The Dixie Group

DXYN

Apparel - Manufacturers · Consumer Cyclical

Price

$0.41

+0.00 (+0.00%)

Market Cap

$5.8M

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

−5.0% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 15.3M (2021) → 14.5M (2025)

The Dixie Group makes flooring products, mainly carpet and rugs, sold under brand names like Masland, Fabrica, and Trend Carpet. The company focuses on the high-end residential market, selling to interior designers, flooring dealers, and homeowners who want premium products. It operates in the specialty flooring industry, competing in the luxury segment rather than the mass market.

The company earns money by selling its flooring products through a network of dealers and showrooms, primarily across the United States. It is a small company with a market cap under $100 million, and its competitive position relies on brand reputation and design quality in the upper-end market rather than low prices. The main risk the business faces is its sensitivity to the housing market — when home sales and remodeling activity slow down, demand for premium flooring drops, which puts pressure on already thin operating margins like the roughly 2% seen recently.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-1.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+58.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

29.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~19 months

$3M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Revenue declining

The Dixie Group'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.

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

27.0%

Modest — 27.0% gross margin

Operating Margin

1.0%

Thin — 1.0% operating margin

ROCE

0.7%

Weak — 0.7% 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

-2.9%

Shrinking sales (-2.9% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

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

3.4%

Thin free cash flow (3.4%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

9.27

Heavy debt load (9.27)

Interest Cover

0.25x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.3x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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