Super Micro Computer

SMCI

Computer Hardware · Technology

Price

$24.18

-0.50 (-2.03%)

Market Cap

$15.64B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count rising — dilution

+17.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 536.1M (2021) → 628.4M (2025)

Super Micro Computer, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops and manufactures high performance server and storage solutions based on modular and open architecture in the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. Its solutions range from complete server, storage systems, modular blade servers, blades, workstations, full racks, networking devices, server sub-systems, server management software, and security software. The company provides application-optimized server solutions, rack

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+7.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-38.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$637M/ year

↑ Rising (+37% vs prior year)

2.9% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

13.9%ownership

↓ Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$5.2B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Super Micro Computer is growing revenue at 8% 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

9.5%

Thin — 9.5% gross margin

Operating Margin

4.0%

Thin — 4.0% operating margin

ROCE

2.1%

Weak — 2.1% 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

+34.8%

Fast-growing sales (34.8% YoY)

EPS YoY

-26.3%

Earnings shrinking (-26.3% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

63%

Modest — 63% of profit becomes cash

FCF Margin

1.6%

Thin free cash flow (1.6%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.75

Moderate — manageable debt (0.75)

Interest Cover

12.00x

Comfortably covers interest (12.0x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

16.6x

Fair value — P/E 16.6

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward

+7.3

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (16.6 → 9.3)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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