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Blue Line Protection Group

BLPG
45
Security & Protection Services · Industrials
Price
$0.05
-0.00 (-8.75%)
Market Cap
$421,582
Winston Score
45
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

33.0% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 12.3M (2021) → 8.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Blue Line Protection Group is a small security services company based in the United States. It provides armed security, transportation, and compliance services, primarily to cannabis dispensaries and related businesses. The cannabis industry is its core market, and the company focuses on the unique security challenges that legal cannabis operators face, since those businesses handle large amounts of cash and high-value inventory but often cannot use traditional banking services.

The company earns revenue by charging clients fees for ongoing security contracts, which creates a somewhat recurring revenue stream. It operates mainly in U.S. states where cannabis is legal, and its focus on a single niche industry is both its competitive edge and its biggest risk. Because it has built specialized expertise in cannabis security, it is harder for general security firms to easily replace it. However, its growth depends heavily on continued cannabis legalization across more states, and any regulatory setbacks or consolidation in the cannabis industry could directly reduce demand for its services.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-2.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+28.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

1.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$214,842 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Blue Line Protection Group's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
56.0%
Premium pricing power — 56.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
9.5%
Modest — 9.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
35.8%
Exceptional — 35.8% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+0.5%
Nearly flat sales (+0.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-31.1%
Earnings shrinking (-31.1% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
124%
Turns 124% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
5.8%
Thin free cash flow (5.8%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
5.63
Heavy debt load (5.63)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.09x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.1x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
2.1x
Attractive valuation — P/E 2.1

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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