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Universal Tracking Solutions

UTRK
38
Communication Equipment · Technology
Price
$0.00
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$11,425
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+225.6% over 5y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 6.8M (2006) → 22.1M (2011)

Universal Tracking Solutions, Inc. (UTRK) is a small technology company that makes hardware and software for tracking the location and movement of vehicles, assets, and equipment. Its products are used by businesses that need to monitor fleets of trucks, trailers, or other valuable assets in real time. The company operates in the communication equipment industry, competing in the broader GPS and telematics market.

The company earns revenue through a combination of hardware device sales and recurring software or data subscription fees, which helps explain its solid 45% gross margin. It appears to operate primarily in North America, and its high return on invested capital suggests it runs an efficient, asset-light business model with sticky customer relationships. The main growth driver is continued adoption of fleet tracking and asset monitoring by small and mid-sized businesses, though its very small market capitalization means it faces real risks from larger, better-funded competitors like Samsara and Verizon Connect.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+44.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-225.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

26.6%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~3 months

$23,602 cash & investments

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Revenue accelerating

Universal Tracking Solutions grew revenue 45% 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
39.8%
Modest — 39.8% gross margin
Operating Margin
-4.0%
Losing money on operations — -4.0%
ROCE
-34.4%
Weak — -34.4% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
+17.8%
Fast-growing sales (17.8% YoY)
EPS YoY
+500.0%
Earnings growing fast (500.0% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

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

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
-23%
Weak — only -23% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
-1.9%
Burning cash (-1.9%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Interest Cover
10.70x
Comfortably covers interest (10.7x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
0.1x
Attractive valuation — P/E 0.1

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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