Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. (CVR)

Over the past six months, Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.'s stock price has declined by 38.94% and touched 52-week lows. On November 18, 2025, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share. The company announced a net loss of $(394,980) or $(0.41) per share for Q2 2025, with net sales decreasing by 9.4% year-over-year. In Q3 2025, the company reported net sales of $7.36 million and a net income of $67,572, driven by higher order volumes from automotive customers and operational efficiencies.

While specific details on demand seasonality are not explicitly provided, financial analysis platforms offer tools to identify seasonal patterns for CVR stock. The company's reliance on the North American automotive industry could imply some seasonality tied to automotive production cycles.

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. operates in the North American fastener industry, primarily serving the automotive sector. The company's business is divided into two segments: Fasteners, which manufactures and sells rivets, cold-formed fasteners, and screw machine products, and Assembly Equipment, which focuses on automatic rivet setting machines. The majority of the company's revenue is generated from its fastener segment.

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. operates in North America with its headquarters in Naperville, Illinois. It has a manufacturing facility in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, and an Automated Assembly Systems design and sales office in Pembroke, Massachusetts. Its subsidiary, H&L Tool Company, Inc., is located in Madison Heights, Michigan. In 2024, the company closed its Albia, Iowa manufacturing facility, consolidating operations into the Tyrone, Pennsylvania facility.

In the past year, Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.'s reputation has been negatively affected by its financial performance and operational challenges, including declining revenues, negative profitability, and negative cash flows. The company reported a net loss of $5.6 million in 2024 and has expressed substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The company also identified a material weakness in its internal controls over financial reporting.

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. is primarily owned by retail investors (80.80%), followed by institutional shareholders (18.19%), and company insiders (1.01%). Major institutional owners include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Vanguard Group Inc., and Renaissance Technologies LLC. James W. Morrissey is the largest individual shareholder, owning 4,000 shares.