Innospec (IOSP) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

Innospec Inc. develops, manufactures, blends, markets, and supplies specialty chemicals in the United States, rest of North America, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally. The company's Fuel Specialties segment offers a range of specialty chemical products that are used as additives in various fuels. This segment's products are used in the operation of automotive, marine, and aviation engines; power station generators; and heating oil. Its Performance Chemicals segment provides

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+2.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-6.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$51M/ year

↑ Rising (+7% vs prior year)

2.9% of revenue

In line with sector average (3%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

1.3%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$289M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth context

Innospec is growing revenue at 3% 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.

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: 24.9M (2021) → 25.0M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin

27.3%

Modest — 27.3% gross margin

Operating Margin

7.0%

Modest — 7.0% operating margin

ROCE

2.3%

Weak — 2.3% 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

+0.2%

Nearly flat sales (0.2% YoY)

EPS YoY

+325.9%

Earnings growing fast (325.9% 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

112%

Turns 112% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

4.3%

Thin free cash flow (4.3%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.01

Conservative — low debt load (0.01)

Interest Cover

100.00x

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Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

18.3x

Fair value — P/E 18.3

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

P/E vs Forward

+1.2

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

2.19%

Moderate income — 2.19% yield

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

Dividend Growth

+21.3%

Dividend growing fast (21.3% YoY)

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