CMCO Stock Analysis: Columbus McKinnon | NASDAQ

Hoists, Conveyors, Cranes, Chains

Total Rating 35

Safety 62

Buy Signal 0.21

Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Industry Rotation: +0.8

Market Cap: 509M
Avg Turnover: 11.1M

Risk 3d forecast

Volatility66.3%

VaR 5^th Pctl9.68%

VaR vs Median-9.12%

Reward TTM

Sharpe Ratio0.50

Rel. Str. IBD53.6

Rel. Str. Peer Group60.8

Character TTM

Beta3.173

Beta Downside2.666

Hurst Exponent0.471

Drawdowns 3y

Max DD72.77%

CAGR/Max DD-0.29

CAGR/Mean DD-0.53

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: -13.37%
EPS Trend: -95.4%

Last SUE: 3.63
Qual. Beats: 1

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 8.41%
Rev. Trend: 57.5%

Last SUE: 2.20
Qual. Beats: 4

Warnings

Interest Coverage Ratio Critical

Altman Z'' In Financial Distress Zone

Below Avwap Earnings

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 11.6 years of data

Jan +0.5% 7

Feb +2.4% 8

Mar -4.0% 32

Apr -1.1% 10

May +0.5% 8

Jun -0.6% 7

Jul -0.6% 2

Aug -0.2% 5

Sep -0.7% 13

Oct +1.2% 11

Nov +8.6% 30

Dec -0.7% 8

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: CMCO Columbus McKinnon

Columbus McKinnon Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCO) is an industrial machinery company that designs, manufactures, and markets motion solutions for material handling applications worldwide, including hoists, conveying systems, power control systems, chain and forged products, actuators, crane components, and elevator drives. Founded in 1875 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company operates in the Industrial Machinery & Supplies sector, a category typically characterized by long product life cycles, demand tied to capital expenditure and infrastructure investment, and revenue derived largely from B2B channels.

CMCO serves a broad set of end markets-including industrial automation, construction and infrastructure, energy and utilities, food and beverage, aerospace, mining, entertainment, and warehousing-reaching customers through direct sales, industrial distributors, original equipment manufacturers, government agencies, and engineering, procurement, and construction firms. This diversified end-market exposure and multi-channel distribution model are common risk-mitigation approaches within the capital goods industry, where reliance on a single customer base or geographic region can amplify cyclicality.

Headlines to Watch Out For

E-commerce warehouse automation lifts conveying systems revenue
Steel input cost inflation pressures product gross margins
Industrial automation and EV production orders accelerate

Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 0.5

Net Income: -316.4m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: -0.03 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -3.65 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 37.65% < 20% (prev 22.86%; Δ 14.79% < -1%)
CFO/TA -0.02 > 3% & CFO -102.4m > Net Income -316.4m
Net Debt/EBITDA: error (EBITDA <= 0)
Current Ratio: 2.00 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (28.8m) vs 12m ago 0.47% < -2%
Gross Margin: 28.78% > 18% (prev 32.72%; Δ -3.95% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 46.15% > 50% (prev 53.91%; Δ -7.77% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: -1.66 > 6 (EBIT TTM -166.3m / Interest Expense TTM 100.4m)

Altman Z'' 0.90

A: 0.12 (Total Current Assets 1.12b - Total Current Liabilities 561.9m) / Total Assets 4.67b
B: 0.01 (Retained Earnings 33.2m / Total Assets 4.67b)
C: -0.05 (EBIT TTM -166.3m / Avg Total Assets 3.23b)
D: 0.41 (Book Value of Equity 1.37b / Total Liabilities 3.31b)
Altman-Z'' = 0.90 = B

Beneish M -2.23

DSRI: 1.33 (Receivables 373.2m/180.1m, Revenue 1.49b/959.2m)
GMI: 1.14 (GM 32.72% / 28.78%)
AQI: 1.01 (AQ_t 0.68 / AQ_t-1 0.67)
SGI: 1.55 (Revenue 1.49b / 959.2m)
TATA: -0.05 (NI -316.4m - CFO -102.4m) / TA 4.67b)
Beneish M = -2.23 (Cap -4..+1) = BBB

What is the price of CMCO shares?

As of August 25, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 17.95 with a total of 540,790 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -5.92%, over one month by +11.73%, over three months by +13.85% and over the past year by +18.79%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 15.80 (which is 12% or 1.9 ATR below the current price).

Is CMCO a buy, sell or hold?

Columbus McKinnon has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy CMCO.

StrongBuy: 1
Buy: 2
Hold: 1
Sell: 0
StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the CMCO price?

Analysts Target Price	26	44.8%

Columbus McKinnon (CMCO) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 24 August 2026

Market Cap USD = 508.6m (508.6m USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Forward = 10.9409
P/S = 0.3416
P/B = 0.9033
P/EG = 0.464
Revenue TTM = 1.49b USD
EBIT TTM = -166.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = -48.4m USD
Long Term Debt = 2.21b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 154.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 2.39b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 11.1m
Net Debt = 2.29b USD (calculated: Debt 2.39b - CCE 98.4m)
Enterprise Value = 2.80b USD (508.6m + Debt 2.39b - CCE 98.4m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -1.66 (Ebit TTM -166.3m / Interest Expense TTM 100.4m)
EV/FCF = -22.79x (Enterprise Value 2.80b / FCF TTM -122.8m)
FCF Yield = -4.39% (FCF TTM -122.8m / Enterprise Value 2.80b)
FCF Margin = -8.24% (FCF TTM -122.8m / Revenue TTM 1.49b)
Net Margin = -21.25% (Net Income TTM -316.4m / Revenue TTM 1.49b)
Gross Margin = 28.78% ((Revenue TTM 1.49b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.06b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 27.52% (prev 23.50%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.60 (Enterprise Value 2.80b / Total Assets 4.67b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.20% (Interest Expense 100.4m / Debt 2.39b)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US federal default 21%)
NOPAT = -131.4m (EBIT -166.3m * (1 - 21.00%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 2.00 (Total Current Assets 1.12b / Total Current Liabilities 561.9m)
Debt / Equity = 1.75 (Debt 2.39b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.37b)
Debt / EBITDA = -47.33 (negative EBITDA) (Net Debt 2.29b / EBITDA -48.4m)
Debt / FCF = -18.65 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 2.29b / FCF TTM -122.8m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.16b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -9.80% (Net Income -316.4m / Total Assets 4.67b)
RoE = -27.20% (Net Income TTM -316.4m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.16b)
RoCE = -4.93% (EBIT -166.3m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.16b + L.T.Debt 2.21b))
RoIC = -3.13% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -131.4m / Invested Capital 4.19b)
WACC = 5.75% (E(508.6m)/V(2.90b) * Re(17.14%) + D(2.39b)/V(2.90b) * Rd(4.20%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 17.14% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> capped to 13.17%
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -66.02 | Cagr: -0.51%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -122.8m)
EPS Correlation: -95.43 | EPS CAGR: -13.37% | SUE: 3.63 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: 57.47 | Revenue CAGR: 8.41% | SUE: 2.20 | # QB: 4
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.38 | Chg30d=-12.47% | Revisions=-29% | Analysts=4
EPS next Quarter (2026-12-31): EPS=0.48 | Chg30d=-7.57% | Revisions=-17% | Analysts=4
EPS current Year (2027-03-31): EPS=2.01 | Chg30d=+14.27% | Revisions=+57% | GrowthEPS=+7.6% | GrowthRev=+76.0%
EPS next Year (2028-03-31): EPS=2.64 | Chg30d=+5.43% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+31.3% | GrowthRev=+4.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +24% (up=9, down=5)