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Speedemissions

SPMI
53
Auto - Dealerships · Consumer Cyclical
Winston Score
53
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Speedemissions is a small company that runs vehicle emissions testing and safety inspection stations. Drivers bring their cars in to get tested — usually because their state requires it before renewing a license plate or registration. The company operates in states across the southeastern United States, focusing on markets where emissions testing is legally mandated.

The business earns money by charging a flat fee each time a vehicle is tested, which creates a steady, repeat-customer model since most inspections are required annually. Speedemissions is a very small operator with a market cap near zero, competing against gas stations, repair shops, and other independent testing centers. Its main advantage is its focus on high-volume, low-cost testing in regulated markets, but its biggest risk is that state governments can change or eliminate emissions testing requirements — which has happened in several states before — potentially wiping out demand overnight.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-4.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-70.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

13.9%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$445,809 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

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

Revenue declining

Speedemissions'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
100.0%
Premium pricing power — 100.0% gross margin
Operating Margin
4.2%
Thin — 4.2% operating margin
ROCE
7.0%
Weak — 7.0% 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
+12.9%
Fast-growing sales (12.9% YoY)
EPS YoY
+23.2%
Earnings growing fast (23.2% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
0%
Weak — only 0% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
0.0%
Thin free cash flow (0.0%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.87
Moderate — manageable debt (0.87)
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
0.0x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 0.0

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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