Eastern Co
NASDAQ:EML

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NASDAQ:EML
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Price: 21.85 USD 0.05% Market Closed
Market Cap: $132m

EV/EBITDA

5.9
Current
19%
Cheaper
vs 3-y average of 7.3

Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio compares a company`s total enterprise value to its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. It shows how much investors are paying for each dollar of the company`s earnings, including both equity and debt.

EV/EBITDA
5.9
=
Enterprise Value
$155.6m
/
EBITDA
$27.5m

Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio compares a company`s total enterprise value to its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. It shows how much investors are paying for each dollar of the company`s earnings, including both equity and debt.

EV/EBITDA
5.9
=
Enterprise Value
$155.6m
/
EBITDA
$27.5m

Valuation Scenarios

Eastern Co is trading below its 3-year average

If EV/EBITDA returns to its 3-Year Average (7.3), the stock would be worth $27.03 (24% upside from current price).

Statistics
Positive Scenarios
4/4
Maximum Downside
No Downside Scenarios
Maximum Upside
+152%
Average Upside
89%
Scenario EV/EBITDA Value Implied Price Upside/Downside
Current Multiple 5.9 $21.85
0%
3-Year Average 7.3 $27.03
+24%
5-Year Average 7.9 $29.45
+35%
Industry Average 14.8 $55.12
+152%
Country Average 14.4 $53.3
+144%

Forward EV/EBITDA
Today’s price vs future ebitda

Today's Enterprise Value EBITDA Forward EV/EBITDA
$155.6m
/
Jan 2026
$27.5m
=
5.9
Current
$155.6m
/
Dec 2026
$30.2m
=
5.1
Forward

Forward EV/EBITDA shows whether today’s EV/EBITDA still looks high or low once future ebitda are taken into account.

Peer Comparison

All Multiples
EV/EBITDA
P/E
All Countries
Close
Market Cap EV/EBITDA P/E
US
Eastern Co
NASDAQ:EML
132m USD 5.9 18.5
JP
Fujitec Co Ltd
TSE:6406
2 720 795.8T JPY 12.8 0
JP
Ishii Iron Works Co Ltd
TSE:6362
304.2T JPY 171 820.3 363 670.8
JP
Star Micronics Co Ltd
TSE:7718
48T JPY 8.2 29.8
US
Parker-Hannifin Corp
NYSE:PH
120.4B USD 23.9 34.1
JP
Freund Corp
TSE:6312
16.9T JPY 4 698.9 8 494.3
JP
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
TSE:7011
16T JPY 27.7 56.9
SE
Atlas Copco AB
STO:ATCO A
911.3B SEK 20.6 34.3
US
Illinois Tool Works Inc
NYSE:ITW
77.1B USD 18.1 25.1
US
Barnes Group Inc
NYSE:B
68.2B USD 6.6 13.6
SE
Sandvik AB
STO:SAND
492.1B SEK 17.9 33.5
EV/EBITDA Multiple
EBITDA Growth EV/EBITDA to Growth
US
Eastern Co
NASDAQ:EML
Average EV/EBITDA: 16 060.1
5.9
N/A N/A
JP
F
Fujitec Co Ltd
TSE:6406
12.8
26%
0.5
JP
I
Ishii Iron Works Co Ltd
TSE:6362
171 820.3
N/A N/A
JP
S
Star Micronics Co Ltd
TSE:7718
8.2
N/A N/A
US
Parker-Hannifin Corp
NYSE:PH
23.9
12%
2
JP
Freund Corp
TSE:6312
4 698.9
N/A N/A
JP
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
TSE:7011
27.7
21%
1.3
SE
Atlas Copco AB
STO:ATCO A
20.6
7%
2.9
US
Illinois Tool Works Inc
NYSE:ITW
18.1
5%
3.6
US
Barnes Group Inc
NYSE:B
6.6
21%
0.3
SE
Sandvik AB
STO:SAND
17.9
10%
1.8

Market Distribution

Lower than 90% of companies in the United States of America
Percentile
10th
Based on 9 875 companies
10th percentile
5.9
Low
0 — 10
Typical Range
10 — 21.5
High
21.5 —
Distribution Statistics
the United States of America
Min 0
30th Percentile 10
Median 14.4
70th Percentile 21.5
Max 1 767 274.1

Eastern Co
Glance View

Market Cap
132m USD
Industry
Machinery

The Eastern Co. engages in the design, manufacture and sale of industrial hardware, security products and metal products. The company is headquartered in Naugatuck, Connecticut and currently employs 1,191 full-time employees. The Company’s Engineered Solutions segment consists of Big 3 Precision, Eberhard Manufacturing Company and Velvac. These businesses designs, manufactures, and markets a diverse product line of custom and standard vehicular and industrial hardware, including turnkey returnable packaging solutions, access and security hardware, mirrors, and mirror-cameras. Big 3 Products and Big 3 Mold’s turnkey returnable packaging solutions are used in the assembly processes of vehicles, aircraft, and durable goods and in the production processes of plastic packaging products, packaged consumer goods and pharmaceuticals. Eberhard offers rotary latches, compression latches, draw latches, hinges, camlocks, key switches, padlocks, and handles among other products, as well as comprehensive development and program management services for custom electromechanical and mechanical systems.

EML Intrinsic Value
41.07 USD
Undervaluation 47%
Intrinsic Value
Price $21.85
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