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Deep Value: cash covers about 96% of the stock price

This company holds roughly $39.62B in cash and investments — about 96% of its entire stock-market value, based on its latest quarterly filing. You're paying very little for the actual business. Sometimes that's a genuine bargain or a takeover target, sometimes it's cheap for a reason. Not a buy signal on its own — always ask why it's this cheap.

Stock

Honda Motor Co.

HMC
21
Auto - Manufacturers · Consumer Cyclical
Price
$34.28
+0.22 (+0.65%)
Market Cap
$44.48B
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
21
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Oct 18, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Weak
6/30
Growth
Weak
4/20
Cash Flow
Weak
1/10
Stability
Mixed
4/10
Valuation
Data not available
0/10
Ownership
Weak
1/15
Dividends
Exceptional
5/5

21 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 21.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−22.5% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.72B (2022) → 1.33B (2026)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Honda Motor Co. makes cars, motorcycles, and power equipment like generators and lawn mowers. Its vehicles are sold to everyday consumers and businesses around the world, with popular car models including the Civic, Accord, and CR-V. Honda is one of the largest automakers in the world and is also the largest motorcycle manufacturer globally by volume.

Honda earns money by selling vehicles and parts directly to customers and through dealership networks, primarily in North America, Japan, Asia, and Europe. Its brand reputation for reliability and its large dealer network give it a durable competitive position. However, Honda faces a major challenge in the shift to electric vehicles — it has lagged behind rivals like Tesla and some Chinese automakers in bringing competitive EVs to market, and its current negative operating margin reflects the heavy costs of that transition.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+13.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+147.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

¥1.5T/ year

↑ Rising (+40% vs prior year)

7.1% of revenue

1.8x the sector average (4%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~6 years

¥7.7T cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

¥7.7T cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Honda Motor Co. is growing revenue at 14% 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
22.2%
Thin — 22.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
8.8%
Modest — 8.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-0.7%
Weak — -0.7% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+4.1%
Slow sales growth (+4.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-131.0%
Earnings shrinking (-131.0% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
0.0%
Thin free cash flow (0.0%)

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
0.43
Conservative — low debt load (0.43)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.17%
Healthy income — 4.17% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+22.9%
Dividend growing fast (22.9% YoY)

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