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Universal Tracking Solutions

UTRK
42
Communication Equipment · Technology
Price
$0.00
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$11,425
Winston Score
42
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2011
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+225.6% over 5y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 6.8M (2006) → 22.1M (2011)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Universal Tracking Solutions, Inc. (UTRK) is a small technology company that makes hardware and software for tracking the location and movement of vehicles, assets, and equipment. Its products are used by businesses that need to monitor fleets of trucks, trailers, or other valuable assets in real time. The company operates in the communication equipment industry, competing in the broader GPS and telematics market.

The company earns revenue through a combination of hardware device sales and recurring software or data subscription fees, which helps explain its solid 45% gross margin. It appears to operate primarily in North America, and its high return on invested capital suggests it runs an efficient, asset-light business model with sticky customer relationships. The main growth driver is continued adoption of fleet tracking and asset monitoring by small and mid-sized businesses, though its very small market capitalization means it faces real risks from larger, better-funded competitors like Samsara and Verizon Connect.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+44.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-225.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

26.6%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~3 months

$23,602 cash & investments

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Revenue accelerating

Universal Tracking Solutions grew revenue 45% 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
39.8%
Modest — 39.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-4.0%
Losing money on operations — -4.0%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-34.4%
Weak — -34.4% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+17.8%
Fast-growing sales (+17.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+500.0%
Earnings growing fast (+500.0% 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
-23%
Weak — only -23% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-1.9%
Burning cash (-1.9%)

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
10.70x
Comfortably covers interest (10.7x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
0.1x
Attractive valuation — P/E 0.1

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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