Standex International

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Standex International
Company type Public
NYSE:  SXI
S&P 600 component
IndustryElectronics, Engraving, Scientific, Engineering Technologies for Aviation, Space and Defense, Precision Storgage, Hydraulics
Founded1955;70 years ago (1955)
FounderJohn Bolten, Sr
Headquarters23 Keewaydin Drive, Suite 300, ,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
David Dunbar (CEO)
Alan Glass (Vice President)
Ademir Sarcevic (Chief Finance Officer)
ProductsReed Switches
Reed Relays
Sensor Solution Technologies
Power Magnetics,
Precision Storage
Metal Forming Solutions
Hydraulics
Number of employees
3,800 (2025)
Website www.standex.com

Standex International Corporation is a multi-industry manufacturer in five broad business segments: Electronics, Engraving, Scientific, Engineering Technologies, and Specialty Solutions with operations in the United States, Europe, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Mexico, Turkey, India, and China. For additional information, visit the Company's website at http://standex.com/., headquartered in Salem, New Hampshire. Standex is divided into 12 units and 5 reporting segments. The company was incorporated in 1955 and contains multiple subsidiaries including Bakers Pride and Standex Electronics. [1] [2]

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History

After World War II John Bolten, Sr. and his sons founded a vinyl sheeting company under the name, Bolta Plastics. In 1954, General Tire and Rubber bought the company for $4 million. Bolten reinvested the funds into Standard Publishing, a religious publishing company founded in 1866, and Roehlen Engraving, a steel engraving company. In 1955, Bolten incorporated his company. [2] Standard Publishing was acquired by the Wicks Group in 2006.

During the corporation's early years multiple acquisitions were made including a Coca-Cola bottling company in South America and cleansing product manufacturers consisting of Everedy cookware, Lestoil, and Bon Am. Daniel Hogan, Bolten Sr's son-in-law, succeeded Bolten as company president. Under his management the corporation experienced massive expansion. [2]

Hogan took the company public in 1964 and renamed the corporation in 1973 to Standex. Between 1971 and 1975, Standex's net sales increased by 48%, growing from $119 million to $176 million. By 1984 the company's expansion was halted after a series of rash mergers and acquisitions. In 1985 the company debt-to-capital ratio fell to 20%. Hogan, after 37 years with Standex, stepped down as president passing the position to Thomas L. King.

In 1994, Standex purchased Toastswell, a company founded in the late 1920s from the Pavelka family. Toastswell assets were later purchased from Standex in 1997 by Star Manufacturing International. [3]

In July 2020, Standex acquired Renco Electronics for $28 million. [4]

Company

In November 2017, Standex began trading ex-dividends at $0.18 per share. This represented a 12.5% increase over the prior dividend payment. SXI's earnings per share was measured at $3.61. [5] In January 2018, the stock price had fallen below $100 per share with investors looking at the stock's potential upside. [6]

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