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Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

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Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

MLAB·NASDAQ·Industrial Applications And Services·CIK 0000724004

MESA LABORATORIES INC is a global leader in the design and manufacture of life sciences tools and critical quality control solutions for regulated applications in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, and medical device industries. The company provides products and services to help customers ensure product integrity, increase patient and worker safety, and improve quality of life. MESA LABORATORIES INC has manufacturing operations in the United States and Europe. Its products are marketed by sales personnel in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region ("APAC"), and by independent distributors worldwide. The company is headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado, and its common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Market ("Nasdaq") under the symbol MLAB. Its fiscal year ends on March 31. Revenues are derived from sales of products and services. Product sales primarily consist of consumables and hardware. Services primarily consist of discrete and ongoing maintenance, calibration, and testing services. The company grows revenues organically by expanding its customer base and product offerings, increasing sales volumes, and implementing price increases. It also grows inorganically through acquisitions, focusing on businesses that complement its existing portfolio and expand its global presence further into life sciences tools and critical quality control solutions markets for regulated applications. MESA LABORATORIES INC aims to maximize value by implementing efficiencies in its manufacturing, commercial, engineering, and administrative operations.

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLAB) is a publicly traded company in the Industrial Applications And Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 11 items for MLAB at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-17, rated 7/10. Across its 11 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 4 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for MLAB spans 4, 10-Q, 8-K, 10-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • CEO Kadia Buys $800K of Mesa Labs Stock in Private Transaction
  • Mesa Labs Q1 FY2027: Revenue Edges Up 1%, Operating Income More Than Doubles
  • Mesa Labs Q1 Revenue Edges Up 1%, Adjusted Operating Income Jumps 19.5%
  • Mesa Laboratories Appoints Lyndsey Crennen as Chief Accounting Officer
  • Mesa Labs Returns to Profitability, Boosts Working Capital in FY26 Annual Report

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
$249.13M
Net Income
$6.71M
Diluted EPS
$1.21
Op. Cash Flow
$42.83M
Free Cash Flow
$39.58M
Gross Profit
$158.27M
Operating Income
$18.51M
Cash & Equivalents
$26.93M
Total Debt
$67.5M
Debt / Equity
0.36×
Net Margin
2.7%
Shares Outstanding
5.52M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-06-02 · accession 0000724004-26-000047

Short Interest & Short Volume

3.02 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 403,559 shares in MLAB as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 7.0% decrease from the prior period — about 3.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 60.9% of MLAB volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)403,559 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 7.0%
Days to cover3.02 at avg daily volume of 133,817
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)60.9% of 25,840 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume45.6%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$132 -0.55% today
52-week range · as of 2026-08-17 $58.83 – $132
Market cap
$741.73M
Volume
77.7K (0.6× avg)
3-mo avg 130.9K
Live data · 2026-10-03 18:12 UTC · Market closed

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Mar 09, 2026, 5:02 PM EDT
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Feb 03, 2026, 8:01 AM EST
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Feb 03, 2026, 8:00 AM EST
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