Richardson Electronics

RELL

Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology

Price

$17.18

+0.48 (+2.87%)

Market Cap

$248.6M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

−5.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 13.1M (2021) → 12.3M (2025)

Richardson Electronics, Ltd. engages in the power and microwave technologies, customized display solutions, and healthcare businesses in North America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, and Latin America. Its Power and Microwave Technologies Group segment provides engineered solutions, power grid and microwave tubes, and related consumables; technical services for microwave and industrial equipment; and power conversion and RF and microwave component for broadcast transmission, CO2 laser cutting, diagno

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+3.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+141.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

16.6%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~2 years

$29M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$29M cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Richardson Electronics 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

31.9%

Modest — 31.9% gross margin

Operating Margin

2.7%

Thin — 2.7% operating margin

ROCE

0.9%

Weak — 0.9% 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

+4.7%

Slow sales growth (4.7% YoY)

EPS YoY

-108.4%

Earnings shrinking (-108.4% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

-0.8%

Burning cash (-0.8%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

N/A

Data not available

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)

63.2x

Expensive — P/E 63.2

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

P/E vs Forward

+15.5

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (63.2 → 47.7)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

1.29%

Small dividend — 1.29% yield

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

Dividend Growth

+0.0%

Dividend flat

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