Insteel Industries Inc.
IIINIndustrialsNASDAQMetal Fabrication · Last scanned Jul 18, 2026
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Daily timeframeInsteel Industries Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets steel wire reinforcing products for concrete construction applications. Valued at $600.1M, IIIN is a small-cap name in its sector. The company offers prestressed concrete strand (PC strand) and welded wire reinforcement (WWR) products.
Market Cap
$600.1M
Beta
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P/E (TTM)
16.06
P/E (Fwd)
12.81
EPS (TTM)
$1.93
EPS (Fwd)
$2.42
ROE
10.0%
ROA
6.2%
Cash
$22.9M
Total Debt
$0
Free CF
-$16.0M
52W Change
-14.4%
Annual Financials
Cash vs Debt
Insteel Industries Inc. reports $22.9M in cash and $0 in total debt. The company is burning cash, with free cash flow at -$16.0M. This typically occurs when a company is investing aggressively in growth, but sustained cash burn can strain the balance sheet. ROE of 10.0% points to decent capital efficiency, indicating how much profit the company produces per dollar of shareholder equity. An ROA of 6.2% suggests reasonable efficiency in deploying the company's asset base. Revenue has pulled back from $826.8M (2022) to $647.7M (2025), a 22% decline worth watching.
Negative free cash flow means the company is currently spending more than it generates, which may require future fundraising or debt if the trend continues. Understanding these risk dimensions helps frame what to watch going forward as conditions evolve for Insteel Industries Inc. and its sector.