NWPX Infrastructure
NWPX on Nasdaq. NWPX Infrastructure Infrastructure sells water pipes, precast concrete, and pump stations to municipalities and contractors. Market value $1.0bn.
Price checks use the past 12 months to June 2026. Quality checks use five annual reports, the latest for the year to December 2025.
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For every $100 of what the whole company costs, it produced $7.84 of spare cash in the past 12 months. A savings account pays about $4.
You pay 15.3 years of operating profit for the business. The average large US company costs around 18.
Each dollar kept in the business earns 10 cents a year. Above 10 is good.
Quality score: 77 of 100. Price score: 87 of 100. Our list needs 70 on quality and 60 on price.
$105.48 a share, 114% above its 1-year low
Over the past year the price has ranged from $49.25 to $152.03.
Pays no dividend
Prices from Tuesday’s close (6 October).
Five years of cash, in billions
Spare cash swings from quarter to quarter here: $80 million in the past 12 months, $47 million in the year to December 2025.
| Revenue | |||||
| Revenue | $333m | $458m | $444m | $493m | $526m |
| Operating margin | |||||
| Operating margin | 4.8% | 9.8% | 7.6% | 9.8% | 9.7% |
| Debt to equity | |||||
| Debt to equity | n/a | n/a | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Shares outstanding | |||||
| Shares outstanding | 0.01bn | 0.01bn | 0.01bn | 0.01bn | 0.01bn |
Health checks
- Free cash flow positive3 of 5 years
- Accounting looks honest (Beneish)Not enough data
- Financial strength (Piotroski)9 of 9
- Profit backed by cash (accruals)Yes
- Debt0.05× equity
- Revenue growth, five yearsStrong, 13.0% a year
- Buying back its own sharesYes, 3% fewer since 2021
The quarter to June 2026
How the business did, compared with the same quarter a year earlier.
- Sales: $159 million last quarter, up 20% on a year ago.
- Profit: $16 million, up 75% on a year ago.
- It keeps 11 cents of each $1 of sales as operating profit, up from 9 cents a year earlier.
- Spare cash over the past 12 months: $80 million, up from $52 million.
- 2% fewer shares than a year ago. Each share owns a bit more of the company.
- It has $9 million more cash than debt. A year ago debt was $18 million more than cash.
- Sales grew on a year ago in each of the last 4 quarters.
| Quarter to | Amount |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | $130m |
| December 2024 | $120m |
| March 2025 | $116m |
| June 2025 | $133m |
| September 2025 | $151m |
| December 2025 | $126m |
| March 2026 | $138m |
| June 2026 | $159m |
| Quarter to | Amount |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | $10m |
| December 2024 | $10m |
| March 2025 | $4m |
| June 2025 | $9m |
| September 2025 | $14m |
| December 2025 | $9m |
| March 2026 | $11m |
| June 2026 | $16m |
From the company's quarterly reports to the SEC.
Dates
- Next results (estimated)
- n/a
- Last annual report (10-K)
- 26 February 2026
- Next quarterly (estimated, 10-Q)
- 29 October 2026
Who owns it
5 long-term investors we follow own it, unchanged from 5 last quarter. 228 funds in all.
| Fund | Value | Share of that fund | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royce & AssociatesChuck Royce | $43m | 0.3% | Cut |
| LSV Asset ManagementJosef Lakonishok | $27m | <0.1% | Cut |
| Heartland AdvisorsBill Nasgovitz | $21m | 0.9% | Cut |
| Barrow HanleyBarrow Hanley team | $17m | <0.1% | New |
| First Manhattan Co.First Manhattan partners | $1m | <0.1% | Cut |
Sold out this quarter
Largest holders overall
- BlackRock$135mAdded
- Dimensional Fund Advisors LP$95mCut
- Mirae Asset Global Etfs Holdings$88mAdded
- Vanguard Capital Management$62m
- American Century Companies$59mAdded
- Geode Capital Management$45mAdded
- Royce & Associates$43mCut
- Legal & General Group$43mAdded
- DDD Partners$37mCut
- State Street$34m
From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Big holders and activists
2 investors own more than 5%.
- BlackRock, Inc.Passive investor8.7%+1.2 ptsSince 30 June 2026
- Global X Management CO LLCPassive investor5.7%Since 31 March 2025
- Royce & AssociatesPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 31 March 2026
- The Vanguard GroupPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 13 March 2026
| Holder | Stake | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc. Passive investor | 8.7%+1.2 pts | 30 June 2026 | |
Global X Management CO LLC Passive investor | 5.7% | 31 March 2025 | |
Royce & Associates Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 31 March 2026 | |
The Vanguard Group Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 13 March 2026 |
From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.
What insiders did
No insider bought shares on the open market in the last 12 months. 10 sold $10m, $10m of it under preset trading plans.
- LARSON KEITH RDirectorSoldunder a preset trading plan
- Date
- 5 October 2026
- Shares
- 250
- Price
- $106.48
- Value
- $26,620
- Stokes EricSVP and Group President of WTSSoldunder a preset trading plan
- Date
- 2 October 2026
- Shares
- 12,631
- Price
- $105.86
- Value
- $1m
- Stokes EricSVP and Group President of WTSSoldunder a preset trading plan
- Date
- 1 October 2026
- Shares
- 12,353
- Price
- $103.38
- Value
- $1m
- LARSON KEITH RDirectorSoldunder a preset trading plan
- Date
- 28 September 2026
- Shares
- 1,000
- Price
- $102.20
- Value
- $102,195
- Wilkins AaronCFOSoldunder a preset trading plan
- Date
- 21 September 2026
- Shares
- 20
- Price
- $101.93
- Value
- $2,039
- LARSON KEITH RDirectorSoldunder a preset trading plan
- Date
- 21 September 2026
- Shares
- 1,000
- Price
- $102.31
- Value
- $102,310
- Wilkins AaronCFOSoldunder a preset trading plan
- Date
- 14 September 2026
- Shares
- 1,950
- Price
- $100.68
- Value
- $196,329
- LARSON KEITH RDirectorSoldunder a preset trading plan
- Date
- 14 September 2026
- Shares
- 1,000
- Price
- $101.12
- Value
- $101,119
- FRANSON MICHAEL CDirectorSold
- Date
- 9 September 2026
- Shares
- 3,500
- Price
- $105.30
- Value
- $368,563
- Wilkins AaronCFOSoldunder a preset trading plan
- Date
- 8 September 2026
- Shares
- 1,500
- Price
- $106.52
- Value
- $159,780
| Date | Who | Did | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 October 2026 | LARSON KEITH R Director | Sold under a preset trading plan | 250 | $106.48 | $26,620 |
| 2 October 2026 | Stokes Eric SVP and Group President of WTS | Sold under a preset trading plan | 12,631 | $105.86 | $1m |
| 1 October 2026 | Stokes Eric SVP and Group President of WTS | Sold under a preset trading plan | 12,353 | $103.38 | $1m |
| 28 September 2026 | LARSON KEITH R Director | Sold under a preset trading plan | 1,000 | $102.20 | $102,195 |
| 21 September 2026 | Wilkins Aaron CFO | Sold under a preset trading plan | 20 | $101.93 | $2,039 |
| 21 September 2026 | LARSON KEITH R Director | Sold under a preset trading plan | 1,000 | $102.31 | $102,310 |
| 14 September 2026 | Wilkins Aaron CFO | Sold under a preset trading plan | 1,950 | $100.68 | $196,329 |
| 14 September 2026 | LARSON KEITH R Director | Sold under a preset trading plan | 1,000 | $101.12 | $101,119 |
| 9 September 2026 | FRANSON MICHAEL C Director | Sold | 3,500 | $105.30 | $368,563 |
| 8 September 2026 | Wilkins Aaron CFO | Sold under a preset trading plan | 1,500 | $106.52 | $159,780 |
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.
None of the warning signs we check for were found.
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 26 Feb 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 30 Jul 2026 and 5 later 8-Ks.
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.
What could go wrong
Cheap for a reason is the question the numbers cannot answer.
Whether the price already reflects the risks is what the deep dive is for.
What changed in the risks this year
Companies must list what could hurt them each year. These are the parts that changed since last year’s report.
Conflicts around the world may have an adverse impact on our business. Current conflicts around the world, including those in Ukraine and the Middle East or tensions in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, and related sanctions could damage or disrupt international commerce and the global economy. We monitor the impacts of current conflicts on all aspects of our business, including how they may impact our employees, customers, supply chain, and distribution network. Impacts include financial and commodity volatility in raw material and other input costs and availability, as well as volatility in the financial markets. The severity of impacts on the global economy and our business, results of operations, financial position and cash flows remain unknown.
Could happenWe may also face increased competition from competitors that are employing AI and related technologies, some of whom may discover approaches that prove to be more effective use cases resulting in competitive advantage either commercially or through improved cost structure. In addition, uncertainties surrounding legal and regulatory requirements may require significant resources to support and maintain business practices compliant with laws concerning the use of AI and related technologies, the nature of which cannot be determined at this time.
Read moreThe success of our business is affected by general and local economic conditions, and our business may be adversely affected by an economic slowdown or recession, or an inability of our pricing to keep pace with inflation of input costs. We are subject to national and regional economic conditions. These conditions include, but are not limited to, recession, inflation, interest rates, unemployment levels, the state of the housing market, and gasoline prices. These conditions and the economy in general could be affected by significant national or international events such as a global health crisis, acts of terrorism, or acts of war.
Could happenWe acquired Boughton on February 23, 2026. The success of this acquisition depends, in part, on our ability to successfully integrate this business with our current operations and to realize the anticipated benefits, including synergies, from the acquisition. There are a number of challenges and risks involved in our ability to successfully integrate Boughton with our current business and to realize the anticipated benefits of this acquisition, including all of the risks identified in the previous paragraph. Any of these factors could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
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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.