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Lindsay Corporation

LNN
44
Agricultural - Machinery · Industrials
Price
$115.54
-2.72 (-2.30%)
Market Cap
$1.17B
Winston Score
44
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Lindsay Corporation makes irrigation systems for farmers. Its main product is the Zimmatic center pivot irrigator — a large rotating arm that waters crops automatically. These machines help farmers in dry regions grow food more efficiently, and Lindsay sells to agricultural customers across the U.S. and internationally.

The company earns most of its revenue by selling irrigation equipment and replacement parts, with a smaller infrastructure segment that makes road safety products like crash cushions and barriers. Lindsay operates globally, with meaningful sales in markets like Brazil, Africa, and the Middle East, though the U.S. remains its largest market. Its Zimmatic brand has strong recognition among farmers, which gives it some pricing power, but the business is heavily tied to farm income levels and commodity prices — when crop prices fall, farmers delay equipment purchases, which is the main risk to revenue growth.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-15.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-53.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$18M/ year

Flat (+5% vs prior year)

2.7% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

1.5%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$186M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

Revenue declining

Lindsay Corporation's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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: 11.0M (2021) → 10.9M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin
26.9%
Modest — 26.9% gross margin
Operating Margin
8.3%
Modest — 8.3% operating margin
ROCE
2.1%
Weak — 2.1% 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
+11.0%
Steady sales growth (11.0% YoY)
EPS YoY
+3.1%
Modest earnings growth (3.1% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
197%
Turns 197% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
13.4%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (13.4%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.23
Conservative — low debt load (0.23)
Interest Cover
74.24x
Comfortably covers interest (74.2x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
18.1x
Fair value — P/E 18.1

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

P/E vs Forward
-1.2
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.20%
Small dividend — 1.20% yield

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

Dividend Growth
+2.8%
Dividend flat

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