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DXPE DXP ENTERPRISES INC

Last updated: Mar 17, 2026

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Execution Consistency

Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?

Bought back stock in 4/4 quarters. Q3 2025: $5M, Q2 2025: $9M, Q1 2025: $15M, Q3 2024: $23M

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Execution Acceleration

Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?

Latest quarter $5M vs trailing avg $16M (-69%)

Buyback vs FCF

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.

Negative FCF ($-144M), cannot compute buyback ratio

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Buyback Intensity

How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.

Repurchased 765,680 shares = 4.9% of 15,695,088 outstanding (annualized)

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Insider Buying

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

5 open-market purchases by 3 insiders

  • LITTLE DAVID R (Chairman & CEO) bought 5,999 shares at $82.70 on 2025-03-26
  • MANNES JOSEPH R () bought 1,000 shares at $33.46 on 2021-06-25
  • LITTLE DAVID R (Chairman & CEO) bought 30,021 shares at $28.67 on 2021-06-18
  • MANNES JOSEPH R () bought 1,000 shares at $24.01 on 2020-06-09
  • HALTER TIMOTHY P () bought 10,000 shares at $12.25 on 2020-05-13
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Insider-Buyback Convergence

Are insider purchases happening during the same quarters the company is actively buying back stock?

Insider buying coincided with company buybacks in 0 of 4 quarters

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Insider Net Direction

Looking at all open-market transactions, are insiders net buyers or net sellers?

Insiders bought $2M, sold $21M (net selling)

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Red Flag

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

Company buying back stock while insiders sold 13.8x more than bought. 8 C-suite officers among sellers

  • LITTLE NICHOLAS (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER) sold 20,440 shares on 2025-09-22
  • MAESTAS PAZ (CMO & CTO) sold 5,000 shares on 2025-08-18
  • LITTLE NICHOLAS (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER) sold 45,938 shares on 2025-06-30
  • MAESTAS PAZ (CMO & CTO) sold 2,000 shares on 2025-06-24
  • MAESTAS PAZ (CMO & CTO) sold 3,000 shares on 2025-06-18
  • Santos David Molero (CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER) sold 650 shares on 2025-06-11
  • MAESTAS PAZ (CMO & CTO) sold 3,000 shares on 2025-05-21
  • YEE KENT NEE HUNG (CFO) sold 3,457 shares on 2025-03-25
  • MAESTAS PAZ (CMO & CTO) sold 4,328 shares on 2025-03-19
  • MAESTAS PAZ (CMO & CTO) sold 2,000 shares on 2024-09-19