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Video Display Corporation

VIDE
45
Computer Hardware · Technology
Winston Score
45
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Video Display Corporation makes specialized display screens and imaging tubes used in military equipment, medical devices, and industrial machines. The company sells products like cathode ray tubes (CRTs) and replacement display components to government contractors, defense agencies, and manufacturers that still rely on older electronic systems. It operates in a narrow corner of the hardware industry focused on legacy display technology.

The company earns revenue by selling physical components, often as replacement parts for equipment that was built decades ago. It is a small U.S.-based business with a very low market cap, and its competitive position comes from being one of the few remaining suppliers of certain obsolete display parts that customers cannot easily find elsewhere. However, demand for legacy CRT technology is in long-term structural decline as modern systems replace old equipment, and the company's negative operating margin suggests it is currently spending more than it earns, which is a significant financial risk.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-15.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+135.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

53.3%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$169,000 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

Revenue declining

Video Display Corporation'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
84.0%
Premium pricing power — 84.0% gross margin
Operating Margin
54.4%
Excellent — 54.4% operating margin
ROCE
42.5%
Exceptional — 42.5% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-25.7%
Shrinking sales (-25.7% 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
0.1%
Thin free cash flow (0.1%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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