Unaudited: Quarterly Results of Operations, Common Stock Price and Dividends

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Unaudited: Quarterly Results of Operations, Common Stock Price and Dividends

Note 10 Unaudited: Quarterly Results of Operations, Common Stock Price and Dividends

The Company's Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BMI. Earnings per share are computed independently for each quarter. As such, the annual per share amount may not equal the sum of the quarterly amounts due to rounding. The Company currently anticipates continuing to pay cash dividends. Shareholders of record as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 totaled 549 and 562, respectively. Voting trusts and street name shareholders are counted as single shareholders for this purpose.

	Quarter ended
	March 31		June 30		September 30		December 31
	(In thousands, except per share data)
2025
Net sales	$	222,211	$	238,095	$	235,651	$	220,706
Gross margin		95,437		97,810		95,836		92,987
Net earnings		38,398		34,584		35,077		33,575
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	1.31	$	1.18	$	1.19	$	1.14
Diluted		1.30		1.17		1.19		1.14
Dividends declared		0.34		0.34		0.40		0.40
Stock price:
High	$	221.51	$	254.17	$	245.81	$	187.87
Low		189.49		170.72		172.32		168.16
Quarter-end close		190.25		244.95		178.58		174.41
2024
Net sales	$	196,280	$	216,658	$	208,438	$	205,182
Gross margin		77,178		85,368		83,878		82,760
Net earnings		29,131		33,056		32,038		30,717
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.99	$	1.13	$	1.09	$	1.05
Diluted		0.99		1.12		1.08		1.04
Dividends declared		0.27		0.27		0.34		0.34
Stock price:
High	$	164.81	$	202.81	$	220.25	$	239.11
Low		139.50		151.18		181.00		193.00
Quarter-end close		161.81		186.35		218.41		212.12