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Federal Signal Corporation

FSS
63
Industrial - Pollution & Treatment Controls · Industrials
Price
$116.63
-2.87 (-2.40%)
Market Cap
$7.11B
Winston Score
63
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Federal Signal Corporation makes specialized vehicles and equipment used to keep cities clean and safe. Its core products include street sweepers, sewer cleaners, vacuum trucks, and emergency warning systems — things like sirens and lights used by police, fire, and government fleets. The company's main customers are municipal governments, utilities, and industrial facilities across North America.

Federal Signal earns revenue primarily by selling this equipment outright, with additional income from parts, service, and rentals. It operates mainly in the United States and Canada, with some international sales, and generates roughly $1.9 billion in annual revenue. The company holds strong positions in niche markets where switching costs are high and competitors are few, giving it pricing power and repeat business from loyal government customers. The key growth driver is continued municipal infrastructure spending, though a slowdown in government budgets or a pullback in public works funding would be the most direct risk to demand.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+34.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+52.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

2.5%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$71M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue accelerating

Federal Signal Corporation grew revenue 35% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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

0.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 61.9M (2021) → 61.5M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin
28.0%
Modest — 28.0% gross margin
Operating Margin
16.1%
Healthy — 16.1% operating margin
ROCE
5.0%
Weak — 5.0% 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
+23.3%
Fast-growing sales (23.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
+28.9%
Earnings growing fast (28.9% 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
118%
Turns 118% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
12.4%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (12.4%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.41
Conservative — low debt load (0.41)
Interest Cover
21.72x
Comfortably covers interest (21.7x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
26.2x
Growth-priced — P/E 26.2

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

P/E vs Forward
+0.9
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
0.46%
Small dividend — 0.46% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
+11.5%
Dividend growing fast (11.5% YoY)

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