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Miller Industries

MLR
40
Auto - Parts · Consumer Cyclical
Price
$49.64
-0.90 (-1.78%)
Market Cap
$565.7M
Winston Score
40
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count rising — dilution

+1.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 11.4M (2021) → 11.6M (2025)

Miller Industries makes towing and recovery equipment — the trucks and carriers used to haul away broken-down or wrecked vehicles. Its main products include tow trucks, flatbed carriers, and rotator cranes sold under brand names like Century, Vulcan, and Chevron. The company sells primarily to towing operators, municipalities, and roadside assistance fleets across North America.

Miller generates revenue by manufacturing and selling this equipment directly to dealers and end customers, rather than through subscriptions or recurring services. It operates mainly in the United States, with some international sales, and generates roughly $800 million in annual revenue. The company holds a strong position as one of the largest manufacturers of towing and recovery equipment in the world, giving it scale advantages over smaller competitors. Its thin operating margins, around 3%, mean profitability is sensitive to steel prices and supply chain costs, which remain a key ongoing risk to earnings.

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Quality

Gross Margin
14.2%
Thin — 14.2% gross margin
Operating Margin
1.0%
Thin — 1.0% operating margin
ROCE
0.4%
Weak — 0.4% 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
-34.3%
Shrinking sales (-34.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
-71.4%
Earnings shrinking (-71.4% 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
817%
Turns 817% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
14.8%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (14.8%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.06
Conservative — low debt load (0.06)
Interest Cover
31.64x
Comfortably covers interest (31.6x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
36.5x
Pricey — P/E 36.5

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward
+9.5
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (36.5 → 27.0)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.67%
Small dividend — 1.67% yield

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

Dividend Growth
+5.1%
Dividend growing modestly (5.1% YoY)

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