13F Pro Quality Score

49.4/100

Rank #1,513 of 2,879 stocks

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Revenue Growth

30.1/100

Profitability

82.2/100

Balance Sheet

89.8/100

Earnings Quality

92.9/100

Free Cash Flow

15.3/100

Institutional Flow

17.3/100

Revenue Scale

14.3/100

Dilution Risk

69.4/100

TLF Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

AI stock analysis and institutional research for TANDY LEATHER FACTORY INC (TLF), a Consumer Discretionary sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores TLF at 49.4/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #1,513 of 2,879 stocks — the bottom half of the AI-ranked universe. TLF scores in the top quartile across earnings quality (92.9), balance sheet strength (89.8), profitability (82.2). Areas of concern include revenue scale (14.3) and free cash flow (15.3), which score below median versus the broader universe. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q1 2026), TANDY LEATHER FACTORY INC reports quarterly revenue of $19.7M, net income of $222.0K, an operating margin of 1.9%. Top institutional holders of TLF by reported 13-F value include Bandera Partners, JCP Investment Management,, FIRST FOUNDATION ADVISORS, based on the most recent SEC filings. TLF trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 909724. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate TLF daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for TANDY LEATHER FACTORY INC directly from SEC EDGAR. TANDY LEATHER FACTORY INC's 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 21 and 51 since 2021, currently 49.4 — an improving long-term trajectory across 27 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

Fun facts about TANDY LEATHER FACTORY INC

Quirks, history, and lore behind TLF — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

  • 1
    The Basics
    U.S. specialty retailer · small-cap · listed on NYSE · headquartered in Texas.
  • 2
    The Numbers
    Annual revenue in the range of $100–200 million — not a giant, but the dominant player in a very narrow craft niche with over 100 retail locations across North America.
  • 3
    The History
    The business traces its roots to the mid-20th century and has long supplied artisans, hobbyists, and craftspeople with materials most big-box stores wouldn't dream of stocking.
  • 4
    The Secret
    Its customers include saddlers, bootmakers, and belt crafters — people who work with their hands and need tools and materials that haven't changed much in centuries.
  • 5
    The Lore
    This company is essentially the Amazon of a single material — if you need hides, dyes, rivets, or stitching tools, there's really nowhere else to go; it even publishes its own how-to books on the craft.
  • 6
    The Giveaway
    The world's largest specialty retailer of leather and leatherworking supplies — if you've ever hand-stitched a wallet or tooled a saddle, you've probably shopped here.
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Revenue

Q1 2026

$19.7M

Net Income

Q1 2026

$222.0K

Free Cash Flow

Q1 2026

$319.0K

Operating Margin

Q1 2026

1.9%

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

+0.1% YoY
$76.3MFY 2025
FY21 $82.7MFY22 $80.3MFY23 $76.2MFY25 $76.3M

Net Income

+140.4% YoY
$9.1MFY 2025
FY21 $1.4MFY22 $1.2MFY23 $3.8MFY25 $9.1M

Operating Income

-121.8% YoY
$-963.0KFY 2025
FY21 $2.3MFY22 $1.4MFY23 $4.4MFY25 $-963.0K

EPS (Diluted)

+144.4% YoY
$1.10FY 2025
FY21 $0.16FY22 $0.15FY23 $0.45FY25 $1.10

Total Assets

+20.1% YoY
$86.6MFY 2025
FY21 $73.1MFY22 $68.6MFY23 $72.1MFY25 $86.6M

Total Debt

FY 2025
FY21 $415.0KFY22 $0.00FY23 FY25

Op. Cash Flow

-112.3% YoY
$-556.0KFY 2025
FY21 $3.7MFY22 $1.2MFY23 $4.5MFY25 $-556.0K

AI Insight: TLF Financial Trends

Tandy Leather faces persistent profitability challenges with declining equity and no sustained margin improvement despite flat revenue.

Revenue oscillating between $17–22M with no clear growth trajectory; Q1 2026 at $20M remains below Q4 2025 peak of $22M.

Net income swung from +$12M in Q1 2025 to losses in Q3 2025 (−$2M) and Q4 2025 (−$1M); Q1 2026 near breakeven at $0M.

Equity contracted from $58M (Q2–Q3 2024) to $47M (Q1 2026), eroding shareholder value by 19% over two years.

Operating income stuck near zero or negative for four consecutive quarters (Q3 2025–Q1 2026); structural margin recovery unclear.

Operating cash flow volatile, swinging between −$4M and +$5M; no sustainable positive working-capital trend established.

AI Insight: TLF Ratio Trends

TLF stabilized to profitability in Q1 2026 after four quarters of losses, but trailing twelve-month metrics remain deeply negative.

Operating margin recovered to 1.9% in Q1 2026 from -2.8% in Q4 2025, ending a two-quarter contraction.

TTM net profit margin of -2.9% and ROE of -4.9% reflect persistent unprofitability across the trailing year.

Q1 2025 spike in NPM (60.9%) and ROE (83.0%) appears anomalous; Q1 2026 metrics are flat in comparison.

Profitability remains volatile with three loss-making quarters in the past five; Q1 2026 recovery unproven.

ROIC swung from -5.1% in Q3 2025 to 3.1% in Q1 2026—watch if momentum persists beyond seasonal Q1 rebound.

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