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Park Aerospace

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59
Aerospace & Defense · Industrials
Winston Score
59
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through May 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

Park Aerospace Corp. makes advanced composite materials used to build aircraft. These materials — mostly specialty fabrics and films — are sold to aerospace manufacturers and defense contractors who use them to make lighter, stronger airplane parts. The company is a small but focused supplier in the aerospace materials industry, serving both commercial aviation and military programs.

Park earns revenue by selling these engineered materials directly to manufacturers, with no subscription or software component — it is a straightforward product business. The company operates primarily in the United States and is relatively small, with a market cap under $1 billion, but it holds a defensible niche position because aerospace-grade composite materials require strict certifications that take years to obtain. The main risk is customer concentration, since a small number of large aerospace programs likely account for a significant share of sales, meaning any slowdown in defense spending or commercial aircraft production could meaningfully hurt results.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+42.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+206.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

8.1%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$89M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue accelerating

Park Aerospace grew revenue 43% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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
34.8%
Modest — 34.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
21.9%
Excellent — 21.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
11.5%
Below par — 11.5% 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
+20.1%
Fast-growing sales (+20.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+84.8%
Earnings growing fast (+84.8% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
99%
Turns 99% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
14.4%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (14.4%)

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)
53.8x
no trend
Expensive — P/E 53.8

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+13.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (53.8 → 40.2)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.31%
no trend
Small dividend — 1.31% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+0.0%
no trend
Dividend flat

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