Deep Value: cash covers more than 100% of the stock price

This company holds roughly $5M in cash and investments — more than its entire stock-market value, based on its latest quarterly filing. You're paying very little for the actual business. Sometimes that's a genuine bargain or a takeover target, sometimes it's cheap for a reason. Not a buy signal on its own — always ask why it's this cheap.

Talon International

TALN

Apparel - Manufacturers · Consumer Cyclical

Exchange

Other OTC

Winston Score

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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Sep 30, 2017

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Good

Valuation

Mixed

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Talon International makes zippers, trim, and fastening products used in clothing and accessories. Its customers include major apparel brands and manufacturers that need reliable closures for jeans, jackets, and other garments. The company is known for its Talon zipper brand, one of the oldest zipper names in the United States.

Talon earns revenue by selling its products to apparel companies, primarily in North America and Asia. It is a very small company by market capitalization, operating in a niche segment dominated by larger competitors like YKK. The company's main challenge is maintaining profitability given thin operating margins and intense price competition in the global fastener market.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

35.4%

Modest — 35.4% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

1.0%

Thin — 1.0% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

15.1%

Strong — 15.1% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-5.9%

Shrinking sales (-5.9% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-36.9%

Earnings shrinking (-36.9% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

204%

Turns 204% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

1.8%

Thin free cash flow (1.8%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.49

Conservative — low debt load (0.49)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

2.95x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.9x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

29.4x

no trend

Growth-priced — P/E 29.4

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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