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Donegal Group

DGICB
38
Insurance - Property & Casualty · Financial Services
Price
$24.01
+0.89 (+3.85%)
Market Cap
$779.6M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

Donegal Group is a regional insurance company based in Pennsylvania. It sells property and casualty insurance, which means it protects people and businesses from losses caused by things like fires, car accidents, and storms. Its main products include auto, home, and commercial insurance, sold mostly to individuals and small businesses in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions of the United States.

The company makes money by collecting premiums from policyholders and investing that money until claims need to be paid. Donegal operates through a network of independent insurance agents, which helps it reach customers without building its own large sales force. It is a relatively small insurer with a market cap around $700 million, and its regional focus gives it local market knowledge but also limits its ability to spread risk across a wider geography. The main risk Donegal faces is rising claims costs from severe weather events, which have been increasing across the insurance industry and can quickly erode profit margins.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-2.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+10.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

84.5%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$24M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

Donegal Group's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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.

Share count broadly stable

+0.4% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 31.1M (2021) → 31.2M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin
-39.0%
Thin — -39.0% gross margin
Operating Margin
-5.9%
Losing money on operations — -5.9%
ROCE
-2.1%
Weak — -2.1% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-3.1%
Shrinking sales (-3.1% YoY)
EPS YoY
-22.0%
Earnings shrinking (-22.0% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
91%
Modest — 91% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
6.7%
Modest free cash flow (6.7%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Interest Cover
67.57x
Comfortably covers interest (67.6x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
12.8x
Attractive valuation — P/E 12.8

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

P/E vs Forward
+0.2
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
3.74%
Moderate income — 3.74% yield

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

Dividend Growth
+6.3%
Dividend growing modestly (6.3% YoY)

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