BMIBadger Meter, Inc.

$131.41-25% 1Y

Is it safe?

Good

Strong, no red flags: a safe balance sheet and insiders buying.

2 good, 3 neutral, 1 without data
SurvivalSafe zone

Financially healthy, low distress risk Altman Z-score, a bankruptcy-risk model from five balance-sheet ratios.

Honest booksGrey zone

Some accounting flags, worth a closer look Beneish M-score, a forensic model that detects earnings-manipulation patterns (receivables outrunning sales, margins slipping, accrual-heavy profit).

Quality4 / 9

Mixed fundamental signals Piotroski F-score, nine pass/fail tests of year-over-year financial health across profitability, balance sheet and efficiency. 7 to 9 is strong, 0 to 3 weak.

Insider conviction+$102K

Insiders were net buyers (+$102K, 90 days to Oct 8, 2026). SEC Form 4 filings: officers and directors must report their own trades within two business days.

Drawdown risk40% volderived · Oct 9, 2026

Moderate price swings, typical volatility. Worst drawdown -55% · now 29% below its 52-week high.

Unless marked, from SEC EDGAR, as of Dec 31, 2025.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

Volatilitymiddle of the market
Max drawdownbetter than 67% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Altman sits structurally low for utilities and pipelines; Beneish runs high for fast growers, since sales growth alone lifts it; banks and REITs are excluded.

Can BMI take a bad year?

The deepest fall in BMI's price history on file is −55%; it is 29% below its high today.

12.41

Altman Z-score · distress below 1.8 · safe above 3 · safe zone, the balance sheet is not what threatens this one

Annualised volatility
40%

Annualised volatility · roughly twice as jumpy as the market

Worst drawdown on file
−55%

Worst drawdown on file · −29% today

Details›
Cash and short-term investments
$96M
EBITDA, trailing twelve months
$175M
Operating profit, trailing twelve months
$164M
Annualised volatilitytwo years of daily moves
40%
Worst drawdown on file
−55%
Below its 52-week high
29%

Balance sheet from SEC filings; drawdown and volatility from end-of-day closes; Altman Z from the filed statements.

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