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Rush Enterprises

RUSHB
39
Auto - Dealerships · Consumer Cyclical
Price
$75.74
-2.51 (-3.21%)
Market Cap
$6.00B
Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select
Winston Score
39
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+39.4% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 57.9M (2021) → 80.7M (2025)

Rush Enterprises owns and operates one of the largest networks of commercial truck dealerships in the United States. It sells and services heavy-duty and medium-duty trucks, primarily under the Peterbilt and International brands, along with parts and repair services. Its main customers are trucking companies, construction firms, and other businesses that rely on large commercial vehicles to run their operations.

The company makes money through truck sales, an extensive parts and service business, and financial products like truck financing and insurance. Rush operates over 130 locations across roughly 23 states, mostly in the South, Southwest, and West. Its large service network and long-standing manufacturer relationships give it an advantage over smaller regional dealers. The biggest risk the business faces is a slowdown in freight demand or a drop in trucking industry orders, both of which tend to fall sharply during economic downturns and can quickly reduce new truck sales.

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Quality

Gross Margin
19.3%
Thin — 19.3% gross margin
Operating Margin
4.9%
Thin — 4.9% operating margin
ROCE
2.4%
Weak — 2.4% 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
-6.6%
Shrinking sales (-6.6% YoY)
EPS YoY
-8.1%
Earnings shrinking (-8.1% 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
300%
Turns 300% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
2.6%
Thin free cash flow (2.6%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.53
Conservative — low debt load (0.53)
Interest Cover
9.67x
Comfortably covers interest (9.7x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
22.3x
Growth-priced — P/E 22.3

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

P/E vs Forward
+1.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.02%
Small dividend — 1.02% yield

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

Dividend Growth
+5.6%
Dividend growing modestly (5.6% YoY)

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