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Shoals Technologies Group

SHLS
40
Solar · Technology
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NASDAQ
Winston Score
40
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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
Weak
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Shoals Technologies Group makes the electrical components that connect solar panels together in large utility-scale solar farms. Its main products are called "balance of system" (BOS) equipment — things like wire harnesses, combiners, and junction boxes that carry electricity from solar panels to inverters. Its customers are solar project developers, contractors, and utilities building big solar installations across the United States.

Shoals sells its products directly to solar contractors and developers, earning revenue through hardware sales rather than subscriptions or recurring fees. The company operates primarily in the US, where it holds a strong position in the utility-scale solar market and competes on the basis of its proprietary plug-and-play wiring systems, which can reduce installation time and labor costs on job sites. The key growth driver is continued expansion of large-scale solar projects in the US, but the main risk is that the company depends heavily on the pace of solar development, which can slow sharply if interest rates stay high or permitting delays persist.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+47.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-15.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

0.6%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$16M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue accelerating

Shoals Technologies Group grew revenue 47% 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
30.3%
Modest — 30.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
11.5%
Modest — 11.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
7.3%
Weak — 7.3% 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
+46.9%
Fast-growing sales (+46.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+27.9%
Earnings growing fast (+27.9% YoY)

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

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
-61%
Weak — only -61% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-8.8%
Burning cash (-8.8%)

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
0.38
Conservative — low debt load (0.38)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
5.35x
Adequate interest coverage (5.4x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several 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
+24.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (38.0 → 13.3)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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