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Cavco Industries

CVCO
45
Residential Construction · Consumer Cyclical
Price
$582.55
+3.69 (+0.64%)
Market Cap
$4.49B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
45
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 27, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Mixed

Share count falling — buybacks

14.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 9.3M (2022) → 7.9M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Cavco Industries builds and sells manufactured homes and modular homes across the United States. These are factory-built houses that are less expensive than traditional site-built homes, making them popular with budget-conscious buyers, retirees, and people in rural areas. Cavco is one of the largest manufactured housing companies in the country, selling homes under brands like Fleetwood, Palm Harbor, and Fairmont.

Cavco makes money by selling homes through a network of independent retailers and company-owned stores, and it also runs a financial services segment that offers loans and insurance to home buyers. The company operates primarily in the US, with manufacturing plants spread across multiple states. Its competitive edge comes from its scale, brand portfolio, and the fact that manufactured housing is one of the few remaining affordable homeownership options in America. The main risk is that rising interest rates make financing harder for buyers, which can quickly slow demand for its homes.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-15.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

1.5%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$301M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

Growth context

Cavco Industries is growing revenue at 10% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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
22.1%
Thin — 22.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
8.6%
Modest — 8.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
19.9%
Strong — 19.9% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+9.7%
Steady sales growth (+9.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-0.0%
Earnings shrinking (-0.0% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
158%
Turns 158% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
10.2%
Modest free cash flow (10.2%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
208.26x
Comfortably covers interest (208.3x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
25.1x
Growth-priced — P/E 25.1

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-1.1
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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