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Solitron Devices

SODI
31
Semiconductors · Technology
Winston Score
31
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Solitron Devices makes electronic components called semiconductors — tiny parts that control electricity inside larger systems. The company focuses on rugged, high-reliability parts like transistors, diodes, and power modules, sold mainly to the U.S. military, defense contractors, and aerospace customers. It is a small, specialized manufacturer based in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Solitron earns money by selling these components directly to government programs and defense suppliers, typically under contracts that require strict quality certifications. Because military customers demand parts that meet tight specifications and have long qualification histories, switching to a new supplier is difficult and costly — that history acts as a modest competitive barrier. However, the company is very small, with a narrow customer base heavily tied to U.S. defense spending, meaning any cuts to military budgets or loss of a key contract could meaningfully hurt revenue.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-21.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-101.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

23.1%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$4M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

Revenue declining

Solitron Devices's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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Quality

Gross Margin
18.5%
Thin — 18.5% gross margin
Operating Margin
-5.4%
Losing money on operations — -5.4%
ROCE
-0.8%
Weak — -0.8% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-0.5%
Shrinking sales (-0.5% YoY)
EPS YoY
-99.6%
Earnings shrinking (-99.6% 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
3704%
Turns 3704% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
5.5%
Thin free cash flow (5.5%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.22
Conservative — low debt load (0.22)
Interest Cover
0.59x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.6x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
29.5x
no trend
Growth-priced — P/E 29.5

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

P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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