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OneWater Marine

ONEW
26
Specialty Retail · Consumer Cyclical
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
26
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

OneWater Marine is a boat dealer that sells new and used recreational boats to everyday consumers across the United States. It carries brands like Yamaha, Sea Ray, and Malibu, and also sells boat parts, accessories, and maintenance services. It is one of the largest recreational marine retailers in the country, operating dozens of dealership locations mostly in the South and Southeast.

The company makes money through boat sales, financing and insurance products, and service and repair work at its dealerships. This mix of revenue streams helps smooth out some of the ups and downs of pure boat sales, but the business is still heavily tied to consumer spending on big-ticket leisure items. With a modest operating margin around 4% and a market cap under $250 million, OneWater faces real pressure when interest rates are high, since most boat buyers finance their purchases — making borrowing costs one of the biggest risks to its near-term performance.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-4.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+6.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

Insider Activity

29.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$69M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

OneWater Marine's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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
24.0%
Thin — 24.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
6.7%
Modest — 6.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
6.6%
Weak — 6.6% 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
+1.3%
Nearly flat sales (+1.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
3.1%
Thin free cash flow (3.1%)

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
2.69
Heavy debt load (2.69)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
1.58x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.6x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
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

Not applicable for this business.
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