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Payton Industries

PAYT.TA
40
Electrical Equipment & Parts · Industrials
Price
5004.00 ILA
+17.00 (+0.34%)
Market Cap
413.7M ILA
Exchange
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
Winston Score
40
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Data not available
Valuation
Mixed
Dividends
Strong

Share count rising — dilution

+20.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 6.8M (2021) → 8.2M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Headquartered in Ness Ziona, Israel, and established in 1987, Payton Industries Ltd is engaged in the design, manufacturing, and global distribution of transformers and inductors. The company provides its products to the communications, electronics, automotive, and industrial equipment sectors, with operations spanning Israel, Europe, the United States, and East Asia. Its diverse product portfolio encompasses planar and magnetic transformers, various types of inductors, and readily available surface-mount technology (SMT) planar transformers.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-14.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-47.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$2M/ year

Rising (+18% vs prior year)

4.1% of revenue

In line with sector average (4%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$90M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue declining

Payton Industries'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
39.9%
Modest — 39.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
6.3%
Modest — 6.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
8.8%
Below par — 8.8% 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
-0.3%
Shrinking sales (-0.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-20.9%
Earnings shrinking (-20.9% 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
158%
Turns 158% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
18.1%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (18.1%)

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
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
16.3x
Fair value — P/E 16.3

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
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.41%
Moderate income — 2.41% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+12.8%
Dividend growing fast (12.8% YoY)

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