Broadwind Inc. Common Stock (BWEN)

FairStock Score: 60/100 — STEADY

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I am always wary of small industrial companies whose fortunes rise and fall with demand from narrow markets. Broadwind, with a $91.3 million market value at the 2026-10-13 close of $3.86, makes steel towers and gearing for wind and infrastructure. The sales trend is volatile. In fiscal Q3 2025, the quarter ended 2025-09-30, revenue was $44.2 million and net income was $7.5 million. By fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-30, revenue fell to $24.3 million and net income was a loss of $639,000. In fiscal Q1 2026, the quarter ended 2026-03-31, net loss was $495,000. For fiscal 2025, the year ended 2025-12-31, revenue was $158.1 million and net income was $5.2 million, up from fiscal 2024, the year ended 2024-12-31, when revenue was $143.1 million and net income was $1.2 million. So the Lynch-style turnaround label is fair, but the turnaround is not yet steady. The balance sheet has debt/equity of 0.33, which is manageable, yet trailing free cash flow is -$19.2 million and FCF yield is -21.0% by FairStock's calculation. That is a red flag. FairStock also shows Altman Z-Score -2.28 and Piotroski F-Score 3/9, signs of fragility. Valuation is mixed. At $3.86, FairStock calculates P/E 10.72, P/B 1.39, EV/EBITDA 6.29, PEG 0.30, and a Graham Number of $4.75, implying an 18.74% margin of safety. That looks statistically cheap, but without reliable cash generation, the apparent cheapness may be a value trap. I would want evidence of durable profits and positive cash flow before calling this a high-quality bargain.

In plain English: Broadwind makes steel towers and gears used in wind power and other heavy industries. The business is small and has lost money in the latest two reported quarters, though it made a profit in fiscal 2025. At $3.86, the stock looks roughly fair or slightly cheap compared with its assets and past earnings, but weak cash flow makes it risky.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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