As of Jul 4, 2026, The Eastern Company had total assets of $245.1 million and total liabilities of $115.1 million. Stockholders' equity was $130.0 million. It held $15.1 million in cash and investments against $61.6 million of total debt, net debt of $46.4 million. The current ratio, current assets divided by current liabilities, was 2.80.
USD in millions, except ratios and per-share amounts. The percent under a figure is the change from the year before.
| Line |
FY 2027
Jul 4, 2026
|
FY 2026
Jan 3, 2026
|
FY 2024
Dec 28, 2024
|
FY 2023
Dec 30, 2023
|
FY 2022
Dec 31, 2022
|
FY 2022
Jan 1, 2022
|
FY 2020
Jan 2, 2021
|
FY 2019
Dec 28, 2019
|
FY 2018
Dec 29, 2018
|
FY 2017
Dec 30, 2017
|
FY 2016
Dec 31, 2016
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Cash |
15
|
7
|
14
|
—
|
10
|
6
|
15
-14.9%
|
18
+29.2%
|
14
-37.5%
|
22
-2.0%
|
23
+27.6%
|
| Short-term investments |
0
|
0
|
2
+107.9%
|
1
|
—
|
—
|
0
-15.6%
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Cash and investments |
15
|
7
|
16
+1528.2%
|
1
-84.0%
|
10
|
6
|
15
-14.9%
|
18
+29.5%
|
14
-37.5%
|
22
-2.0%
|
23
+27.6%
|
| Receivables |
37
|
30
|
36
+3.8%
|
34
-20.7%
|
43
|
43
|
—
|
38
+25.3%
|
30
+11.7%
|
27
+49.5%
|
18
+3.6%
|
| Inventory |
66
|
56
|
55
-5.5%
|
58
-7.1%
|
65
|
63
|
43
-21.0%
|
55
+3.5%
|
53
+11.6%
|
47
+38.9%
|
34
-7.6%
|
| Total current assets |
125
|
99
|
116
+3.0%
|
112
-9.2%
|
125
|
124
|
112
-3.6%
|
116
+14.6%
|
101
+1.1%
|
100
+28.8%
|
78
+3.2%
|
| Property and equipment, net |
31
|
27
|
28
+17.0%
|
24
-16.9%
|
26
|
28
|
29
-29.2%
|
41
+37.3%
|
30
+2.3%
|
29
+11.6%
|
26
-2.4%
|
| Goodwill |
59
|
59
|
59
-0.1%
|
59
-18.9%
|
71
|
72
|
72
-9.2%
|
80
+128.2%
|
35
+8.1%
|
32
+117.5%
|
15
+0.2%
|
| Total assets |
245
|
217
|
235
-6.6%
|
252
-5.4%
|
262
|
266
|
276
-1.8%
|
281
+54.9%
|
181
+2.7%
|
176
+42.1%
|
124
+2.0%
|
| Liabilities and equity | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable |
27
|
16
|
20
-20.0%
|
25
-17.1%
|
28
|
30
|
21
+6.8%
|
20
+7.9%
|
18
+25.7%
|
15
+108.7%
|
7
-22.6%
|
| Total current liabilities |
45
|
28
|
45
+4.8%
|
43
-13.8%
|
47
|
50
|
41
+16.5%
|
35
+15.8%
|
30
-3.7%
|
31
+143.4%
|
13
-15.1%
|
| Total liabilities |
115
|
92
|
115
-4.1%
|
120
-21.2%
|
135
|
152
|
171
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Stockholders' equity |
130
|
125
|
121
-8.9%
|
—
|
127
|
115
|
104
-1.1%
|
105
+8.8%
|
97
+11.4%
|
87
+5.4%
|
82
+3.9%
|
| Debt | |||||||||||
| Debt due within a year |
—
|
—
|
4
+25.5%
|
3
-61.7%
|
9
|
8
|
6
+24.1%
|
5
+123.1%
|
2
-64.5%
|
7
+633.6%
|
1
-37.5%
|
| Long-term debt |
42
|
34
|
39
-5.9%
|
41
-35.7%
|
55
|
64
|
82
-12.1%
|
94
+255.1%
|
26
-8.1%
|
29
+3111.6%
|
1
-50.0%
|
| Lease liabilities |
20
|
20
|
18
+0.2%
|
18
-14.1%
|
12
|
9
|
10
+4.6%
|
9
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Total debt |
62
|
54
|
60
-2.7%
|
62
-32.9%
|
76
|
80
|
98
-8.9%
|
108
+277.1%
|
29
-18.6%
|
35
+1872.6%
|
2
-44.4%
|
| Net cash |
-46
|
-46
|
-44
+27.5%
|
-61
+29.2%
|
-66
|
-74
|
-83
+7.7%
|
-90
-511.0%
|
-15
-13.9%
|
-13
-161.8%
|
21
+43.4%
|
| Ratios | |||||||||||
| Current ratio |
2.80x
|
3.59x
|
2.58x
|
2.63x
|
2.67x
|
2.50x
|
2.75x
|
3.32x
|
3.36x
|
3.20x
|
6.04x
|
| Debt to equity |
0.47x
|
0.43x
|
0.50x
|
—
|
0.60x
|
0.70x
|
0.94x
|
1.03x
|
0.30x
|
0.41x
|
0.02x
|
| Debt to EBITDA |
—
|
3.12x
|
2.31x
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
4.48x
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Return on equity |
—
|
5.72%
|
-7.07%
|
—
|
9.72%
|
10.73%
|
5.18%
|
12.58%
|
14.97%
|
5.80%
|
9.44%
|
| Return on assets |
—
|
3.29%
|
-3.62%
|
3.41%
|
4.70%
|
4.62%
|
1.96%
|
4.73%
|
8.00%
|
2.86%
|
6.27%
|
| Book value per share |
21.60
|
20.63
|
19.58
|
—
|
20.35
|
18.29
|
16.70
|
16.90
|
15.55
|
13.88
|
13.18
|
How these figures are calculated
Annual columns are full-year amounts from the annual report (Form 10-K, 20-F, or 40-F). If a company restates a year, the latest filed number is shown. USD in millions, except ratios and per-share amounts. Cash and investments adds short-term and long-term marketable securities to cash. Debt due within a year is the borrowings that are not already in long-term debt. Total debt is those borrowings plus lease liabilities. Net cash is cash and investments minus total debt. Return on equity and return on assets divide the trailing twelve months of net income by the balance on that date. Debt to EBITDA uses the trailing twelve months of EBITDA. The first column is the latest balance sheet when it is newer than the latest fiscal year. More on our methodology.
Company profile
- Industry
- Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware (SIC 3420)
- Listed as
- EML (Nasdaq)
- Fiscal year ends
- January 3
- Incorporated in
- CT
- Headquarters
- Shelton, CT
- SEC filer status
- Accelerated filer, Smaller reporting company
- SEC CIK
- 31107
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