Broadcom

AVGO

Semiconductors · Technology

Price

$370.82

-3.63 (-0.97%)

Market Cap

$1.76T

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count rising — dilution

+13.1% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 4.29B (2021) → 4.85B (2025)

Broadcom, Inc. is a global technology company, which designs, develops and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California and currently employs 19,000 full-time employees. The firm operates through four segments: Wired Infrastructure, Wireless Communications, Enterprise Storage, and Industrial & Other. The company offers a range of products that are used in end-products, such as enterprise and data center networking, home connec

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+29.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

+32.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$11.0B/ year

↑ Rising (+18% vs prior year)

17.2% of revenue

In line with sector average (15%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

1.2%ownership

↓ Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$14.2B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Strong grower

Broadcom is growing revenue at 29% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

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

Gross Margin

65.6%

Premium pricing power — 65.6% gross margin

Operating Margin

45.0%

Excellent — 45.0% operating margin

ROCE

5.9%

Weak — 5.9% 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

+25.2%

Fast-growing sales (25.2% YoY)

EPS YoY

+145.6%

Earnings growing fast (145.6% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency

8/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

119%

Turns 119% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

42.3%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (42.3%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.83

Moderate — manageable debt (0.83)

Interest Cover

9.21x

Comfortably covers interest (9.2x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

70.2x

Expensive — P/E 70.2

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

P/E vs Forward

+55.6

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (70.2 → 14.7)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

0.67%

Small dividend — 0.67% yield

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

Dividend Growth

+10.4%

Dividend growing fast (10.4% YoY)

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