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Camping World Holdings

CWH
21
Auto - Dealerships · Consumer Cyclical
Price
$6.18
-0.36 (-5.50%)
Market Cap
$392.6M
Winston Score
21
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

30.1% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 89.8M (2021) → 62.7M (2025)

Camping World Holdings is the largest retailer of recreational vehicles (RVs) in the United States. It sells new and used RVs — think motorhomes, travel trailers, and fifth wheels — and also runs a chain of outdoor and camping gear stores under the Gander Outdoors brand. Its customers are everyday consumers who want to camp, road trip, or live on the road.

The company makes money by selling RVs, offering financing and insurance products, and providing repair and maintenance services at its roughly 200 dealership locations across the country. Its size gives it some purchasing power over smaller competitors, but the RV industry is highly cyclical — sales drop sharply when interest rates rise or consumers feel financially stressed. With a negative return on invested capital and thin operating margins, the key risk is that high borrowing costs and soft consumer spending could continue to pressure both RV demand and the company's profitability.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-4.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-30.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

6.4%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~6 months

$200M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Camping World Holdings has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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Quality

Gross Margin
29.8%
Modest — 29.8% gross margin
Operating Margin
1.6%
Thin — 1.6% operating margin
ROCE
0.8%
Weak — 0.8% 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 YoY
+2.6%
Nearly flat sales (2.6% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-2.5%
Burning cash (-2.5%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
12.57
Heavy debt load (12.57)
Interest Cover
0.47x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.5x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
6.44%
Healthy income — 6.44% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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