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TX Rail Products

TXRP
46
Industrial - Distribution · Industrials
Price
$0.23
-0.01 (-5.32%)
Market Cap
$10.6M
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
46
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count falling — buybacks

6.4% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 48.1M (2021) → 45.0M (2025)

TX Rail Products, Inc. distributes and supplies parts and components used to maintain and repair freight railcars and rail infrastructure. Its customers are mainly railroad operators, railcar leasing companies, and maintenance shops across North America. The company operates in the industrial distribution segment of the broader rail supply chain.

TX Rail Products earns revenue by selling rail components and replacement parts, typically at a markup over its procurement costs — a traditional distribution model reflected in its roughly 26% gross margin. The business appears to operate primarily in the United States, and while it is a small-cap company, its 27.8% return on invested capital suggests efficient use of capital and some pricing power within its niche. The key growth driver is ongoing demand for freight rail maintenance as aging railcar fleets require regular upkeep, though the main risk is customer concentration and competition from larger industrial distributors that could pressure margins over time.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+59.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+6.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

28.1%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$303,167 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue accelerating

TX Rail Products grew revenue 60% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
24.4%
Thin — 24.4% gross margin
Operating Margin
12.1%
Healthy — 12.1% operating margin
ROCE
8.0%
Weak — 8.0% 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
+33.5%
Fast-growing sales (33.5% YoY)
EPS YoY
+11.7%
Earnings growing (11.7% 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
-5%
Weak — only -5% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
-0.7%
Burning cash (-0.7%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.25
Elevated debt (1.25)
Interest Cover
15.12x
Comfortably covers interest (15.1x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
7.7x
Attractive valuation — P/E 7.7

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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