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California First Leasing Corporation

CFNB
61
Banks · Financial Services
Winston Score
61
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

California First Leasing Corporation is a small specialty finance company based in California. It provides equipment leasing and financing to businesses, helping them acquire large or expensive assets — like machinery, vehicles, or technology — without paying the full cost upfront. The company focuses on commercial customers rather than individual consumers.

The company makes money by collecting lease and loan payments over time, which explains its high gross margins. It operates primarily in the United States and, with a market cap of around $300 million, is a very small player in the broader equipment finance industry. Its niche focus and long-standing customer relationships may provide some stability, but its small size means it has limited pricing power compared to larger banks and leasing companies. The main risk is that a slowdown in business investment could reduce demand for new leases, while rising interest rates can compress the spread between its borrowing costs and what it charges customers.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+448.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+469.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

75.7%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$33M cash & investments

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

Revenue accelerating

California First Leasing Corporation grew revenue 449% 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.

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Quality

Gross Margin
86.7%
Premium pricing power — 86.7% gross margin
Operating Margin
96.4%
Excellent — 96.4% operating margin
ROCE
10.2%
Below par — 10.2% 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
+45.2%
Fast-growing sales (45.2% YoY)
EPS YoY
+46.9%
Earnings growing fast (46.9% 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
0%
Weak — only 0% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
0.0%
Thin free cash flow (0.0%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
4.5x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 4.5

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

P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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