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M-tron Industries

MPTI
55
Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology
Price
$75.95
-0.78 (-1.02%)
Market Cap
$230.7M
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange American
Winston Score
55
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count rising — dilution

+21.0% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 2.7M (2021) → 3.2M (2025)

M-tron Industries makes frequency control products — essentially tiny electronic components that help devices keep precise time and stay synchronized. Their main products include crystals, oscillators, and filters, which are sold to defense contractors, aerospace companies, and industrial equipment makers. They are a small but specialized U.S. manufacturer focused on high-reliability applications where timing accuracy is critical.

The company earns revenue by selling these components directly to customers, with defense and government-related programs making up a significant portion of sales. M-tron operates primarily in the United States and generates roughly $50–60 million in annual revenue. Their competitive position comes from deep technical expertise in a niche market with high qualification barriers — customers in defense and aerospace rarely switch suppliers once a component is certified. The key growth driver is continued U.S. defense spending and the push to source critical electronic components domestically, though the company's small size makes it vulnerable to program delays or the loss of a major customer.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+15.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+19.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

9.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$52M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

M-tron Industries is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 15%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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Quality

Gross Margin
44.9%
Healthy — 44.9% gross margin
Operating Margin
17.8%
Healthy — 17.8% operating margin
ROCE
3.6%
Weak — 3.6% 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
+11.5%
Steady sales growth (11.5% YoY)
EPS YoY
+8.6%
Earnings growing (8.6% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

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

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
121%
Turns 121% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
15.5%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (15.5%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.00
Conservative — low debt load (0.00)
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
25.1x
Growth-priced — P/E 25.1

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

P/E vs Forward
-0.4
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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