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Ituran Location and Control

ITRN
77
Communication Equipment · Technology
Price
$50.89
+0.34 (+0.67%)
Market Cap
$1.01B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
77
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Exceptional

Share count falling — buybacks

4.3% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 20.8M (2021) → 19.9M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Ituran Location and Control is an Israeli company that tracks vehicles using GPS and cellular technology. Its main products are stolen vehicle recovery systems and fleet management services, sold to individual car owners, insurance companies, and businesses that operate large fleets. The company is one of the leading vehicle tracking providers in Israel and has a major presence in Brazil, which is one of the world's largest markets for stolen vehicle recovery due to high car theft rates.

Ituran makes most of its money through monthly subscription fees paid by vehicle owners and fleet operators, giving it a recurring revenue model that is relatively predictable. It operates primarily in Israel, Brazil, and Argentina, with smaller operations in other markets. The company's installed base of subscribers and its partnerships with insurers create a sticky customer relationship that is hard for competitors to displace. The main risk is currency exposure, since a large share of revenue comes from Brazil and Argentina, where local currencies can be volatile.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+20.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+29.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$21M/ year

Rising (+15% vs prior year)

5.8% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

20.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$106M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

Ituran Location and Control is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 21%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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
50.9%
Healthy — 50.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
22.7%
Excellent — 22.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
39.3%
Exceptional — 39.3% 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
+15.8%
Fast-growing sales (+15.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+15.7%
Earnings growing fast (+15.7% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
166%
Turns 166% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
21.2%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (21.2%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
79.98x
Comfortably covers interest (80.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
15.7x
Fair value — P/E 15.7

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+0.9
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
5.74%
Healthy income — 5.74% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+68.5%
Dividend growing fast (68.5% YoY)

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