Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

Lawson Products, Inc. sells and distributes specialty products to the industrial, commercial, institutional, and government maintenance, repair, and operations market. It sells its products to customers in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+3.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-88.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

81.3%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~7 months

$53M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Distribution Solutions Group 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

32.9%

Modest — 32.9% gross margin

Operating Margin

2.7%

Thin — 2.7% operating margin

ROCE

1.0%

Weak — 1.0% 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

+7.1%

Steady sales growth (7.1% YoY)

EPS YoY

+287.9%

Earnings growing fast (287.9% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

1249%

Turns 1249% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

1.6%

Thin free cash flow (1.6%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

1.16

Elevated debt (1.16)

Interest Cover

1.49x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.5x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

291.0x

no trend

Expensive — P/E 291.0

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

P/E vs Forward

+256.5

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (291.0 → 34.4)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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