Is MESA LABORATORIES INC /CO/ (MLAB) Halal?

NASDAQ Technology United States $453M
✗ NOT HALAL
Confidence: 90/100
MESA LABORATORIES INC /CO/ (MLAB) is Not Halal under AAOIFI Standard 21. The company's debt ratio of 37.7% exceeds the 30% threshold, indicating excessive interest-bearing debt relative to market capitalization. MESA LABORATORIES INC /CO/ operates in the Technology sector.

Shariah Screening — 5 Standards

Based on financial data from March 2025

Standard Debt Ratio Cash Ratio Receivables Income Status
AAOIFI 37.7%
/ 30%
5.7%
/ 30%
8.7%
/ 30%
0.62%
/ 5%
✗ NOT HALAL
DJIM 37.7%
/ 33%
5.7%
/ 33%
8.7%
/ 33%
0.62%
/ 5%
✗ NOT HALAL
MSCI 41.9%
/ 33%
6.3%
/ 33%
9.7%
/ 33%
0.62%
/ 5%
✗ NOT HALAL
S&P 37.7%
/ 33%
5.7%
/ 33%
8.7%
/ 33%
0.62%
/ 5%
✗ NOT HALAL
FTSE 41.9%
/ 33%
6.3%
/ 33%
9.7%
/ 50%
0.62%
/ 5%
✗ NOT HALAL

Financial Highlights

P/E Ratio
126.3
Forward: 15.2
EPS
$0.65
Dividend Yield
78.0%
Payout: 98.5%
P/B Ratio
2.4
EV/EBITDA
14.0
EV: $593M
Revenue
$241M
Growth: 3.6%
Beta
0.9
Average volatility
Current Ratio
1.9

Profitability

Gross Margin 62.4%
Operating Margin 12.2%
Net Margin 1.5%
Return on Equity (ROE) 2.2%
Return on Assets (ROA) 2.5%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Operating Cash Flow$47M
Free Cash Flow$42M
Total Debt$181M
Debt-to-Equity91.1
Current Ratio1.9
Total Assets$433M

Price & Trading

Last Close$81.75
50-Day MA$86.39
200-Day MA$79.10
Avg Volume109K
Beta0.9
52-Week Range
$55.45
$131.20

About MESA LABORATORIES INC /CO/ (MLAB)

CEO
Mr. Gary M. Owens
Employees
730
Sector
Technology
Industry
Scientific & Technical Instruments
Country
United States
Exchange
NASDAQ
Market Cap
$453M
Currency
USD

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. develops, designs, manufactures, sells, and services life sciences tools and quality control products and services in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The Sterilization and Disinfection Control segment offers biological, chemical, and cleaning indicators, used to assess the effectiveness of sterilization decontamination, disinfection, and cleaning processes in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and healthcare industries. This segment also provides testing and laboratory services to the dental and pharmaceutical industries. Its Clinical Genomics segment offers MassARRAY, a genetic analysis tool system, and related consumables, including chips, panels, and chemical reagent solutions used by clinical labs to analyze DNA samples for inherited genetic disease testing, pharmacogenetics, oncology testing, infectious disease testing, doping and toxicology testing, and other differentiated applications for use in research. The Biopharmaceutical Development segment provides automated systems, such as Gyrolab xPand and Gyrolab xPlore hardware and software, Gyrolab Bioaffy consumable microfluidic disks, Gyrolab kits and Rexxip buffers for protein analysis; PurePep Chorus and Symphony instruments for peptide synthesis; and PurePep EasyClean products for purifying peptides. Its Calibration Solutions segment offers quality control products to measure and calibrate critical parameters in applications, such as environmental and process monitoring, dialysis, gas flow, air quality, and torque testing in medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturing, laboratory, and hospital environments. This segment's products include continuous monitoring systems, dialysate meters and consumables, data loggers, gas flow calibration and air sampling equipment, and torque testing systems under DialyGuard, ViewPoint, DataTrace, DryCal, and BGI brands. Mesa Laboratories, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is MESA LABORATORIES INC /CO/ (MLAB) halal to invest in?

Based on our screening using AAOIFI Standard 21 (the strictest methodology), MESA LABORATORIES INC /CO/ is Not Halal. The company fails one or more screening criteria. We screen against all 5 major standards: AAOIFI, DJIM, MSCI, S&P, and FTSE.

What is MESA LABORATORIES INC /CO/'s debt ratio?

MESA LABORATORIES INC /CO/'s debt ratio is 37.7% under the AAOIFI standard (which uses market capitalization as the denominator). The AAOIFI threshold is 30%. Under MSCI and FTSE (which use total assets as the denominator), the debt ratio is 41.9%.

What are MESA LABORATORIES INC /CO/'s key financial metrics?

MESA LABORATORIES INC /CO/ has a market capitalization of $453M, trailing P/E ratio of 126.3, and revenue of $241M. The company maintains a gross margin of 62.4% and a net margin of 1.5%. Return on equity stands at 2.2%.

How often is the screening data updated?

Our screening data is updated regularly using the latest available financial statements and market data. Stock prices and market caps are refreshed frequently, while financial statements are updated quarterly when companies report earnings.

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