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EML · CIK 0000031107 · FY2026 live · 2025-12-31

EASTERN CO

SafeSEC 10-KClassic ZMaterials80th percentile in Materials · 260 names

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Model

Classic Z

FY2026

3.41

Zone

Safe

Prior

—

Market DD

—

1y PD

—

3.41

Z″ 6.00

−21.83.08+

Score 3.41 · distress below 1.80, grey to 2.99, safe at 3.00 and above.

Classic Z factor contributions

  • X1 Working capital / assets

    Short-term liquidity versus the size of the balance sheet.

    0.33
    1.2 × = 0.40

  • X2 Retained earnings / assets

    Cushion from years of profits. Share buybacks can push this negative at otherwise healthy firms.

    0.64
    1.4 × = 0.89

  • X3 EBIT / assets

    Operating return on assets. Highest weight in the original model.

    0.05
    3.3 × = 0.16

  • X4 Book equity / liabilities

    Book equity versus the liability stack. Mega-caps often look greyer here than they would if X4 used market cap.

    1.35
    0.6 × = 0.81

  • X5 Sales / assets

    Asset turnover — how much revenue the asset base supports.

    1.15
    1 × = 1.15

Five-year path

Need two annual 10-Ks to draw a path. The desk will pull this issuer’s filings.

Meridian Rank

78.36

0–100 · Classic Z family

  • Book standing

    83

  • Year change

    —

  • Market PD

    —

  • O-score

    66

Events on this name

Same published rows as Today.

  • Approaching grey

    low · 33

    • Live Z: — → 3.41
    • Cut: — → 1.80

Overview

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EASTERN CO is on classic Z at 3.41 (safe) for FY2026, from an SEC 10-K. Sales / assets is the line that sets the print; retained earnings / assets is the runner-up. This is the first live year on the desk. No market tape loaded. Classic Z was fit on manufacturers. Buybacks can send retained earnings negative at otherwise healthy issuers. X4 is book equity.

Book screen Safe; market PD —. Market PD has not been priced on this name.

Market DD · naive Merton

No market tape yet.

Pull a year of closes (Yahoo, Nasdaq if Yahoo is limited) and size equity from Nasdaq cap or EDGAR shares. Distance-to-default and 1-year PD stay blank until then.

Sector peers

Closest Classic Z scores · 80th percentile in Materials.

KPI widgets

Current assets

$99M

Total assets

$217M

Current liabilities

$28M

Total liabilities

$92M

Working capital

$72M

Retained earnings

$138M

EBIT

$11M

Total sales

$249M

Book equity

$125M

Accession 0001654954-26-001850. Live rank is the latest 10-K on EDGAR (FY2026, period 2025-12-31). Classic Z is the live score. View as is a display overlay. X4 is book equity. Pulled 13 Sept 2026.