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Graham Corporation

GHM
38
Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Graham Corporation makes specialized industrial equipment used to create vacuums and transfer heat in extreme conditions. Its core products include vacuum systems, heat exchangers, and fluid handling equipment sold to defense contractors, the U.S. Navy, and energy companies. The company is a niche supplier to the nuclear energy and naval shipbuilding industries, giving it a focused but narrow market position.

Graham earns revenue by selling custom-engineered equipment and providing aftermarket services and spare parts. It operates primarily in the United States, with some international sales, and generates roughly $200–250 million in annual revenue. Its main competitive advantage is deep engineering expertise in highly specialized, low-volume equipment that requires strict government certifications — making it difficult for new competitors to enter. The key growth driver is rising U.S. defense spending and renewed interest in nuclear power, but the company faces risk from project delays and customer concentration, since a small number of large government contracts make up a significant share of its revenue.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+13.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-55.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

6.2%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~7 months

$7M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Graham Corporation has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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
25.0%
Thin — 25.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
5.8%
Thin — 5.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
7.1%
Weak — 7.1% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+21.2%
Fast-growing sales (+21.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-16.5%
Earnings shrinking (-16.5% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
47%
Weak — only 47% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-2.3%
Burning cash (-2.3%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
95.7x
no trend
Expensive — P/E 95.7

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+32.4
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (95.7 → 63.4)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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