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M-tron Industries

MPTI
47
Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology
Price
$81.01
+0.23 (+0.28%)
Market Cap
$288.8M
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange American
Winston Score
47
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
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+21.0% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 2.7M (2021) → 3.2M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

M-tron Industries makes frequency control products — essentially tiny electronic components that help devices keep precise time and stay synchronized. Their main products include crystals, oscillators, and filters, which are sold to defense contractors, aerospace companies, and industrial equipment makers. They are a small but specialized U.S. manufacturer focused on high-reliability applications where timing accuracy is critical.

The company earns revenue by selling these components directly to customers, with defense and government-related programs making up a significant portion of sales. M-tron operates primarily in the United States and generates roughly $50–60 million in annual revenue. Their competitive position comes from deep technical expertise in a niche market with high qualification barriers — customers in defense and aerospace rarely switch suppliers once a component is certified. The key growth driver is continued U.S. defense spending and the push to source critical electronic components domestically, though the company's small size makes it vulnerable to program delays or the loss of a major customer.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+13.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-16.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$96M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

Growth + cash flow

M-tron Industries is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 14%. 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
41.2%
Healthy — 41.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
11.4%
Modest — 11.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
9.1%
Below par — 9.1% 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
+11.8%
Steady sales growth (+11.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+8.9%
Earnings growing (+8.9% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

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
126%
Turns 126% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
16.3%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (16.3%)

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
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)
27.6x
Growth-priced — P/E 27.6

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+3.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (27.6 → 24.2)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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