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ITT
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Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Winston Score
44
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

ITT Inc. makes specialized parts and equipment used in transportation, industrial, and energy applications. Its core products include brake pads and friction materials for cars and trains, motion control components, and pumps and connectors used in factories and energy systems. ITT sells to automakers, rail companies, industrial manufacturers, and defense customers around the world.

The company earns revenue by selling engineered components and systems, often under long-term supply agreements with large manufacturers. ITT operates globally, with significant business in North America, Europe, and Asia, and generates roughly $3 billion in annual revenue. Its competitive edge comes from highly engineered, hard-to-replace parts that are deeply embedded in customers' production processes, making switching costly. The key growth driver is expanding its friction and motion technology into electric vehicles, though slowing EV adoption rates and broader industrial spending slowdowns represent meaningful near-term risks.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+32.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-33.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

0.4%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$601M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue accelerating

ITT grew revenue 33% 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.

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Quality

Gross Margin
35.4%
Modest — 35.4% gross margin
Operating Margin
11.7%
Modest — 11.7% operating margin
ROCE
2.7%
Weak — 2.7% 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
+16.6%
Fast-growing sales (16.6% YoY)
EPS YoY
-10.0%
Earnings shrinking (-10.0% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
130%
Turns 130% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
11.4%
Modest free cash flow (11.4%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.10
Conservative — low debt load (0.10)
Interest Cover
10.63x
Comfortably covers interest (10.6x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
34.1x
no trend
Pricey — P/E 34.1

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

P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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