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Methode Electronics

MEI
14
Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology
Price
$14.99
-0.35 (-2.28%)
Market Cap
$531.7M
Winston Score
14
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

6.2% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 37.8M (2022) → 35.5M (2026)

Methode Electronics makes electrical components and control systems that go inside cars, trucks, and other vehicles. Their products include things like interface panels, sensors, and wiring systems — the parts that let drivers control heating, lighting, and other features. They sell mostly to large automakers and are a key supplier for several popular truck and SUV platforms in North America.

The company earns revenue by selling manufactured parts directly to customers, with no subscription model — so sales rise and fall with vehicle production volumes. Methode operates in North America, Europe, and Asia, and has historically relied heavily on a small number of major customers, which creates concentration risk. The company is currently unprofitable at the operating level, and its biggest challenge is rebuilding margins after losing significant revenue tied to a major GM truck program, while trying to diversify its customer base and reduce its dependence on any single vehicle platform.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-2.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-9.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

2.7%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$134M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

Methode Electronics'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.

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Quality

Gross Margin
14.1%
Thin — 14.1% gross margin
Operating Margin
-2.4%
Losing money on operations — -2.4%
ROCE
-0.6%
Weak — -0.6% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
-8.6%
Shrinking sales (-8.6% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
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
3.0%
Thin free cash flow (3.0%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.52
Conservative — low debt load (0.52)
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.57%
Small dividend — 1.57% yield

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

Dividend Growth
-59.2%
Dividend cut (-59.2% YoY) — warning sign

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