Otter Tail Corporation

OTTR

Diversified Utilities · Utilities

Price

$92.83

-0.43 (-0.46%)

Market Cap

$3.90B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Otter Tail Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in electric utility, manufacturing, and plastic pipe businesses in the United States. The company's Electric segment produces, transmits, distributes, and sells electric energy in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota; and operates as a participant in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. markets. This segment generates electricity through coal, wind and hydro, and natural gas. It serves approximately 133,000 reside

Winston Score History

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3 trades / 12mo

2 Congressional buys and 1 sell on OTTR in the last 12 months.

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Share count broadly stable

+0.7% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 41.8M (2021) → 42.1M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin

25.8%

Modest — 25.8% gross margin

Operating Margin

24.6%

Excellent — 24.6% operating margin

ROCE

2.7%

Weak — 2.7% 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

-0.5%

Shrinking sales (-0.5% YoY)

EPS YoY

-5.1%

Earnings shrinking (-5.1% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

149%

Turns 149% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

0.1%

Thin free cash flow (0.1%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.63

Moderate — manageable debt (0.63)

Interest Cover

7.18x

Adequate interest coverage (7.2x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

13.9x

Attractive valuation — P/E 13.9

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

P/E vs Forward

-5.8

SLOWING

Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

2.41%

Moderate income — 2.41% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth

+11.1%

Dividend growing fast (11.1% YoY)

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