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Mayville Engineering Company

MEC
17
Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication · Industrials
Winston Score
17
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) is a contract manufacturer based in Wisconsin that makes metal parts and assemblies for other companies. It specializes in fabricating, welding, and finishing steel and aluminum components used in farm equipment, construction machinery, commercial vehicles, and military vehicles. MEC does not sell products under its own brand — it builds parts that its customers sell as part of their own finished products.

MEC earns revenue by charging manufacturers for the labor and materials needed to produce custom metal components, meaning its income depends heavily on how much its customers order. It operates primarily in the United States, with roughly a dozen production facilities across the Midwest. Its competitive position comes from long-term customer relationships and the difficulty of switching suppliers mid-production, but its thin margins leave little room for error. The biggest risk MEC faces is a slowdown in agricultural or construction equipment demand, which could quickly reduce order volumes and push the business deeper into operating losses.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+10.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-127.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

22.2%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$2M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

Mayville Engineering Company is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 11%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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
2.5%
Thin — 2.5% gross margin
Operating Margin
-3.8%
Losing money on operations — -3.8%
ROCE
-1.1%
Weak — -1.1% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-6.0%
Shrinking sales (-6.0% YoY)
EPS YoY
-131.1%
Earnings shrinking (-131.1% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency
0/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
4.9%
Thin free cash flow (4.9%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.88
Moderate — manageable debt (0.88)
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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