Brady Corp vs NAPCO Security Technologies Inc

Brady Corp (BRC) is fairly valued and NAPCO Security Technologies Inc (NSSC) is overvalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, BRC trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +3%, against -53% for NSSC.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Brady Corp (BRC)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $85.65; the price of $83.39 is 3% below that value, and 78% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 59/100 on 3 of 12 signals

NAPCO Security Technologies Inc (NSSC)

Discounting its cash flows at 11.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $23.41; the price of $35.88 is 53% above that value, and 68% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 76/100 on 9 of 12 signals

MetricBRCNSSC
VerdictFairly valuedOvervalued
Price$83.39$35.88
Intrinsic value$85.65$23.41
Margin of safety+3%-53%
Leak Score59/100 (3/12)76/100 (9/12)
Market cap$3.9B$1.3B
Revenue growth, 5 years7.7%12.2%
Operating margin15.8%30.5%
Net margin12.4%21.3%
Return on equity16.1%23.9%
Debt to equity0.060.03
P/E19.4x29.9x
Forward P/E11.6x19.6x
P/B2.9x6.7x
Dividend yield1.2%1.7%

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