Companies · Manufacturing

Filling Machines & Systems, Inc.

DALLAS · Manufacturing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Filling Machines & Systems, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$26.8M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
0.8×
Latest step-up
Top 12%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Mar 31 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Filling Machines & Systems, Inc. looks under-valued against its niche peers and is dormant on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the manufacturing sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Under-valued
  • Modeled value is 0.65× the median modeled value of Series B Manufacturing companies in 2013–2015 (29 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 12.3 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 months.
  • Silent for over 3× the sector's normal cadence.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in Manufacturing

Filling Machines & Systems, Inc. is one of 3257 Manufacturing companies tracked from DALLAS. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 89% of sector peers), and in the upper tier by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

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Jurisdiction
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$50M$100M$150M$200MSeries B · 2013-07-29 Raised $15M (real) Modeled valuation $168M (est)$15M$168MSeries B2013Series B · 2014-03-31 Raised $12M (real) Modeled valuation $126M (est)$12M$126MSeries B2014+$12MCumulative $27M

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Series B$15.3M · 2013
Series B extension$11.5M · 2014

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 25%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$126.1M
Base estimate est.
$29.3M
Conservative case
$485.3M
Upside case
$63.9M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ba $15M–$40M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the manufacturing sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series B · modeled $167.8M · 2013-07-292013Series B · modeled $126.1M · 2014-03-312014
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
69%
Survival probability
46% low · 85% high
1.19×/yr
Annual markup
1.44×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
12.3 yr actual, capped for stale marks
manufacturing
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
8 mo
Avg between rounds
$40.0M/yr
Capital velocity
12.9 yr
On record since
2013
First round
2
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 3257 companies in Manufacturing. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 13× above median
This company$26.8M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.6× of median
This company$11.5M
Sector median$18.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 10× above median
This company$126.1M
Sector median$12.0M

Raised more than 89% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 89% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series B) that last raised in the same ~3-year era, ranked by modeled value est. (not money raised). This is the exact set the analyst read compares against, so a like-for-like cohort is what makes "over/under-valued" meaningful. This company ranks #22 of 29.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Horsehead Holding Corp · Series B Raised $70.0M · modeled $438.6M (est)Specialized Tech Inc · Series B Raised $36.0M · modeled $394.7M (est)Cobham plc · Series B Raised $33.4M · modeled $366.1M (est)ACON Funko Investors Holdings, L.L.C. · Series B Raised $32.9M · modeled $360.8M (est)Workhorse Rail, LLC · Series B Raised $26.3M · modeled $287.8M (est)International Wire Group Holdings, Inc. · Series B Raised $26.0M · modeled $285.1M (est)Nn Inc · Series B Raised $25.0M · modeled $274.1M (est)Rollease Holding Company, LLC · Series B Raised $24.9M · modeled $273.0M (est)SiGNa Chemistry, Inc. · Series B Raised $24.5M · modeled $268.8M (est)MV Waterfall AG · Series B Raised $22.2M · modeled $243.5M (est)Noa Visual Group Americas, Inc. · Series B Raised $21.9M · modeled $240.3M (est)Elementis Plc · Series B Raised $21.6M · modeled $236.9M (est)Filling Machines & Systems, Inc. (this company) Raised $26.8M · modeled $126.1M (est)Filling Machines & Systems, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Horsehead Holding CorpSeries B$70.0M$438.6M2.28×
Specialized Tech IncSeries B$36.0M$394.7M2.05×
Cobham plcSeries B$33.4M$366.1M1.90×
ACON Funko Investors Holdings, L.L.C.Series B$32.9M$360.8M1.87×
Workhorse Rail, LLCSeries B$26.3M$287.8M1.49×
International Wire Group Holdings, Inc.Series B$26.0M$285.1M1.48×
Nn IncSeries B$25.0M$274.1M1.42×
Rollease Holding Company, LLCSeries B$24.9M$273.0M1.42×
SiGNa Chemistry, Inc.Series B$24.5M$268.8M1.40×
MV Waterfall AGSeries B$22.2M$243.5M1.26×
Noa Visual Group Americas, Inc.Series B$21.9M$240.3M1.25×
Elementis PlcSeries B$21.6M$236.9M1.23×
Filling Machines & Systems, Inc. this companySeries B$26.8M$126.1M0.65×
Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Series B$15.3M2013-07-29$85.0M$167.8M90%
Series B$11.5M2014-03-31$63.9M$126.1M90%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Series B$15.3M2013-07-29
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series B.
  2. Series B$11.5M2014-03-31
    • Raised 8 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2014 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~8mo cadence
$11.5M
Modeled next size est.range $11.5M$18.4M
0.8×
Last step-up
$40.0M/yr
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
Jeff Baker1 other2013-07
Ryan Shultz1 other2014-03
Dave Meheen2014-03
Registry & provenance

Filling Machines & Systems, Inc. is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
1584013
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Filling Machines & Systems, Inc. raised?
Filling Machines & Systems, Inc. has raised approximately $26.8M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Filling Machines & Systems, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Filling Machines & Systems, Inc. is approximately $126.1M (modeled range $29.3M–$485.3M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Filling Machines & Systems, Inc. at?
Filling Machines & Systems, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Mar 31.
What does Filling Machines & Systems, Inc. do and where is it based?
Filling Machines & Systems, Inc. operates in the Manufacturing sector, based in DALLAS.
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