Dyadic International
DYAI on Nasdaq. Market value $16m.
Should I look at this?
Look carefully before going further
Why it could be worth it
Nothing stands out yet.
What to watch out for
Read the warning sign in its own filings
This is not advice.
Who owns it
None of the long-term investors we follow own it. 39 funds in all.
Largest holders overall
- Vanguard Capital Management$831,697
- Chapin Davis$795,654
- Apis Capital Advisors$721,174Cut
- Truist Financial$292,275
- Geode Capital Management$224,865Cut
- BlackRock$177,183Cut
- Vanguard Fiduciary Trust$124,972
- Marathon Capital Management$98,560
- Sage Mountain Advisors$95,481
- HighTower Advisors$71,204
From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Big holders and activists
3 investors own more than 5%.
- Mark A. EmalfarbPassive investor17.5%+0.9 ptsSince 31 December 2025
- Francisco Trust under agreement dated February 28, 1996Passive investor10.3%−1.3 ptsSince 14 August 2026
- Bandera Partners LLCPassive investorat least 4.6%(filed with 2 related holders)Since 30 June 2025
| Holder | Stake | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mark A. Emalfarb Passive investor | 17.5%+0.9 pts | 31 December 2025 | |
Francisco Trust under agreement dated February 28, 1996 Passive investor | 10.3%−1.3 pts | 14 August 2026 | |
Bandera Partners LLC Passive investor | at least 4.6% (filed with 2 related holders) | 30 June 2025 |
From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.
What insiders did
No insider bought or sold on the open market in the last 12 months.
From Form 4 filings: insiders must report trades in their own company's shares within two days.
Warning signs in its filings
Problems the company itself reported to the SEC, in its own words.
1 serious warning sign in Dyadic International’s filings.
We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.
We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 25 Mar 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 12 Aug 2026 and 10 later 8-Ks.
Doubt it can keep going
SeriousThe company or its auditor warned it may not have enough money to last the next year.
“The Company believes that substantial doubt exists regarding its ability to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of issuance of the Company’s condensed financial statements.”
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There is no certainty that we will be able to execute on these plans in a timely fashion or at all. We have not consummated any transaction as of the date of this Quarterly Report. The Company believes that substantial doubt exists regarding its ability to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of issuance of the Company’s condensed financial statements.
From the 10-Q filed 12 August 2026, Part I, Item 1. Financial Statements. Read it in the filing
A 10-K is the yearly report every US company files with the SEC. An 8-K is a short notice of a big event.
The deep dive
Everything above is arithmetic on public filings. The deep dive reads the last ten years of annual reports, the proxy statements, and the earnings calls, then argues the case the way Buffett, Klarman, and Hohn would, and checks every claim against the source.
- What the business is worth, as a range, and the margin of safety at today’s price
- Prices to start buying, buy, and buy hard
- The three things that would make this a mistake
- Every number footnoted to the filing it came from
Your first deep dive is free.
Not advice. Numbers on this page come from SEC filings and are updated each night; prices are updated again after the US market closes. The five-year figures are rounded.