Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Community Trust Bank, Inc. that provides commercial and personal banking services to small and mid-sized communities. The company accepts time and demand deposits, checking accounts, savings accounts and savings certificates, individual retirement accounts and Keogh plans, and money market accounts. Its loan products include commercial, construction, mortgage, and personal loans; lease-financing, lines of credit, revolving li

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+6.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+23.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

Insider Activity

14.1%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$92M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Community Trust Bancorp is growing revenue at 6% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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

69.7%

Premium pricing power — 69.7% gross margin

Operating Margin

34.3%

Excellent — 34.3% operating margin

ROCE

2.9%

Weak — 2.9% 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

+8.5%

Steady sales growth (8.5% YoY)

EPS YoY

+19.6%

Earnings growing fast (19.6% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

EPS Consistency

8/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

104%

Turns 104% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

23.2%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (23.2%)

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

0.42

Conservative — low debt load (0.42)

Interest Cover

1.07x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.1x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

12.6x

no trend

Attractive valuation — P/E 12.6

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward

+0.8

GROWING

Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

2.91%

no trend

Moderate income — 2.91% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth

+12.8%

no trend

Dividend growing fast (12.8% YoY)

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