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CRL · Charles River Laboratories

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Value Scorecard · run 2026-10-18

13 value checks: 12 scored 1 to 5 where the data allows, plus moat evidence

23/55
low-moderate value score11 of 12 checks scored

11 of the 12 checks that carry a score were scored from the data available. 1 could not be scored (Margin of Safety) and was left out, so the score is out of 55 instead of 60. The label uses the same share of the available points as for a full scorecard. The moat is shown as evidence from the filings, without a score.

Earnings & returns

EPS Trend

1/5

Diluted EPS: $9.48 (2022), $9.22 (2023), $0.20 (2024), -$2.91 (2025). The latest figure is at or below zero; the framework scores that as 1.

ROE Trend

2/5

ROE (net income / common equity): 16.3% (2022), 13.2% (2023), 0.3% (2024), -4.6% (2025). Median 6.7%, lowest -4.6%; the framework scores a median 5-10% as 2.

ROIC

1/5

ROIC of 0.4%: operating income of $25.16M divided by $6.02B of capital (total assets $7.14B minus current liabilities $1.12B), fiscal year to Dec 27, 2025, as filed in the 10-K (SEC EDGAR). The framework scores below 5% as 1.

Profit Margins

1/5

Net margin of -6.0%; the framework scores a negative net margin as 1; gross margin 34.6%, operating margin 15.1%.

Balance sheet & cash

Debt-to-Equity

3/5

Debt-to-equity of 1.05; the framework scores 0.8-1.5 as 3 (total debt $3.03B, total cash $192.02M).

Free Cash Flow

5/5

Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure): $294.91M (2022), $365.37M (2023), $501.61M (2024), $518.49M (2025). It rose every year; the framework scores that as 5.

Retained Earnings

2/5

Retained earnings, as filed in the 10-Ks (SEC EDGAR): $1.43B (2022), $1.89B (2023), $1.81B (2024), $1.39B (2025). It ended at or below 2022; the framework scores that as 2.

Valuation models

Graham IV

1/5

Trailing EPS is -$4.80; the Graham formula requires positive trailing EPS, so no intrinsic value is computed.

DCF Value

1/5

FCF/share = $9.821, stage 1 growth = 0.0% (revenue CAGR -1.4% floored at 0%; the company is valued as if it does not grow rather than extrapolating the decline) for 5 years, terminal growth = 3%, discount rate = 10%. Stage 1 PV = $37.23, PV of terminal value = $89.73, DCF value = $126.96. Current price $300.15; price is 136.4% above the model value.

Margin of Safety

Not scored

Needs both a Graham value and a DCF value. Graham value N/A (not comparable); DCF value $126.96 (price is 136.4% above the model value).

Price-to-Book

1/5

P/B of 5.04; the framework scores above 5.0 as 1.

Business quality

Moat Evidence

Not scored

A moat (a brand, a network, switching costs, patents, scale, a licence) is not a number in the filings, so Valerius doesn’t score it. Below are the figures and the words moat analysis starts from, from the company’s own 10-K filings. The conclusion is yours.

Return on capital, each year

Above 15% in 0 of 10 years (2016-2025); lowest 0.4%, highest 11.7%.

2016: 10.4%, 2017: 11.7%, 2018: 10.0%, 2019: 8.8%, 2020: 9.3%, 2021: 9.8%, 2022: 10.0%, 2023: 8.6%, 2024: 3.5%, 2025: 0.4%

Gross margin, each year

Not reported: the filings don’t state a gross profit or cost of revenue figure, as is common for oil and gas companies, banks and insurers.

Competition, in the company’s own words · 10-K filed Feb 18, 2026

Our goal is to be a leader in each of the markets in which we participate. We compete in the marketplace based on our therapeutic and scientific expertise in early-stage drug research, quality, reputation, flexibility, responsiveness, pricing, innovation and global capabilities. We offer a unique portfolio of early-stage products and services to support drug discovery and development. We encounter a broad range of

The opening of the company’s “Competition” section in its 10-K, quoted word for word, not summarized or edited. It is the company’s own description, not Valerius’s view, and may include the company’s expectations. Open the filing.

Return on capital = operating income / (total assets − current liabilities), the ROIC row’s definition; 15% is the framework’s return threshold. Gross margin = gross profit / revenue. Both from each year’s 10-K via SEC EDGAR. Moat analysis commonly looks at whether returns and margins held up over many years. These figures don’t say whether the company has an advantage, what it is, or whether it will last.

Capital Allocation

5/5

Capital allocation, 2022-2025: dividends or buybacks paid in every year (pass); $542.65M paid out against $1.68B of free cash flow (pass); total debt $3.10B to $2.57B, down 17.0%, 6.3x EBITDA (pass: not up more than 10%); shares outstanding 0.05B to 0.05B, down 3.4% (pass). 4 of 4 tests passed; the framework scores that as 5.

Filings

Company notices to the SEC

Not scored

Three kinds of event the company reported to the SEC in the last 5 years, from its filings on SEC EDGAR.

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These are events the company reported to the SEC. An auditor change or a late filing can have many causes; each date links to the filing, where the company explains it. Valerius does not score these.

How the Graham and DCF values were calculated
  Graham Formula:
    Trailing EPS -$4.80 — formula requires positive trailing EPS, no value computed.

  DCF:
    FCF/share = $9.821
    Stage 1 growth = 0.0% for 5 years | terminal growth = 3.0% | discount rate = 10.0%
    Stage 1 g floored at 0.0% (3-year revenue CAGR was -1.4%; the company is valued as if it does not grow rather than extrapolating the decline)
      Y1: $9.821 → PV $8.928
      Y2: $9.821 → PV $8.117
      Y3: $9.821 → PV $7.379
      Y4: $9.821 → PV $6.708
      Y5: $9.821 → PV $6.098
    Stage 1 PV sum = $37.23
    Terminal value at end of Y5 = $144.51
    PV of terminal value = $89.73
    DCF value = $126.96
    Current price $300.15 vs DCF value $126.96 — price is 136.4% above the model value.

Data from yfinance summary figures and financial statements, and from the company’s 10-K filings via SEC EDGAR; computed at a price of $300.15. Every score is calculated from the figures by the framework’s fixed rules, and the explanation beside it is generated from the same figures: Graham value, DCF value, margin of safety, ROIC, profit margins, debt-to-equity, price-to-book, EPS trend, ROE trend, free cash flow, retained earnings and capital allocation. No AI is involved in this scorecard. The moat is shown as evidence, without a score. Read each score with the figures beside it. A check that cannot be scored from the available data is shown as not scored and left out of the composite score. Intrinsic value calculations are model outputs based on stated assumptions, not predictions.

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