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UNITED GUARDIAN INC
UG
$35M
Mkt Cap
$7.62
-1.80%
UNITED GUARDIAN INC (UG) has a current P/E ratio of 17.9, compared to its historical median P/E of 13.6. The stock is currently considered Expensive based on its historical valuation range.
UNITED GUARDIAN INC (UG) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 46.3%. This indicates strong capital allocation and a potential competitive advantage.
UNITED GUARDIAN INC (UG) has a market capitalization of $35M. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
Yes, UNITED GUARDIAN INC (UG) pays a dividend with a trailing twelve-month yield of 7.90%.
Based on historical P/E analysis, UNITED GUARDIAN INC (UG) appears expensive. The current P/E of 17.9 is 32% above its historical median of 13.6. The estimated fair value CAGR (P/E method) is -8.9%.
UNITED GUARDIAN INC (UG) operates in the Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations industry, within the Consumer Defensive sector.
UNITED GUARDIAN INC (UG) reported annual revenue of $12 million in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
United-Guardian, Inc. (“Company”) is a Delaware corporation that, through its Guardian Laboratories division, manufactures, markets and develops specialty cosmetic ingredients, pharmaceutical products, medical lubricants and sexual wellness ingredients. Prior to July 1, 2023, we manufactured and reported sales of a line of specialty industrial products; however, this product line was discontinued after the second quarter of 2023 due to low sales volume with no growth prospects. In October 2023, we entered into a distribution agreement with Brenntag Specialties, a global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, for the distribution of our new Natrajel® line of sexual wellness ingredients in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America and South America. Although there were no sales of these products during 2024, we anticipate that we will begin manufacturing and reporting sales of this new line of products in 2025.
| Metric | TTM | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 11M | 12M | 11M | 13M | 14M | 11M |
| Net Income | 2.1M | 3.3M | 2.6M | 2.6M | 4.7M | 3.3M |
| EPS | $0.46 | $0.71 | $0.56 | $0.56 | $1.01 | $0.72 |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.9M | 3.0M | 3.0M | 2.4M | 5.2M | 3.6M |
| ROIC | 67.2% | 24.3% | 99.1% | 34.7% | 45.7% | 27.9% |
| Gross Margin | - | 53.0% | 49.7% | 52.8% | 58.7% | 55.6% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.15 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.60 | $0.60 | $0.10 | $0.68 | $1.13 | $0.78 |
| Operating Income | 2.2M | 3.6M | 2.9M | 4.0M | 5.7M | 3.6M |
| Operating Margin | 21.3% | 29.9% | 26.3% | 31.8% | 40.7% | 33.1% |
| ROE | 18.7% | 27.9% | 22.7% | 27.7% | 47.4% | 31.9% |
| Shares Outstanding | 5M | 5M | 5M | 5M | 5M | 5M |
| Metric | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 15M | 13M | 14M | 11M | 13M | 13M | N/A | 11M | 14M | 13M | 11M | 12M | 11M |
| Gross Margin | 63.6% | 60.5% | 62.9% | 54.7% | 59.1% | 60.3% | N/A | 55.6% | 58.7% | 52.8% | 49.7% | 53.0% | N/A |
| R&D | 717K | 730K | 648K | 652K | 646K | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 464K |
| SG&A | 2.5M | 2.6M | 2.5M | 2.5M | 2.4M | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| EBIT | 7.3M | 5.5M | 6.3M | 3.4M | 5.2M | 5.6M | 5.4M | 3.6M | 5.7M | 4.0M | 2.9M | 3.6M | 2.2M |
| Op. Margin | 47.4% | 40.8% | 44.9% | 31.5% | 40.4% | 41.5% | N/A | 33.1% | 40.7% | 31.8% | 26.3% | 29.9% | 21.3% |
| Net Income | 5.9M | 4.1M | 4.6M | 2.6M | 3.8M | 4.4M | 4.8M | 3.3M | 4.7M | 2.6M | 2.6M | 3.3M | 2.1M |
| Net Margin | 38.3% | 30.1% | 32.9% | 24.0% | 29.6% | 32.4% | N/A | 30.1% | 33.4% | 20.2% | 23.7% | 26.7% | 20.0% |
| Non-Recurring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 35.1% | 26.2% | 30.0% | 74.5% | 31.8% | 40.7% | 40.1% | 27.9% | 45.7% | 34.7% | 99.1% | 24.3% | 67.2% |
| ROE | 43.6% | 28.0% | 31.4% | 18.2% | 30.5% | 39.8% | 44.8% | 31.9% | 47.4% | 27.7% | 22.7% | 27.9% | 18.7% |
| ROA | 40.0% | 25.6% | 29.1% | 16.9% | 27.7% | 34.7% | 38.5% | 27.7% | 38.1% | 24.1% | 20.0% | 24.3% | 16.1% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 5.8M | 4.5M | 5.2M | 2.3M | 4.0M | 5.0M | 4.5M | 3.6M | 5.3M | 2.5M | 3.1M | 3.5M | 2.0M |
| Free Cash Flow | 5.5M | 4.4M | 5.1M | 2.1M | 4.0M | 4.9M | 4.4M | 3.6M | 5.2M | 2.4M | 3.0M | 3.0M | 1.9M |
| Owner Earnings | 5.6M | 4.3M | 5.0M | 2.1M | 3.8M | 4.8M | 4.3M | 3.4M | 5.2M | 2.4M | 3.0M | 3.4M | 1.9M |
| CapEx | 288K | 55K | 63K | 167K | 38K | 75K | 114K | 43K | 116K | 75K | 166K | 433K | 59K |
| Maint. CapEx | 190K | 181K | 173K | 187K | 201K | 192K | 176K | 165K | 146K | 135K | 106K | 96K | 108K |
| Growth CapEx | 99K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60K | 337K | 0 |
| D&A | 190K | 181K | 173K | 187K | 201K | 192K | 176K | 165K | 146K | 135K | 106K | 96K | 108K |
| CapEx/OCF | 5.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 7.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 5.3% | 12.5% | 3.0% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 4.5M | 3.7M | 4.6M | 3.4M | 6.5M | 4.8M | 5.0M | 3.6M | 5.2M | 3.1M | 459K | 2.8M | 2.8M |
| Dividend Yield | 7.7% | 5.7% | 9.3% | 7.4% | 14.3% | 8.8% | 8.2% | 7.0% | 9.7% | 5.1% | 1.3% | 6.6% | 7.9% |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buyback Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Debt Repayment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | -8.6M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 1.6M | 2.0M | 1.1M | 424K | 725K | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8.6M |
| Long-Term Debt | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Debt/Equity | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.00 |
| Interest Coverage | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Equity | 14M | 15M | 15M | 14M | 11M | 11M | 11M | 10M | 9.8M | 9.3M | 11M | 12M | 11M |
| Total Assets | 16M | 16M | 16M | 15M | 13M | 13M | 12M | 12M | 12M | 11M | 13M | 14M | 13M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.4M | 1.2M | 1.1M | 1.0M | 1.5M | 1.6M | 1.7M | 1.6M | 2.4M | 1.4M | 1.5M | 1.9M | 1.9M |
| Intangibles | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Retained Earnings | 14M | 14M | 14M | 13M | 10M | 10M | 10M | 9.9M | 9.4M | 8.8M | 11M | 11M | 11M |
| Working Capital | 13M | 14M | 14M | 13M | 10M | 10M | 10M | 9.8M | 9.2M | 8.6M | 11M | 11M | 11M |
| Current Assets | 14M | 15M | 15M | 14M | 12M | 12M | 12M | 11M | 12M | 10.0M | 12M | 13M | 12M |
| Current Liabilities | 1.2M | 975K | 988K | 1.0M | 1.4M | 1.4M | 1.3M | 1.4M | 2.3M | 1.4M | 1.5M | 1.9M | 1.7M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 1.28 | 0.88 | 1.00 | 0.56 | 0.84 | 0.95 | 1.04 | 0.72 | 1.01 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.71 | 0.46 |
| Owner EPS | 1.22 | 0.93 | 1.09 | 0.46 | 0.83 | 1.04 | 0.94 | 0.75 | 1.12 | 0.52 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.40 |
| Book Value | 3.09 | 3.20 | 3.17 | 3.00 | 2.49 | 2.38 | 2.32 | 2.26 | 2.14 | 2.02 | 2.48 | 2.59 | 2.44 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 1.26 | 0.97 | 1.13 | 0.50 | 0.87 | 1.08 | 0.98 | 0.78 | 1.16 | 0.55 | 0.68 | 0.75 | 0.48 |
| Dividends/Share | 0.97 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 0.75 | 1.42 | 1.05 | 1.10 | 0.78 | 1.13 | 0.68 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 0.60 |
| Shares Out. | 4.6M | 4.6M | 4.6M | 4.6M | 4.6M | 4.6M | 4.6M | 4.6M | 4.6M | 4.6M | 4.6M | 4.6M | 4.6M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 11.6 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 16.4 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 13.1 | 15.4 | 10.8 | 12.6 | 16.6 |
| P/FCF | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 19.9 | 13.7 | 11.9 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 11.7 | 16.1 | 9.3 | 13.5 | 18.4 |
| EV/EBIT | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 11.8 |
| Price/Book | 4.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| Price/Sales | 3.7 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | N/A | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| FCF Yield | 8.1% | 9.0% | 10.2% | 5.0% | 7.3% | 8.4% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 6.2% | 10.7% | 7.4% | 5.4% |
| Market Cap | 69M | 49M | 50M | 42M | 54M | 58M | 65M | 52M | 61M | 39M | 28M | 41M | 35M |
| Avg. Price | 12.49 | 13.99 | 10.72 | 10.10 | 9.92 | 11.89 | 13.51 | 11.22 | 11.61 | 13.38 | 7.50 | 9.10 | 7.62 |
| Year-End Price | 14.86 | 10.70 | 10.92 | 9.16 | 11.83 | 12.70 | 14.29 | 11.29 | 13.27 | 8.60 | 6.05 | 8.89 | 7.62 |
UNITED GUARDIAN INC passes 4 of 9 quality checks, suggesting mixed fundamentals.
UNITED GUARDIAN INC trades at 17.9x trailing earnings, compared to its 15-year median P/E of 13.6x, suggesting it is currently Expensive relative to its historical range. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 22.5x vs a median of 13.6x. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 46.3% with a gross margin of 54.0%. Total shareholder yield (dividends) is 7.9%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is -9.8%.
UNITED GUARDIAN INC (UG) has a net profit margin of 26.7%. This is a strong margin indicating high profitability.
UNITED GUARDIAN INC (UG) generated $3 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
UNITED GUARDIAN INC (UG) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. This indicates a conservatively financed balance sheet.
UNITED GUARDIAN INC (UG) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.71 in its most recent fiscal year.
UNITED GUARDIAN INC (UG) has a return on equity (ROE) of 27.9%. This indicates the company generates strong returns for shareholders.
UNITED GUARDIAN INC (UG) has a 5-year average gross margin of 54.0%. This high margin suggests strong pricing power and a potential competitive moat.
The Ledger Terminal provides 15 years of financial data for UNITED GUARDIAN INC (UG), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
UNITED GUARDIAN INC (UG) has a book value per share of $2.59, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.