PriceSmart

PSMT

Discount Stores · Consumer Defensive

Price

$186.00

-3.05 (-1.61%)

Market Cap

$5.74B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count falling — buybacks

−1.1% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 30.4M (2021) → 30.1M (2025)

PriceSmart, Inc. owns and operates U.S. style membership shopping warehouse clubs in the United States, Central America, the Caribbean, and Colombia. Its warehouse clubs sell brand name and private label consumer products, essential goods, fresh produce, prepared foods, and fresh-baked goods, as well as provides services, such as optical, tire center, and other ancillary services. The company also operates Click & Go, an e-commerce platform for online ordering, curbside pickup, and delivery serv

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+11.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

10.0%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$165M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

PriceSmart is growing revenue at 10% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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Quality

Gross Margin

17.7%

Thin — 17.7% gross margin

Operating Margin

5.1%

Thin — 5.1% operating margin

ROCE

5.0%

Weak — 5.0% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+7.4%

Steady sales growth (7.4% YoY)

EPS YoY

+10360.0%

Earnings growing fast (10360.0% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency

8/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

181%

Turns 181% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

1.9%

Thin free cash flow (1.9%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.13

Conservative — low debt load (0.13)

Interest Cover

19.82x

Comfortably covers interest (19.8x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

35.6x

Pricey — P/E 35.6

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

P/E vs Forward

+10.4

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (35.6 → 25.1)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

0.68%

Small dividend — 0.68% yield

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

Dividend Growth

+1.5%

Dividend flat

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