CMCO Stock Analysis: Columbus McKinnon | NASDAQ

Hoists, Conveyors, Rigging Hardware, Motion Controls

Total Rating 36

Safety 59

Buy Signal -0.44

Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Industry Rotation: -13.5

Market Cap: 466M
Avg Turnover: 6.49M

Risk 3d forecast

Volatility48.9%

VaR 5^th Pctl7.12%

VaR vs Median-9.34%

Reward TTM

Sharpe Ratio0.43

Rel. Str. IBD59.4

Rel. Str. Peer Group68.3

Character TTM

Beta3.186

Beta Downside2.742

Hurst Exponent0.473

Drawdowns 3y

Max DD72.77%

CAGR/Max DD-0.30

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

Fakeout

Below Avwap Earnings

Below Sma 200d

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 11.7 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 -2.1% 10

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 a U.S.-based industrial machinery manufacturer specializing in motion solutions for moving, lifting, positioning, and securing materials. The companys product portfolio spans hoists (powered chain, electric wire rope, manual, air-powered, and explosion-protected), winches, lever tools, conveyor systems, load chain, hooks, shackles, rigging hardware, mechanical and electromechanical actuators, crane components, and elevator-specific drives. Founded in 1875 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, CMCO operates within the GICS Industrials sector (Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components sub-industry), trades on the NASDAQ as a small-cap stock with a market capitalization of approximately $470 million, and has been publicly listed since its 1996 IPO.

CMCO distributes its products through a multi-channel model serving end users, industrial distributors, rigging shops, independent crane builders, material handling integrators, entertainment equipment distributors, after-sale service distributors, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firms. This broad reach supports end-market exposure across EV production, aerospace, energy and utilities, process manufacturing, industrial automation, construction and infrastructure, food and beverage, entertainment, life sciences, consumer packaged goods, e-commerce, supply chain, and warehousing. The business is capital-goods in nature, with revenue tied to industrial activity, construction cycles, and demand for material-handling automation across both heavy-industrial and lighter commercial segments.

Headlines to Watch Out For

Industrial automation and e-commerce warehousing orders accelerate
Steel input costs and pricing actions pressure gross margins
Acquisition integration and debt reduction shape capital allocation strategy

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 October 13, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 15.90 with a total of 238,327 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -6.03%, over one month by -3.34%, over three months by +22.82% and over the past year by +9.43%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 14.50 (which is 8.8% or 1.7 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	63.5%

Columbus McKinnon (CMCO) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 09 October 2026

Market Cap USD = 466.4m (466.4m USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Forward = 10.9409
P/S = 0.3133
P/B = 0.8454
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 = 2.76b USD (466.4m + Debt 2.39b - CCE 98.4m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -1.66 (Ebit TTM -166.3m / Interest Expense TTM 100.4m)
EV/FCF = -22.45x (Enterprise Value 2.76b / FCF TTM -122.8m)
FCF Yield = -4.45% (FCF TTM -122.8m / Enterprise Value 2.76b)
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 = 0.59 (Enterprise Value 2.76b / 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 = 5.59% (E(466.4m)/V(2.85b) * Re(17.19%) + D(2.39b)/V(2.85b) * Rd(4.20%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 17.19% (= 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=+0.00% | Revisions=-29% | Analysts=4
EPS next Quarter (2026-12-31): EPS=0.48 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=-17% | Analysts=4
EPS current Year (2027-03-31): EPS=2.01 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+57% | GrowthEPS=+7.6% | GrowthRev=+76.0%
EPS next Year (2028-03-31): EPS=2.64 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+31.3% | GrowthRev=+4.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +24% (up=9, down=5)