42.30	5,600
2026-01-07	$41.70	15,700
2026-01-06	$40.04	15,700
2026-01-05	$40.09	7,300

About Acme United Corporation

Acme United Corporation supplies cutting, measuring, first aid, and sharpening products to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods, and industrial markets in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company offers scissors, shears, knives, rulers, pencil sharpeners, paper trimmers, safety cutters, lettering products, glue guns, and other craft products under the Westcott brand name; and cutting tools under the Clauss brand. It also provides sharpening knives, scissors, chisels, skis, skates, and other edges under the DMT brand. In addition, the company offers first aid kits and safety solutions under the First Aid Only brand; portable eyewash solution and over-the-counter medication, including active ingredients aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen under the PhysiciansCare brand; bodily fluid and spill clean-up solution under the Spill Magic brand; various first aid kit, refill, and safety supplies, including CPR kits, burn kits, and automotive and emergency first aid kits under the First Aid Central; first aid kits for the promotional products industry under Safety Made brand; and alcohol prep pads, alcohol wipes, benzalkonium chloride wipes, various antiseptic wipes under the Med-Nap brand. It sells its products directly and through its independent manufacturer representatives to wholesale, contract, and retail stationery distributors; office supply superstores, mass market retailers, industrial and medical distributors, school supply distributors, drug store retailers, sporting goods stores, hardware chains, and wholesale florists, as well as through its websites. The company was formerly known as Acme Shear Company and changed its name to Acme United Corporation in 1971. Acme United Corporation was founded in 1867 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.

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Income Statement (Annual)

Revenue

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31
Reconciled Cost Of Revenue	$118,139,167	$119,290,712	$130,403,572	$117,287,202
Cost Of Revenue	$118,139,167	$119,290,712	$130,403,572	$117,287,202
Total Revenue	$194,489,991	$191,500,947	$193,962,357	$182,087,559
Operating Revenue	$194,489,991	$191,500,947	$193,962,357	$182,087,559

Expenses

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31
Interest Expense	$2,083,323	$3,096,481	$2,396,431	$921,965
Total Expenses	$180,350,049	$178,312,330	$187,689,055	$169,317,572
Other Income Expense	$95,110	$12,523,151	$-246,396	$3,313,170
Other Non Operating Income Expenses	$95,110	$-41,002	$-246,396	$-194,877
Net Non Operating Interest Income Expense	$-1,942,643	$-2,977,164	$-2,364,461	$-908,223
Interest Expense Non Operating	$2,083,323	$3,096,481	$2,396,431	$921,965
Operating Expense	$62,210,882	$59,021,618	$57,285,483	$52,030,370

Income & Earnings

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31
Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest	$10,022,351	$17,793,160	$3,034,766	$13,655,679
Net Interest Income	$-1,942,643	$-2,977,164	$-2,364,461	$-908,223
Interest Income	$140,680	$119,317	$31,970	$13,742
Normalized Income	$10,022,351	$7,993,121	$3,034,766	$10,498,437
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation	$10,022,351	$17,793,160	$3,034,766	$13,655,679
Total Operating Income As Reported	$14,139,942	$13,188,617	$6,273,302	$12,769,987
Net Income Common Stockholders	$10,022,351	$17,793,160	$3,034,766	$13,655,679
Net Income	$10,022,351	$17,793,160	$3,034,766	$13,655,679
Net Income Including Noncontrolling Interests	$10,022,351	$17,793,160	$3,034,766	$13,655,679
Net Income Continuous Operations	$10,022,351	$17,793,160	$3,034,766	$13,655,679
Pretax Income	$12,292,409	$22,734,604	$3,662,445	$15,174,934
Special Income Charges	$0	$12,564,153	$0	$3,508,047
Interest Income Non Operating	$140,680	$119,317	$31,970	$13,742
Operating Income	$14,139,942	$13,188,617	$6,273,302	$12,769,987
Gross Profit	$76,350,824	$72,210,235	$63,558,785	$64,800,357

Per Share Metrics

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31
Diluted EPS	$2.45	$4.86	$0.82	$3.45
Basic EPS	$2.71	$4.98	$0.86	$3.93

Other

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items	$0	$2,764,114	$0	$350,805
Tax Rate For Calcs	$0	$0	$0	$0
Normalized EBITDA (Bullshit earnings)	$20,444,957	$18,334,523	$10,636,660	$16,637,426
Total Unusual Items	$0	$12,564,153	$0	$3,508,047
Total Unusual Items Excluding Goodwill	$0	$12,564,153	$0	$3,508,047
Reconciled Depreciation	$6,069,225	$5,067,591	$4,577,784	$4,048,574
EBITDA (Bullshit earnings)	$20,444,957	$30,898,676	$10,636,660	$20,145,473
EBIT	$14,375,732	$25,831,085	$6,058,876	$16,096,899
Diluted Average Shares	$4,099,000	$3,658,000	$3,719,000	$3,955,000
Basic Average Shares	$3,701,000	$3,572,000	$3,528,000	$3,471,000
Diluted NI Availto Com Stockholders	$10,022,351	$17,793,160	$3,034,766	$13,655,679
Tax Provision	$2,270,058	$4,941,444	$627,679	$1,519,255
Gain On Sale Of Business	$0	$12,564,153	$0	-
Selling General And Administration	$62,210,882	$59,021,618	$57,285,483	$52,030,370
Other Special Charges	-	-	-	$-3,508,047

Fetched: 2026-02-02

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Assets

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31
Net Tangible Assets	$76,749,947	$70,708,407	$50,050,768	$55,051,603
Total Assets	$162,170,586	$149,241,316	$164,377,104	$144,438,684
Total Non Current Assets	$66,710,104	$57,217,486	$58,777,091	$49,188,070
Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets	$30,230,688	$27,190,277	$28,979,364	$22,030,358
Other Intangible Assets	$20,323,031	$19,001,448	$20,790,535	$17,230,529
Current Assets	$95,460,482	$92,023,830	$105,600,013	$95,250,614
Other Current Assets	$4,571,230	$4,773,464	$2,820,935	$2,634,376
Restricted Cash	$0	$750,000	$750,000	$0
Inventory	$56,254,383	$55,469,992	$63,325,206	$53,552,254
Receivables	$28,236,177	$26,234,421	$32,603,463	$34,220,635
Accounts Receivable	$28,236,177	$26,234,421	$32,603,463	$34,220,635
Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable	$-493,705	$-567,015	$-1,060,812	$-1,007,187
Gross Accounts Receivable	$28,729,882	$26,801,436	$33,664,275	$35,227,822
Cash Cash Equivalents And Short Term Investments	$6,398,692	$4,795,953	$6,100,409	$4,843,349
Cash And Cash Equivalents	$6,398,692	$4,795,953	$6,100,409	$4,843,349
Other Non Current Assets	-	-	$750,000	-
Prepaid Assets	-	-	-	$2,634,376

Debt

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31
Net Debt	$21,075,042	$18,592,726	$54,508,852	$39,274,746
Total Debt	$32,841,531	$25,933,281	$63,827,416	$47,871,337
Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligation	$30,840,339	$24,415,030	$62,292,584	$46,482,331
Long Term Debt	$27,473,734	$23,388,679	$60,609,261	$44,118,095
Current Debt And Capital Lease Obligation	$2,001,192	$1,518,251	$1,534,832	$1,389,006

Liabilities

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31
Total Liabilities Net Minority Interest	$55,189,951	$51,342,632	$85,346,972	$67,356,723
Total Non Current Liabilities Net Minority Interest	$32,318,350	$25,330,648	$63,220,310	$47,081,611
Other Non Current Liabilities	$13,355	$16,274	$622,441	-
Non Current Deferred Liabilities	$1,464,656	$899,344	$305,285	$599,280
Non Current Deferred Taxes Liabilities	$1,464,656	$899,344	$305,285	$599,280
Current Liabilities	$22,871,601	$26,011,984	$22,126,662	$20,275,112
Payables And Accrued Expenses	$20,870,409	$24,493,733	$20,591,830	$17,300,168
Payables	$9,004,876	$12,101,735	$10,514,288	$15,412,375
Accounts Payable	$9,004,876	$12,101,735	$10,514,288	$8,976,629
Other Current Liabilities	-	-	$707,559	-
Other Payable	-	-	$5,533,802	$5,413,829
Dividends Payable	-	-	$495,406	$457,745
Total Tax Payable	-	-	$533,746	$564,172
Income Tax Payable	-	-	$533,746	$564,172

Equity

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31
Common Stock Equity	$106,980,635	$97,898,684	$79,030,132	$77,081,961
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest	$106,980,635	$97,898,684	$79,030,132	$77,081,961
Stockholders Equity	$106,980,635	$97,898,684	$79,030,132	$77,081,961
Gains Losses Not Affecting Retained Earnings	$-2,751,142	$-1,705,587	$-2,087,899	$-1,380,648
Other Equity Adjustments	$-2,751,142	$-1,705,587	$-2,087,899	$-1,380,648
Retained Earnings	$94,497,828	$86,715,934	$70,967,232	$69,873,377

Other

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31
Treasury Shares Number	$1,544,872	$1,544,872	$1,544,872	$1,544,872
Ordinary Shares Number	$3,754,498	$3,645,200	$3,538,179	$3,520,646
Share Issued	$5,299,370	$5,190,072	$5,083,051	$5,065,518
Tangible Book Value	$76,749,947	$70,708,407	$50,050,768	$55,051,603
Invested Capital	$134,454,369	$121,287,363	$139,639,393	$121,200,056
Working Capital	$72,588,881	$66,011,846	$83,473,351	$74,975,502
Capital Lease Obligations	$4,930,848	$2,125,293	$2,813,567	$3,364,706
Total Capitalization	$134,454,369	$121,287,363	$139,639,393	$121,200,056
Treasury Stock	$15,995,622	$15,995,622	$15,995,622	$15,995,622
Additional Paid In Capital	$17,981,156	$15,917,781	$13,447,797	$11,930,067
Capital Stock	$13,248,415	$12,966,178	$12,698,624	$12,654,787
Common Stock	$13,248,415	$12,966,178	$12,698,624	$12,654,787
Long Term Capital Lease Obligation	$3,366,605	$1,026,351	$1,683,323	$2,364,236
Current Capital Lease Obligation	$1,564,243	$1,098,942	$1,130,244	$1,000,470
Current Accrued Expenses	$11,865,533	$12,391,998	$10,077,542	$1,887,793
Goodwill	$9,907,657	$8,188,829	$8,188,829	$4,799,829
Net PPE	$36,479,416	$30,027,209	$29,047,727	$27,157,712
Accumulated Depreciation	$-28,908,379	$-26,568,275	$-23,669,724	$-20,949,861
Gross PPE	$65,387,795	$56,595,484	$52,717,451	$48,107,573
Other Properties	$4,826,088	$2,002,272	$2,632,191	$3,130,215
Machinery Furniture Equipment	$37,367,957	$34,704,536	$31,491,637	$29,760,410
Buildings And Improvements	$20,506,081	$17,501,583	$16,614,149	$13,455,514
Land And Improvements	$2,687,669	$2,387,093	$1,979,474	$1,761,434
Finished Goods	$40,074,026	$39,315,594	$45,371,042	$40,412,875
Work In Process	$247,260	$208,212	$408,346	$88,847
Raw Materials	$15,933,097	$15,946,186	$17,545,818	$13,050,532
Pensionand Other Post Retirement Benefit Plans Current	-	-	$791,231	$1,585,938

Fetched: 2026-02-02

Cash Flow Statement (Annual)

Free Cash Flow

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31
Free Cash Flow	$4,826,592	$23,924,042	$-1,712,525	$-1,232,037

Operating Activities

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31
Operating Cash Flow	$11,975,240	$28,899,495	$2,891,739	$5,140,578
Cash Flow From Continuing Operating Activities	$11,975,240	$28,899,495	$2,891,739	$5,140,578
Operating Gains Losses	-	$-9,644,000	-	$-3,508,047

Investing Activities

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31
Capital Expenditure	$-7,148,648	$-4,975,453	$-4,604,264	$-6,372,615
Investing Cash Flow	$-12,939,167	$7,427,160	$-14,226,655	$-6,372,615
Cash Flow From Continuing Investing Activities	$-12,939,167	$7,427,160	$-14,226,655	$-6,372,615

Financing Activities

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31
Issuance Of Capital Stock	$1,621,237	$1,452,520	$84,715	$3,089,045
Financing Cash Flow	$2,003,644	$-38,441,220	$14,276,667	$2,042,646
Cash Flow From Continuing Financing Activities	$2,003,644	$-38,441,220	$14,276,667	$2,042,646
Net Other Financing Charges	$-1,042,726	$-363,273	$-243,463	-
Cash Dividends Paid	$-2,221,924	$-1,993,049	$-1,903,346	$-1,792,356
Common Stock Dividend Paid	$-2,221,924	$-1,993,049	$-1,903,346	$-1,792,356
Net Common Stock Issuance	$1,621,237	$1,452,520	$84,715	$1,615,601
Common Stock Issuance	$1,621,237	$1,452,520	$84,715	$3,089,045
Repurchase Of Capital Stock	-	-	$0	$-1,473,444

Other

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31
Repayment Of Debt	$-413,235	$-37,245,266	$-401,410	$-8,907,773
Issuance Of Debt	$4,476,192	-	$16,848,326	$11,469,459
Interest Paid Supplemental Data	$1,903,301	$3,179,184	$2,124,144	$908,781
Income Tax Paid Supplemental Data	$2,248,217	$5,771,876	$978,378	$874,996
End Cash Position	$6,398,692	$5,545,954	$7,600,409	$4,843,349
Beginning Cash Position	$5,545,954	$7,600,409	$4,843,349	$4,167,376
Effect Of Exchange Rate Changes	$-186,979	$60,110	$-184,691	$-134,636
Changes In Cash	$1,039,717	$-2,114,565	$2,941,751	$810,609
Proceeds From Stock Option Exercised	$-415,900	$-292,152	$-108,155	$-342,285
Net Issuance Payments Of Debt	$4,062,957	$-37,245,266	$16,446,916	$2,561,686
Net Long Term Debt Issuance	$4,062,957	$-37,245,266	$16,446,916	$2,561,686
Long Term Debt Payments	$-413,235	$-37,245,266	$-401,410	$-8,907,773
Long Term Debt Issuance	$4,476,192	-	$16,848,326	$11,469,459
Net Business Purchase And Sale	$-5,790,519	$12,402,613	$-9,622,391	$0
Sale Of Business	$1,100,000	$13,152,613	$0	-
Purchase Of Business	$-6,890,519	$-750,000	$-9,622,391	$0
Net Intangibles Purchase And Sale	$0	$-301,736	$-300,000	$0
Purchase Of Intangibles	$0	$-301,736	$-300,000	$0
Net PPE Purchase And Sale	$-7,148,648	$-4,673,717	$-4,304,264	$-6,372,615
Purchase Of PPE	$-7,148,648	$-4,673,717	$-4,304,264	$-6,372,615
Change In Working Capital	$-7,282,440	$12,954,228	$-6,607,569	$-11,509,695
Change In Payables And Accrued Expense	$-3,788,677	$3,926,489	$1,333,364	$-31,678
Change In Accrued Expense	$-807,171	$2,374,137	$-581,449	$-1,528,936
Change In Payable	$-2,981,506	$1,552,352	$1,914,813	$1,497,258
Change In Account Payable	$-2,981,506	$1,552,352	$1,914,813	$1,497,258
Change In Prepaid Assets	$-704,417	$-950,338	$-173,341	$-1,040,319
Change In Inventory	$-329,896	$3,648,679	$-9,606,835	$-3,209,330
Change In Receivables	$-2,459,450	$6,329,398	$1,839,243	$-7,228,368
Changes In Account Receivables	$-2,459,450	$6,329,398	$1,839,243	$-7,228,368
Other Non Cash Items	$23,846	$151,757	$-12,419	$158,250
Stock Based Compensation	$2,183,001	$1,940,443	$1,803,302	$1,806,758
Provisionand Write Offof Assets	$393,945	$42,257	$389,870	$0
Deferred Tax	$565,312	$594,059	$-293,995	$489,059
Deferred Income Tax	$565,312	$594,059	$-293,995	$489,059
Depreciation Amortization Depletion	$6,069,225	$5,067,591	$4,577,784	$4,048,574
Depreciation And Amortization	$6,069,225	$5,067,591	$4,577,784	$4,048,574
Amortization Cash Flow	$2,568,349	$2,111,078	$1,815,508	$1,490,894
Amortization Of Intangibles	$2,568,349	$2,111,078	$1,815,508	$1,490,894
Depreciation	$3,500,876	$2,956,513	$2,762,276	$2,557,680
Gain Loss On Sale Of Business	$0	$-9,644,000	$0	-
Net Income From Continuing Operations	$10,022,351	$17,793,160	$3,034,766	$13,655,679
Common Stock Payments	-	-	$0	$-1,473,444
Pension And Employee Benefit Expense	-	-	-	$0

Fetched: 2026-02-02