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Brady Corporation

BRC

Industrials · 87.26 +1.6% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:45 GMT-4

Market read

Brady Corporation's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 26 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company+1.6% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 26 activeHigh-Beta Risk-On · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 3 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Agreement to acquire Honeywell’s Productivity Solutions and Services (PSS) business for a base $1.4B cash purchase price, subject to customary adjustments and regulatory approvals.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if BRC's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Industrials · Security & Protection Services

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 26 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • Agreement to acquire Honeywell’s Productivity Solutions and Services (PSS) business for a base $1.4B cash purchase price, subject to customary adjustments and regulatory approvals.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations328
Usable filing statements125
Verified relationships3
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +9.8% year over year.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.19x in the latest annual period.
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated favorable evidence across 3 filings.
  • Tariffs and trade policy has repeated favorable evidence across 3 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Supply chain and availability has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 25% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 32% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

87.26
6m+2.2%12m+11.4%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2022-07-31$1.3B+13.7%-1.4%
2023-07-31$1.3B+2.3%-3.5%
2024-07-31$1.3B+0.7%-2.8%
2025-07-31$1.5B+12.8%-0.8%
2026-07-31$1.7B+9.8%-0.7%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Supply chain and availabilitynegative · 5 filings
Gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value of the derivatives designated as hedges are recorded as a component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”) in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and in the consolidated statements of…
10-K · Sep 3, 2026
Credit and interest ratesmixed · 4 filings
The increase in cash used in financing activities was primarily due to net repayments on the Company’s prior credit agreement in the current year, compared to net borrowings in the prior year, which included borrowings used to fund the Gravotech acquisition.
10-K · Sep 3, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionspositive · 3 filings
The increase in gross margin as a percentage of net sales was primarily driven by organic sales growth in higher gross margin product lines, as well as the absence of a non-recurring fair value adjustment related to acquisition inventory and facility closure…
10-K · Sep 3, 2026
Tariffs and trade policypositive · 3 filings
Organic sales growth in higher gross margin product lines also contributed to the increase in both the three and six-month periods, which was partially offset by incremental tariffs in the same periods.
10-Q · Feb 19, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 2.5× · EV/sales 2.4×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

87.26+1.6% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:45 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for BRC. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for BRC. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind BRC

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

HONHoneywell International Inc.partnerMay 18, 2026

Pending Acquisition of the PSS Business On April 20, 2026, the Company entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement with Honeywell International Inc.

BTIBritish American Tobacco p.l.c.partnerSep 4, 2025

The weighted average interest rate of the USD-denominated, British pound-denominated and Euro-denominated borrowings was 5.3 %, 5.1 % and 2.8 %, respectively, as of July 31, 2025.

Depended on by

ORAOrmat Technologies, Inc.customerMay 7, 2026

In addition to the Puna rates that are impacted by higher commodity prices, the energy payments pursuant to our PPAs for some of our power plants such as the Brady power plant, the Steamboat 2 and 3 power plants and the McGinness Complex increase every year t…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

BRC is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group High-Beta Risk-On. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.