WDFC WD-40 Co.

WD-40 Co. is a marketing company, which engages in the development and sale products that solve problems in workshops, factories, and homes. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific. The Americas segment consists of the Unites States, Canada, and Latin America. The EMEA segment comprises of countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India. The Asia-Pacific segment covers operations in Australia, China, and other countries in the Asia region. Its brands include WD-40, 3-IN-ONE, GT85, X-14, 2000 Flushes, Carpet Fresh, no vac, Spot Shot, 1001, Lava and Solvol. The company was founded by Sam Crivello and Norm Bernard Larsen in 1953 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Company profile

Ticker

WDFC

Exchange

NASDAQ

Website

www.wd40company.com

CEO

Garry Owen Ridge

Incorporated in

Delaware

Location

California

Fiscal year end

Aug 31

Sector

Process Industries > Industrial Specialties

Industry (SEC)

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SEC CIK

0000105132

Corporate docs

Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws

IRS number

951797918

WDFC stock data

S&P 500

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Company financial data Financial data

Chart WDFC financial data

Quarter (USD)	Nov 19	Aug 19	May 19	Feb 19
Revenue	98.56M	106.74M	113.99M	101.34M
Net income	12.19M	8.58M	18.14M	15.91M
Diluted EPS	0.88	0.63	1.3	1.14
Net profit margin	12.37%	8.04%	15.91%	15.70%
Operating income	14.7M	23.06M	23.2M	19.72M
Net change in cash	1.45M	-8.51M	4.15M	22K
Cash on hand	28.68M	27.23M	35.74M	31.6M
Cost of revenue	45.01M	48.48M	51.91M	45.18M

Annual (USD)	Aug 19	Aug 18	Aug 17	Aug 16
Revenue	423.35M	408.52M	380.51M	380.67M
Net income	55.91M	65.22M	52.93M	52.63M
Diluted EPS	4.02	4.64	3.72	3.64
Net profit margin	13.21%	15.96%	13.91%	13.83%
Operating income	82.38M	78.6M	75.91M	71.35M
Net change in cash	-21.63M	11.78M	-13.81M	-3.01M
Cash on hand	27.23M	48.87M	37.08M	50.89M
Cost of revenue	191.01M	183.26M	166.62M	166.3M

Financial data from WD-40 earnings reports

Institutional ownership Q3 2019

WDFC institutional ownership history Ownership history

87.4% owned by funds/institutions

13F holders	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total holders	280	272	+2.9%
Opened positions	30	29	+3.4%
Closed positions	22	43	-48.8%
Increased positions	90	74	+21.6%
Reduced positions	80	96	-16.7%

13F shares	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total value	5.11B	3.87B	+31.8%
Total shares	11.97M	11.88M	+0.8%
Total puts	45.06K	19.35K	+132.9%
Total calls	60.32K	46.3K	+30.3%
Total put/call ratio	0.7	0.4	+78.7%

Largest owners	Shares	Value	Change
BLK BlackRock	2.01M	$369.34M	+1.1%
Vanguard	1.48M	$272.15M	+0.9%
NEU Neuberger Berman	928.11K	$170.34M	+24.0%
AMP Ameriprise Financial	532.07K	$97.65M	-14.0%
Dimensional Fund Advisors	455.59K	$83.62M	-1.5%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management	426.24K	$78.23M	-2.0%
STT State Street	416.11K	$76.37M	-0.1%
Renaissance Technologies	391.22K	$71.81M	+1.8%
VGI Partners	364.52K	$66.91M	-0.9%
Acadian Asset Management	337.22K	$61.89M	+8.0%

Largest transactions	Shares	Bought/sold	Change
NEU Neuberger Berman	928.11K	+179.35K	+24.0%
APG Asset Management	275K	+144.59K	+110.9%
IVZ Invesco	137.9K	-93.71K	-40.5%
AMP Ameriprise Financial	532.07K	-86.94K	-14.0%
SLA Standard Life Aberdeen	159.3K	-54.44K	-25.5%
BB&T Securities	10.02K	-49.91K	-83.3%
Citadel Advisors	23.01K	-49.35K	-68.2%
Parnassus Investments	0	-49.18K	EXIT
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co.	52.85K	+42.92K	+432.4%
Redwood Investments	105.57K	+37.51K	+55.1%

Data from 13F filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.

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