PC Connection (CNXN) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

PC Connection, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides various information technology (IT) solutions. The company operates through three segments: Business Solutions, Enterprise Solutions, and Public Sector Solutions. It offers IT products, including computer systems, data center solutions, software and peripheral equipment, networking communications, and other products and accessories, as well as provides services related to design, configuration, and implementation of IT solutions. The

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+3.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+30.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

63.8%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$196M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth context

PC Connection is growing revenue at 3% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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

18.4%

Thin — 18.4% gross margin

Operating Margin

3.4%

Thin — 3.4% 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

+0.8%

Nearly flat sales (0.8% YoY)

EPS YoY

+3.9%

Modest earnings growth (3.9% 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

151%

Turns 151% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

4.3%

Thin free cash flow (4.3%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.01

Conservative — low debt load (0.01)

Interest Cover

100.00x

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Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

22.7x

no trend

Growth-priced — P/E 22.7

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

P/E vs Forward

+4.2

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (22.7 → 18.5)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

0.97%

no trend

Small dividend — 0.97% yield

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

Dividend Growth

+40.0%

no trend

Dividend growing fast (40.0% YoY)

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