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Cash Generators

A US ranking of companies producing real owner cash. We score cash yield, cash quality, durability, balance sheet strength, capital allocation, and market confirmation, then apply a value-trap brake.

The top decile currently contains 120 companies. The strongest reads combine owner earnings, cash conversion, manageable leverage, and enough market confirmation to reduce the chance of a cheap-but-declining trap.

Method

Not just cheap. Cash-rich without the trap.

The proprietary indicator is Sharemaestro Owner Earnings Yield: a conservative blend of free cash flow yield, FCF to market value, and earnings to price. The final score rewards businesses that convert profit into cash and penalises deterioration.

01Cash Yield

Owner earnings yield, FCF yield, earnings/price and EV/FCF.

02Cash Quality

FCF margin, cash conversion, accruals, ROIC and Piotroski strength.

03Durability

FCF growth, revenue growth, margin quality and earnings stability.

04Trap Brake

Weak momentum, leverage, shrinking revenue, poor conversion and distress signals reduce the score.

Coverage5118factor snapshots
Ranked5018cash scored
Top Decile120best 10%
Elite70score 80+ low risk
Trap Sensitive1876risk 45+
Median Owner Yield4.7%ranked universe
70Elite Cash GeneratorsStrong owner cash, quality, durability, and low trap risk.Open list 1195Mispriced Cash MachinesHigh owner earnings yield without obvious deterioration.Open list 1554Dividend Cash CoversYield backed by cash generation rather than accounting optics.Open list 844Buyback EnginesNet repurchasers with cash support and manageable risk.Open list
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Owner Yield Cohorts

How the top decile is distributed by owner earnings yield, with average quality overlaid.

Top-Decile Pillar Shape

The average profile of the best 10%: yield, quality, durability, balance sheet, allocation and trend.

Top 10% Cash Generators

Showing 101-120 of 120 top-decile companies from 1195 filtered companies. Click a ticker for the cash-generation detail page.

CompanySetup ReadScoreOwner YieldE/PFCF/PTrap RiskPillars
MD
NYSE · Mednax Inc
Healthcare
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.5 10.6% 8.1% 13.0% 0
Yield92
Quality88
Durable61
MTG
NYSE · MGIC Investment Corp
Financial Services
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.5 11.7% 12.1% 11.9% 10
Yield97
Quality76
Durable65
SFD
NASDAQ · Smithfield Foods, Inc. Common Stock
Consumer Defensive
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.3 13.2% 10.4% 15.5% 0
Yield100
Quality79
Durable57
OII
NYSE · Oceaneering International Inc
Energy
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.3 9.6% 8.1% 10.6% 0
Yield82
Quality87
Durable78
CAAP
NYSE · Corporacion America Airports
Industrials
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.2 10.3% 7.2% 12.6% 0
Yield91
Quality92
Durable86
GASS
NASDAQ · StealthGas Inc
Industrials
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.2 31.4% 18.9% 28.4% 11
Yield100
Quality75
Durable71
IDCC
NASDAQ · InterDigital Inc
Technology
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.1 8.0% 5.4% 9.1% 0
Yield72
Quality91
Durable90
RRC
NYSE · Range Resources Corp
Energy
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.1 20.6% 10.8% 27.0% 0
Yield100
Quality94
Durable52
HBM
NYSE · Hudbay Minerals Inc.
Basic Materials
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.1 11.1% 6.9% 13.6% 8
Yield94
Quality87
Durable84
PLAB
NASDAQ · Photronics Inc
Technology
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.1 21.0% 9.0% 26.6% 8
Yield98
Quality83
Durable69
EHC
NYSE · Encompass Health Corp
Healthcare
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.0 12.2% 5.6% 17.7% 0
Yield89
Quality91
Durable95
PRG
NYSE · PROG Holdings Inc
Industrials
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.0 12.5% 8.4% 17.4% 0
Yield94
Quality76
Durable77
GMED
NYSE · Globus Medical
Healthcare
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.0 8.0% 5.5% 9.0% 0
Yield70
Quality92
Durable84
TIMB
NYSE · TIM Participacoes SA
Communication Services
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 78.0 96.4% 40.7% 170.7% 12
Yield100
Quality86
Durable87
VIV
NYSE · Telefonica Brasil SA ADR
Communication Services
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 77.9 85.6% 28.6% 136.4% 12
Yield100
Quality75
Durable85
HLN
NYSE · Haleon plc
Healthcare
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 77.9 11.0% 6.5% 14.2% 0
Yield90
Quality91
Durable84
YUMC
NYSE · Yum China Holdings Inc
Consumer Cyclical
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 77.8 11.3% 6.4% 14.8% 0
Yield90
Quality89
Durable74
SENEA
NASDAQ · Seneca Foods Corp A
Consumer Defensive
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 77.8 16.9% 9.6% 22.5% 11
Yield99
Quality87
Durable52
INSW
NYSE · International Seaways Inc
Energy
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 77.7 15.5% 12.5% 17.8% 0
Yield100
Quality82
Durable48
DSWL
NASDAQ · Deswell Industries Inc
Technology
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 77.7 53.0% 36.3% 45.6% 16
Yield100
Quality81
Durable69
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