VSE Corporation

VSEC

Aerospace & Defense · Industrials

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Winston Score

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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

Strong

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Exceptional

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Weak

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Winston Score History

The full picture

VSE Corporation is a company that fixes and maintains aircraft parts and vehicles for customers who need to keep their fleets running. Its main business is aviation aftermarket services — things like repairing, overhauling, and distributing parts for commercial and business aircraft. VSE also serves the U.S. federal government, providing supply chain and maintenance support for military and government fleets.

VSE makes money by charging for parts distribution, repair services, and long-term maintenance contracts. It operates primarily in the United States, with some international reach through its aviation distribution network. The company has built a sticky position by embedding itself into customers' supply chains, making it costly to switch providers. However, with a gross margin of just 12.2% and a low return on invested capital of 3.2%, VSE operates on thin margins, and its growth depends heavily on continued expansion in commercial aviation aftermarket demand — a market that can slow sharply if airline travel weakens or aircraft utilization drops.

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Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+65.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+39.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

Insider Activity

1.8%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~5 months

$75M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Revenue accelerating

VSE Corporation grew revenue 65% 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

17.0%

Thin — 17.0% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

10.9%

Modest — 10.9% 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

+31.7%

Fast-growing sales (+31.7% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+71.9%

Earnings growing fast (+71.9% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

5/8 quarters

Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

-47%

Weak — only -47% of profit becomes cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

-5.1%

Burning cash (-5.1%)

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

0.32

Conservative — low debt load (0.32)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

15.96x

Comfortably covers interest (16.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

79.1x

no trend

Expensive — P/E 79.1

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

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+58.0

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (79.1 → 21.1)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

0.18%

no trend

Small dividend — 0.18% yield

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

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+0.0%

no trend

Dividend flat

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