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Climb Global Solutions

CLMB
49
Technology Distributors · Technology
Price
$25.94
+0.37 (+1.45%)
Market Cap
$482.4M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
49
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count rising — dilution

+5.9% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 17.1M (2021) → 18.1M (2025)

Climb Global Solutions Inc. operates as a value-added information technology (IT) distribution and solutions company in the United States, Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Distribution and Solutions. The company distributes technical software and hardware to corporate and value added resellers, consultants, and systems integrators under the names Climb Channel Solutions and Sigma Software Distribution; and software, hardware, and services unde

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+32.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

-11.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

11.7%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$42M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Strong grower

Climb Global Solutions is growing revenue at 32% 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
14.5%
Thin — 14.5% gross margin
Operating Margin
2.1%
Thin — 2.1% operating margin
ROCE
3.3%
Weak — 3.3% 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
+36.3%
Fast-growing sales (36.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
+7.7%
Modest earnings growth (7.7% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

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

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
119%
Turns 119% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
3.3%
Thin free cash flow (3.3%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.01
Conservative — low debt load (0.01)
Interest Cover
422.27x
Comfortably covers interest (422.3x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
22.6x
Growth-priced — P/E 22.6

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward
+9.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (22.6 → 13.5)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
0.36%
Small dividend — 0.36% yield

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

Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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