RICK
Neutral signal
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- Insider Supports a bullish reading. Open-market purchases outweigh sales
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ACHAT TOTAL: 3 119 titres (~91 833,62 $ US)
- Insiders
- Elaine Johnson MartinLANGAN ERIC SCOTTBarabash Yura V
- Total bought
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$91,834
Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) $29.44 vs last close —
- Total sold
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Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) —
- Last activity
- 2026-09-15
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Recent Form 4
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| Date | Person | Side | Shares | Price | Value | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Elaine Johnson Martin | Buy | 601 | $28.95 | $17,396 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-14 | LANGAN ERIC SCOTT | Buy | 1,630 | $30.80 | $50,204 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-12 | Barabash Yura V | Buy | 888 | $27.29 | $24,233 | Form 4 |
Price (1 year)
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Market snapshot
Signal
Neutral signalScored 2026-08-26
RICK's insider cluster buy and Bombshells revenue growth (+25.4% YoY) provide a meaningful event-driven signal, but the weak financial foundation — with a current ratio below 1.0, Debt/EBITDA near 5x, and deteriorating…
The first sentence of the analysis written for RICK on 2026-08-26 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 56.9% | 57.7% | 59.7% | 61.0% | 58.7% | |
| Ebit Margin | 11.4% | 6.5% | 17.7% | 26.9% | 22.6% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 16.8% | 11.7% | 22.8% | 31.6% | 26.8% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 13.0% | 6.4% | 17.5% | 26.7% | 19.7% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 5.5% | 0.9% | 12.2% | 22.5% | 17.5% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 3.9% | 1.0% | 9.9% | 17.2% | 15.4% | |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.9% | 1.0% | 10.0% | 17.2% | 15.5% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 3.9% | 1.0% | 10.0% | 17.2% | 15.5% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.808 | 0.984 | 0.781 | 1.624 | 2.300 | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.731 | 0.886 | 0.689 | 1.501 | 2.184 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.077 | 0.057 | 0.135 | 0.202 | 0.208 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.535 | 0.673 | 0.438 | 1.142 | 1.550 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 24.805 | 135.000 | 19.380 | 13.308 | 20.329 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.091 | -1.509 | -0.535 | 0.291 | -0.035 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.091 | -1.509 | -0.535 | 0.291 | -0.035 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 24.805 | 135.000 | 19.380 | 13.308 | 20.329 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 0.091 | -1.509 | -0.535 | 0.291 | -0.035 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 1.031 | 1.565 | 2.011 | 2.541 | 3.431 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.963 | 1.394 | 1.928 | 2.291 | 3.160 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 7.715 | 13.173 | 30.210 | 15.136 | 21.662 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 5.447 | 7.374 | 9.578 | 9.504 | 14.692 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.446 | 0.466 | 0.455 | 0.455 | 0.414 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 1.020 | 1.034 | 0.987 | 1.000 | 0.840 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.505 | 0.508 | 0.497 | 0.500 | 0.457 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.451 | 0.454 | 0.435 | 0.441 | 0.398 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.286 | 2.219 | 2.169 | 2.200 | 2.028 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -43.390 | -52.310 | 64.209 | 10.794 | 16.235 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.785 | 1.162 | 1.232 | 2.048 | 1.824 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.177 | 0.189 | 0.201 | 0.241 | 0.215 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.706 | 0.560 | 0.317 | 0.628 | 0.678 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 1.126 | 0.987 | 1.552 | 2.952 | 2.945 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 2.215 | 1.127 | 3.233 | 5.980 | 3.858 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 2.331 | 2.961 | 2.589 | 5.423 | 6.526 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.185 | 0.205 | 0.213 | 0.267 | 0.278 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 3.402 | 2.272 | 1.464 | 2.688 | 3.108 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 2.908 | 2.077 | 1.390 | 2.502 | 2.809 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.228 | 0.765 | 0.073 | 0.039 | 0.047 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 10.706 | 18.799 | 12.282 | 9.688 | 13.984 |
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How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 57.0% | ▼-0.7% | ▼-1.8% |
| Ebit Margin | 11.4% | ▲4.9% | ▼-5.6% |
| Ebitda Margin | 16.8% | ▲5.0% | ▼-5.2% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 13.0% | ▲6.6% | ▼-3.7% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 5.5% | ▲4.7% | ▼-6.2% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 3.9% | ▲2.9% | ▼-5.6% |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.9% | ▲2.9% | ▼-5.7% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 3.9% | ▲2.9% | ▼-5.7% |
| Current Ratio | 0.808 | ▼-0.175 | ▼-0.491 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.731 | ▼-0.155 | ▼-0.467 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.077 | ▲0.020 | ▼-0.059 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.535 | ▼-0.137 | ▼-0.332 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 24.805 | ▼-110.195 | ▼-17.759 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.091 | ▲1.600 | ▲0.430 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.091 | ▲1.600 | ▲0.430 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 24.805 | ▼-110.195 | ▼-17.759 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 0.091 | ▲1.600 | ▲0.430 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 1.031 | ▼-0.534 | ▼-1.085 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.963 | ▼-0.431 | ▼-0.984 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 7.715 | ▼-5.458 | ▼-9.864 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 5.447 | ▼-1.927 | ▼-3.872 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.446 | ▼-0.020 | ▼-0.001 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 1.020 | ▼-0.013 | ▲0.044 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.505 | ▼-0.003 | ▲0.012 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.451 | ▼-0.003 | ▲0.015 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.286 | ▲0.067 | ▲0.106 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -43.390 | ▲8.920 | ▼-42.498 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.785 | ▼-0.377 | ▼-0.625 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.177 | ▼-0.012 | ▼-0.028 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.706 | ▲0.146 | ▲0.128 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 1.126 | ▲0.139 | ▼-0.787 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 2.215 | ▲1.087 | ▼-1.068 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 2.331 | ▼-0.630 | ▼-1.635 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.185 | ▼-0.020 | ▼-0.044 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 3.402 | ▲1.130 | ▲0.815 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 2.909 | ▲0.831 | ▲0.571 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.228 | ▼-0.537 | ▼-0.003 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 10.706 | ▼-8.093 | ▼-2.386 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $269.2M | $412.1M | $566.3M | $613.1M | $616.9M | |
| Enterprise value | $501.9M | $652.0M | $823.2M | $818.4M | $732.3M | |
| EV / Sales | 1.80x | 2.21x | 2.80x | 3.06x | 3.75x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 10.16x | 11.67x | 13.92x | 12.69x | 17.44x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | 14.38x | 20.84x | 43.91x | 20.20x | 25.71x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.71x | 18.80x | 12.28x | 9.69x | 13.98x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.96x | 6.92x | 3.83x | 2.43x | 2.20x | |
| Current ratio | 0.81x | 0.98x | 0.78x | 1.62x | 2.30x | |
| Income quality | 4.56x | 18.52x | 2.03x | 1.40x | 1.39x | |
| Graham number | $29 | $14 | $46 | $53 | $39 | |
| Graham net-net | -$34 | -$31 | -$32 | -$26 | -$16 | |
| Tax burden | 70.0% | 115.5% | 81.4% | 76.6% | 88.9% | |
| Interest burden | 48.6% | 13.5% | 69.3% | 83.4% | 77.4% | |
| Working capital | -$12.1M | -$793K | -$10.5M | $19.7M | $29.9M | |
| Invested capital | $527.4M | $530.9M | $557.0M | $493.1M | $337.4M | |
| Return on assets | 1.8% | 0.5% | 4.8% | 8.7% | 8.3% | |
| Operating ROA | 6.1% | 3.1% | 9.0% | 16.0% | 10.6% | |
| Return on tangible assets | 3.0% | 0.8% | 8.1% | 14.4% | 11.8% | |
| Return on equity | 4.1% | 1.1% | 10.4% | 19.1% | 16.9% | |
| Return on invested capital | 4.5% | 3.4% | 7.1% | 10.7% | 9.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.8% | 3.5% | 9.1% | 14.3% | 11.3% | |
| Earnings yield | 4.0% | 0.7% | 5.2% | 7.5% | 4.9% | |
| Free cash flow yield | 13.0% | 7.6% | 3.3% | 6.6% | 4.6% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 29.4% | 44.0% | 68.3% | 37.2% | 32.2% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 96.3% | 159.8% | 266.5% | 193.7% | 164.0% | |
| Capex / Sales | 5.2% | 8.3% | 13.7% | 9.0% | 6.9% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 31.7% | 26.7% | 25.9% | 24.5% | 22.1% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 39.3% | 38.6% | 40.9% | 39.9% | 29.4% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 5d | 7d | 13d | 12d | 15d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 18d | 16d | 19d | 19d | 20d | |
| Operating cycle | 20d | 21d | 26d | 26d | 27d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 2d | 4d | 7d | 6d | 7d |
Change by theme
Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.
Change over 1 year
Valuation
Market cap ▼-34.7%EV / Sales ▼-18.6%EV / EBITDA ▼-43.0%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-1.511Earnings yield ▲+0.033Graham number ▲+14.124
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.030Return on assets ▲+0.013Return on invested capital ▲+0.012Return on capital employed ▲+0.033Operating ROA ▲+0.030Income quality ▼-13.958Tax burden ▼-0.455
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-2.055Days payables outstanding ▲+1.268Operating cycle ▼-0.955Cash conversion cycle ▼-2.222Capex / Sales ▼-0.031R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.176Net debt / EBITDA ▼-1.953Working capital ▼-11294000.000Invested capital ▼-3491000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▲+0.007
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▼-56.4%EV / Sales ▼-52.1%EV / EBITDA ▼-23.4%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-7.285Earnings yield ▼-0.009Graham number ▼-10.341
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.127Return on assets ▼-0.065Return on invested capital ▼-0.052Return on capital employed ▼-0.045Operating ROA ▼-0.045Income quality ▲+3.167Tax burden ▼-0.189
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-9.416Days payables outstanding ▼-2.236Operating cycle ▼-6.709Cash conversion cycle ▼-4.473Capex / Sales ▼-0.017R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-1.492Net debt / EBITDA ▲+2.760Working capital ▼-42012000.000Invested capital ▲+190006000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▲+0.099
Employee count
Peer market caps
Congressional trades
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Recent news
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