Richardson Electronics

RELL

Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology

Price

$17.21

-0.30 (-1.71%)

Market Cap

$251.7M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through May 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Good

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Good

Valuation

Weak

Dividends

Weak

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Share count falling — buybacks

−7.4% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 13.7M (2022) → 12.7M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Richardson Electronics sells specialized electronic components and power systems to industrial and medical customers around the world. The company focuses on hard-to-find parts — like power tubes, displays, and energy storage systems — that most large distributors do not carry. It serves industries including healthcare, defense, transportation, and industrial manufacturing.

Richardson makes money by buying and reselling niche electronic components, and it also designs and sells its own products, including battery energy storage systems under its Green Solutions segment. The company operates globally, with customers across North America, Europe, and Asia, and generates roughly $200 million in annual revenue. Its competitive edge comes from deep expertise in obsolete and specialty components that larger competitors ignore, but thin operating margins and dependence on a small number of product lines mean any slowdown in industrial or medical spending could quickly pressure profitability.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+27.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+210.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

17.6%ownership

↑ Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Runway

~20 months

$32M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Revenue accelerating

Richardson Electronics grew revenue 28% 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

31.2%

Modest — 31.2% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

5.8%

Thin — 5.8% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

3.9%

Weak — 3.9% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+9.4%

Steady sales growth (+9.4% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

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

-81%

Weak — only -81% of profit becomes cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

-4.2%

Burning cash (-4.2%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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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

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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)

38.0x

Pricey — P/E 38.0

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

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

-1.8

SLOWING

Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

1.35%

Small dividend — 1.35% yield

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

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+0.0%

Dividend flat

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