DXP Enterprises

DXPE

Industrial - Distribution · Industrials

Price

$167.98

+0.62 (+0.37%)

Market Cap

$2.60B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count falling — buybacks

−16.9% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 19.8M (2021) → 16.4M (2025)

DXP Enterprises, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in distributing maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products, equipment, and services to the energy and industrial customers primarily in the United States and Canada. It operates through three segments: Service Centers (SC), Supply Chain Services (SCS), and Innovative Pumping Solutions (IPS). The SC segment offers MRO products, equipment, and integrated services, including technical expertise and logistics services. It offers a

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-2.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

17.5%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$213M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

DXP Enterprises is growing revenue at 9% 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

32.3%

Modest — 32.3% gross margin

Operating Margin

8.1%

Modest — 8.1% operating margin

ROCE

3.1%

Weak — 3.1% 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

+10.5%

Steady sales growth (10.5% YoY)

EPS YoY

+11.1%

Earnings growing (11.1% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

137%

Turns 137% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

4.7%

Thin free cash flow (4.7%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

1.65

Elevated debt (1.65)

Interest Cover

2.88x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.9x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

29.9x

Growth-priced — P/E 29.9

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

P/E vs Forward

+8.9

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (29.9 → 21.0)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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