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Superior Group of Companies

SGC
45
Apparel - Manufacturers · Consumer Cyclical
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
45
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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
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Superior Group of Companies makes uniforms, branded merchandise, and healthcare apparel for businesses across the United States. Its main customers include hospitals, hotels, restaurants, retailers, and other companies that need employees to wear a consistent look. The company sells under several brands, including Fashion Seal Healthcare for medical uniforms and BAMKO for promotional products and branded merchandise.

Superior earns money by selling directly to corporate clients, typically through long-term supply relationships rather than to individual consumers. It operates primarily in the US but sources and manufactures much of its product overseas to keep costs down. The company's sticky customer relationships and ability to handle large, customized uniform programs give it some competitive stability, though its thin operating margin of around 2% leaves little room for error. The main risk is cost pressure from supply chain disruptions and rising labor or material costs, which can quickly squeeze profitability at this scale.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
38.0%
Modest — 38.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
1.5%
Thin — 1.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
4.8%
Weak — 4.8% 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
-0.4%
Shrinking sales (-0.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+7.7%
Modest earnings growth (+7.7% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

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
418%
Turns 418% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
5.5%
Thin free cash flow (5.5%)

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
0.42
Conservative — low debt load (0.42)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.91x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.9x)

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)
22.6x
no trend
Growth-priced — P/E 22.6

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+8.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (22.6 → 14.4)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.43%
no trend
Healthy income — 4.43% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+0.0%
no trend
Dividend flat

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