Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

Founded in 1902, Lamar Advertising (Nasdaq: LAMR) is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in North America, with over 352,000 displays across the United States and Canada. Lamar offers advertisers a variety of billboard, interstate logo, transit and airport advertising formats, helping both local businesses and national brands reach broad audiences every day. In addition to its more traditional out-of-home inventory, Lamar is proud to offer its customers the largest network of digita

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-25.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

15.0%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$39M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

Growth context

Lamar Advertising Company is growing revenue at 4% 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

34.2%

Modest — 34.2% gross margin

Operating Margin

25.3%

Excellent — 25.3% 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

+3.4%

Slow sales growth (3.4% YoY)

EPS YoY

+31.9%

Earnings growing fast (31.9% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

161%

Turns 161% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

32.2%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (32.2%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

4.03

Heavy debt load (4.03)

Interest Cover

5.35x

Adequate interest coverage (5.3x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

29.0x

no trend

Growth-priced — P/E 29.0

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

P/E vs Forward

+2.3

GROWING

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

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

4.17%

no trend

Healthy income — 4.17% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend Growth

+6.5%

no trend

Dividend growing modestly (6.5% YoY)

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