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Updated Aug 30, 2026

COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP (CMCO)

Technology • NASDAQ

$18.00

Professional Investment Analysis

ZYBERNO SCORE →

Is it a great business? Is it getting better?

17.0/100

POOR BUSINESS

COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP (CMCO) scores 17/100 — concerning metrics indicating significant structural or financial risks.

📊 How is the Zyberno Score calculated? +

The Zyberno Score answers one question: "Is this a quality business worth owning?" It's a 0-100 investment grade that evaluates business fundamentals across four critical dimensions, based on principles from Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch, and Charlie Munger.

The 4 Core Categories (25 points each):

1. PROFITABILITY (25 pts)

Metrics: ROE, ROIC, Net Margin, Operating Margin
Thresholds: ROE >20% excellent • ROIC >20% excellent • Net Margin >20% excellent • Operating Margin >25% excellent

2. FINANCIAL STRENGTH (25 pts)

Metrics: Debt-to-Equity, Current Ratio, Interest Coverage, Altman Z-Score
Thresholds: D/E <0.3 excellent • Current Ratio >2.5 excellent • Interest Coverage >10x excellent • Altman Z >3.0 safe

3. CASH FLOW QUALITY (25 pts)

Metrics: Free Cash Flow, OCF vs Net Income, FCF Margin
Thresholds: Positive & growing FCF excellent • OCF/NI >1.2x excellent (cash earnings exceed accounting)

4. GROWTH & CONSISTENCY (25 pts)

Metrics: Revenue Growth, Net Income Growth, FCF Growth, Piotroski F-Score
Thresholds: Growth via log-linear regression • Piotroski 8-9 excellent, 6-7 good

Score Interpretation:

75-100

GREAT BUSINESS

65-74

GOOD BUSINESS

50-64

AVERAGE BUSINESS

30-49

WEAK BUSINESS

0-29

POOR BUSINESS

→ View full CMCO quality analysis & detailed breakdown

VALUATION SIGNAL

N/A (Requires more data)

Requires fair value calculation and current price data

💰 How is Margin of Safety calculated? +

Margin of Safety measures how much discount or premium you're paying relative to a stock's intrinsic value. It's Benjamin Graham's core principle: the larger the margin, the lower your downside risk.

Formula: (Intrinsic Value − Current Price) ÷ Intrinsic Value × 100%

How We Calculate Intrinsic Value (DCF Method):

Step 1: Calculate current Owner Earnings (OCF − Maintenance CapEx)

Step 2: Calculate company-specific growth rate using log-linear regression on 16 quarters of Owner Earnings

Step 3: Project 10 years forward using the calculated growth rate

Step 4: Discount each year's cash flow to present value using 10% discount rate

Step 5: Calculate terminal value using 3% perpetual growth rate

Step 6: Sum all discounted cash flows = Intrinsic Value

What The Percentages Mean:

+50% or more

EXCELLENT — Very undervalued

+25% to +50%

GOOD — Attractive discount

0% to +25%

FAIR — Reasonable value

0% to -25%

CAUTION — Slight premium

-25% or worse

POOR — Overvalued

"Price is what you pay, value is what you get." — Warren Buffett

→ View full CMCO valuation analysis · → View full CMCO Brina Gap analysis

📈 How is Brina Gap calculated? +

Brina Gap measures the difference between the growth a business can fundamentally sustain and the growth the market is already pricing in.

Formula: Fundamental Growth Rate − Market-Implied Growth Rate

The Two Components:

Fundamental Growth Rate = ROIC × Reinvestment Rate

What the business can sustainably grow at based on how much it reinvests and what return it earns on that capital. Grounded in historical financials.

Market-Implied Growth Rate = Reverse DCF

The growth rate the current Enterprise Value implicitly assumes. Calculated by back-solving a 10-year DCF model (10% WACC, 3% terminal growth) until the present value of projected cash flows equals EV.

What The Gap Means:

Gap > +5% Market Underestimates — potential upside

+2% to +5% Slight Underestimate

-2% to +2% Fairly Priced — market consensus matches fundamentals

-5% to -2% Slight Overestimate

Gap < -5% Market Overestimates — price embeds optimism fundamentals don't support

A positive gap (market underestimates) combined with a positive Margin of Safety is the strongest combined signal — the business is both cheap historically and forward economics are stronger than the price suggests.

Critical Financial Health Indicators

Return on Equity (Profitability):CRITICAL (-27.2%)

Debt-to-Equity (Solvency Risk):POOR (1.82x)

Operating Margin (Operational Efficiency):CRITICAL (-9.6%)

Return on Capital (Capital Efficiency):CRITICAL (-2.9%)

📊 Valuation Trilogy

Three interconnected metrics for complete valuation analysis

Click any metric for full methodology and detailed analysis

Zyberno's Verdict

COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP (CMCO) stock report — Zyberno Score 17/100 (POOR BUSINESS). Full financial analysis on Zyberno.

Over the trailing twelve months, CMCO generated -$122.76M in Owner Earnings. Capital was deployed as follows: $8.05M paid as dividends, $20.33M invested in capital expenditures. Reinvestment rate: -2,230.5%.

DIVISION I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A. Market Valuation

Market Price & Capitalization (2)

Current Price:18.00

Market Cap:$518.27M

Valuation Multiples (3)

P/B Ratio:0.38x

P/S Ratio:0.35x

Peg Ratio:-999.00x

Enterprise Metrics (1)

Enterprise Value:$2.80B

Price Action & Momentum (3)

12-1 Momentum:

+13.5% (38th pctile)

📈 Click to view full CMCO Momentum analysis →

Momentum Percentile:38 / 100

% of 52-Week High:73.8%

B. Profitability Assessment

Return Metrics (5)

ROE:

-27.2%

📊 Click to view full CMCO ROE analysis →

ROA:-9.7%

Roic:

-2.9%

📊 Click to view full CMCO ROIC analysis →

Reinvestment Rate:-2,230.5%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):65.4%

Margin Analysis (3)

Operating Margin Ttm:-9.6%

Net Margin Ttm:-21.2%

Ebitda Margin:-1.0%

TTM Performance (3)

Gross Margin Ttm:28.8%

Operating Margin Ttm:-9.6%

Net Margin Ttm:-21.2%

Yield Metrics (2)

Earnings Yield:-$48.65

Dividend Yield:1.5%

C. Log-Linear Regression Growth Trends

Earnings Surprise (SUE) (3)

Earnings Surprise (SUE):

-0.68

📊 Click to view full CMCO Earnings Surprise analysis →

EPS Surprise vs Expected:-173.6%

Latest Earnings Filed:2026-07-30

Revenue Growth (Linear) (1)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):10.1%

Earnings Growth (Linear) (1)

Net Income Growth Rate (Linear):-22.9%

Cash Flow Growth (Linear) (2)

Free Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):14.8%

Operating Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):-6.4%

Operating Growth (Linear) (1)

Operating Income Growth Rate (Linear):-14.2%

D. Financial Stability

Liquidity Ratios (3)

Current Ratio:2.00x

Quick Ratio:1.00x

Cash Ratio:0.18x

Leverage Analysis (3)

Debt To Equity Ttm:1.82x

Debt-to-Equity Ratio:1.82x

Debt To Ebitda:-999.00x

Coverage Ratios (1)

Times Interest Earned:-999.00

Capital Structure (4)

Working Capital:560,608,000.00

Cash And Cash Equivalents:98,410,000.00

Long Term Debt:$2.22B

Net Debt:$2.28B

DIVISION II: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS

A. Income Statement Analysis

Revenue Components (2)

Revenue TTM: $1.49B

Linear Growth: 10.1%

📊 Click to view full CMCO Revenue analysis & methodology →

Cost Of Revenue Ttm:$1.06B

Profitability Breakdown (2)

Gross profit TTM: $428.48M

Linear Growth: 5.5%

📊 Click to view full CMCO Gross Profit analysis & methodology →

Operating income TTM: -$142.52M

Linear Growth: -14.2%

📊 Click to view full CMCO Operating Income analysis & methodology →

Bottom Line Performance (3)

Net income TTM: -$316.37M

Linear Growth: -22.9%

📊 Click to view full CMCO Net Income analysis & methodology →

Income Before Tax:-$272.26M

Ebitda Ttm:-15,371,000.00

Operating Expenses (5)

Operating Expenses:386,657,000.00

R And D Expense:25,129,000.00

Sga Expense:212,944,000.00

Income Tax Expense:$43.71M

Interest Expense:0.00

Expense Ratios (3)

R And D To Revenue Percentage:4.7%

Sga To Revenue Percentage:40.1%

Ebitda Margin:-1.0%

B. Balance Sheet Analysis

Asset Composition (5)

Total Assets:$4.67B

Current Assets:$1.12B

Ppe Net:100,602,000.00

Goodwill:1,420,552,000.00

Intangible Assets:$1.57B

Liability Structure (4)

Total Liabilities:3,307,612,000.00

Current Liabilities:561,905,000.00

Long Term Debt:$2.22B

Short Term Debt:$154.05M

Equity & Capital (3)

Equity:$1.37B

Retained Earnings:$33.22M

Common Stock:100,000,000.00

Working Capital Items (3)

Accounts Receivable:373,194,000.00

Inventory:558,312,000.00

Accounts Payable:247,964,000.00

Special Items (2)

Contract Liabilities:29,269,000.00

Stock Based Compensation:2,696,000.00

C. Cash Flow Analysis

Operating Activities (2)

Operating cash flow TTM: -$102.43M

Linear Growth: -6.4%

Free cash flow TTM: -$122.76M

Linear Growth: 14.8%

📊 Click to view full CMCO Free Cash Flow analysis & methodology →

Investment Activities (2)

Investing Cash Flow:-$5.35M

Capital Expenditures Ttm:20,325,000.00

Financing Activities (3)

Financing Cash Flow:-$21.23M

Dividends Paid Ttm:8,050,000.00

Stock Repurchase:0.00

Capital Transactions (3)

Common Stock Issuance:30,000.00

Long Term Debt Issuance:$0.00

Long Term Debt Repayments:$0.00

Non-Cash Items (1)

Depreciation Amortization Ttm:127,151,000.00

DIVISION III: OPERATIONAL METRICS

A. Per Share Analysis

Earnings Per Share (3)

EPS (Basic TTM):-9.38

Eps diluted TTM: -$9.38

Linear Growth: -23.2%

📊 Click to view full CMCO EPS analysis & methodology →

Earnings Per Share Ttm:-$10.99

Revenue & Cash Per Share (2)

Sales Per Share Ttm:51.71

Operating Cash Flow Per Share:-$5.08

Book Value & Capital (2)

Book Value Per Share:$47.46

Cash Per Share:3.42

Dividend Policy (1)

Dividend Payout Ratio:-999.00x

B. Operational Efficiency

Asset Utilization (2)

Asset Turnover Ttm:0.46x

Working Capital Turnover Ttm:2.66x

Receivables Management (2)

Receivables Turnover Ttm:3.99x

Days Sales Outstanding Ttm:91.48

Inventory Management (2)

Inventory Turnover Ttm:1.90x

Days Inventory Outstanding Ttm:192.16

Payables & Cash Cycle (2)

Days Payable Outstanding:85.34

Cash Conversion Cycle:198.30

C. Quality & Risk Metrics

Financial Quality Scores (2)

Financial Strength Score:40.00

Quality Score:25.00

Market Metrics (2)

Beta:0.00x

Volatility Category:unknown

DIVISION IV: INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

A. Value Investment Framework

Owner Earnings Analysis (1)

-$122.76M

Damodaran Growth Analysis (2)

Reinvestment Rate:-2,230.5%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):65.4%

B. Log-Linear Regression Growth Analysis

Growth Rates (Log-Linear Regression) (3)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):10.1%

Net Income Growth Rate (Linear):-22.9%

Operating Income Growth Rate (Linear):-14.2%

Cash Flow Growth Rates (2)

Free Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):14.8%

Operating Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):-6.4%

Other Growth Rates (2)

Gross Profit Growth Rate (Linear):5.5%

Book Value Growth Rate (Linear):12.3%

C. Company Profile & Context

Corporate Information (6)

Symbol:CMCO

Company Name:COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP

Sector:Technology

Industry:Construction Machinery & Equip

Exchange:NASDAQ

Country:United States

Market Classification (3)

Market Cap Category:N/A

Price Category:medium

Volume Category:N/A

Share Structure (3)

Shares Outstanding:28.79M

Shares Outstanding Basic:28.79M

Shares Outstanding Diluted:28.79M

Data Processing Info (3)

Processing Version:v3.0

Last Updated:2026-08-30 20:42:45 UTC

Data Timestamp:2026-08-17T22:33:25.432902