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Blue Line Protection Group

BLPG
38
Security & Protection Services · Industrials
Price
$0.06
-0.02 (-28.21%)
Market Cap
$462,008
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

33.0% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 12.3M (2021) → 8.3M (2025)

Blue Line Protection Group is a small security services company based in the United States. It provides armed security, transportation, and compliance services, primarily to cannabis dispensaries and related businesses. The cannabis industry is its core market, and the company focuses on the unique security challenges that legal cannabis operators face, since those businesses handle large amounts of cash and high-value inventory but often cannot use traditional banking services.

The company earns revenue by charging clients fees for ongoing security contracts, which creates a somewhat recurring revenue stream. It operates mainly in U.S. states where cannabis is legal, and its focus on a single niche industry is both its competitive edge and its biggest risk. Because it has built specialized expertise in cannabis security, it is harder for general security firms to easily replace it. However, its growth depends heavily on continued cannabis legalization across more states, and any regulatory setbacks or consolidation in the cannabis industry could directly reduce demand for its services.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+1.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+660.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

1.0%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$261,162 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Blue Line Protection Group is growing revenue at 1% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
61.8%
Premium pricing power — 61.8% gross margin
Operating Margin
5.1%
Thin — 5.1% operating margin
ROCE
8.0%
Weak — 8.0% 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 YoY
-0.6%
Shrinking sales (-0.6% YoY)
EPS YoY
+114.0%
Earnings growing fast (114.0% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
105%
Turns 105% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
4.0%
Thin free cash flow (4.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
324.39
Heavy debt load (324.39)
Interest Cover
2.44x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.4x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
2.4x
Attractive valuation — P/E 2.4

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

P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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