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Smart Sand, Inc. SND
Smart Sand, Inc. (SND) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.76% (safety: at-risk). FY2025 revenue was $330.2M at a 0.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -3.18 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Mining & Extraction · percentile among 189 companies
Percentile vs other Mining & Extraction companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.112 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.2 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.013 |
| Equity / liabilities | 2.389 |
Sector peers · similar-size Mining & Extraction companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SND | Smart Sand, Inc. | 5/9 | 3.81 | 160.4 | +6% |
| IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | 7/9 | 5.4 | 41.5 | +17.1% |
| USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | 4/9 | — | 23.4 | +17.3% |
| LEU | CENTRUS ENERGY CORP | 4/9 | 5.82 | 41.9 | +1.5% |
| UUUU | ENERGY FUELS INC | 2/9 | 3.68 | — | -15.6% |
| ABAT | AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co | 5/9 | -6.8 | — | — |
| ATLX | Atlas Lithium Corp | 2/9 | -5.51 | — | — |
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About Smart Sand, Inc.
Smart Sand, Inc., a fully integrated frac and industrial sand supply and services company, provides mine to wellsite proppant supply and logistics solutions to its frac sand customers in the United States and Canada. The company operates in two segments, Sand and SmartSystems. The Sand segment offers frac sand and industrial products solutions. The SmartSystems segment rents its patented SmartSystems equipment and offers related services, as well as provides portable wellsite storage and management solutions. The company engages in the excavation, processing, and sale of sand or proppant for use in hydraulic fracturing operations. The company markets its products and services to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, oilfield service companies, and diversified industrial and commercial customers. Smart Sand, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Yardley, Pennsylvania.
FAQ
Is SND financially healthy?
Smart Sand, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does SND pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Smart Sand, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 2.76% with a 442.2% payout ratio, rated “at-risk” for safety.
How profitable is SND?
In FY2025, Smart Sand, Inc. had a net margin of 0.4% and a return on equity of 0.6%.
Is SND overvalued or undervalued?
Smart Sand, Inc. trades at about 165.3× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 1.9×–155.0×, median 17.3×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
Is SND a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Smart Sand, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 160.4×, a dividend yield of 2.76%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.