Construction Partners (ROAD) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

Construction Partners, Inc., a civil infrastructure company, engages in the construction and maintenance of roadways across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides various products and services to public and private infrastructure projects, with a focus on highways, roads, bridges, airports, and commercial and residential developments. It also engages in manufacturing and distributing hot mix asphalt (HMA) for internal use an

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+34.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

+109.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

Insider Activity

16.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$77M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Strong grower

Construction Partners is growing revenue at 35% 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."

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Quality

Gross Margin

13.0%

Thin — 13.0% gross margin

Operating Margin

4.8%

Thin — 4.8% operating margin

ROCE

1.3%

Weak — 1.3% 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

+35.0%

Fast-growing sales (35.0% YoY)

EPS YoY

+1501.5%

Earnings growing fast (1501.5% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

277%

Turns 277% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

5.2%

Thin free cash flow (5.2%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

1.81

Elevated debt (1.81)

Interest Cover

4.85x

Adequate interest coverage (4.8x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

50.5x

no trend

Expensive — P/E 50.5

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

P/E vs Forward

+21.3

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (50.5 → 29.2)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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