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EACO Corporation

EACO
60
Technology Distributors · Technology
Price
$101.00
-0.01 (-0.01%)
Market Cap
$491.0M
Winston Score
60
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

EACO Corporation is a holding company that operates primarily through its subsidiary Bisco Industries, one of the largest distributors of electronic components and fasteners in North America. Bisco sells parts like connectors, capacitors, screws, and hardware to manufacturers in industries such as aerospace, defense, medical devices, and industrial equipment. The company acts as a middleman, sourcing millions of small but critical parts from hundreds of suppliers and delivering them to factories that need them to build finished products.

Bisco makes money by buying components in bulk and reselling them at a markup, earning a spread on each transaction rather than charging subscriptions or licensing fees. It operates primarily in the United States and Canada, with a network of regional warehouses and a large catalog of over 550,000 parts that would be difficult for a smaller competitor to replicate. The main growth driver is expanding its customer base and product catalog, while the key risk is margin pressure if large manufacturers shift toward buying directly from component makers or consolidate their supplier lists.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+17.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+44.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

95.9%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$5M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

EACO Corporation is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 18%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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

+0.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 4.9M (2021) → 4.9M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin
30.7%
Modest — 30.7% gross margin
Operating Margin
10.9%
Modest — 10.9% operating margin
ROCE
7.0%
Weak — 7.0% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+16.8%
Fast-growing sales (16.8% YoY)
EPS YoY
+365.8%
Earnings growing fast (365.8% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
43%
Weak — only 43% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
3.0%
Thin free cash flow (3.0%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.04
Conservative — low debt load (0.04)
Interest Cover
226.67x
Comfortably covers interest (226.7x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
14.0x
Attractive valuation — P/E 14.0

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

P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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