# Wesco International Inc. (WCC) — Stock CV

Wesco International Inc. is a $17.8B technology company. Revenue grew 12.5% over the last year, it keeps 3¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~33.2 years of free cash flow. It trades at 25.8× earnings — near the highest of its own history.

> Wesco can be traced back to the late 1800s but was officially founded in 1922, acting as the distribution arm of Westinghouse Electric. Throughout the 1900s, Wesco entered and subsequently exited the consumer electronics, transit, bottling, and nuclear plant distribution markets.

## Identity

- **Ticker**: WCC
- **Sector**: Technology
- **Industry**: Wholesale-Electrical Apparatus & Equipment, Wiring Supplies
- **Headquarters**: PITTSBURGH, PA
- **Employees**: 21 000
- **Website**: https://www.wesco.com
- **Market cap**: $17.8B
- **Last price**: $365.12
- **Financial profile**: Solid

## Vitals (TTM)

- **Revenue**: $25.0B
- **Net income**: $710M
- **Free cash flow**: $155M
- **Net debt**: $5.15B
- **P/E**: 25.8
- **Revenue growth (YoY)**: 12.5%

## Skills (profile scores, 0–100)

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 42 |
| Growth | 74 |
| Profitability | 28 |
| Health | 58 |
| Quality | 68 |
| Moat | 36 |

## Qualifications (beginner checklist) — 9 of 11 passed

- [x] Revenue growing — +12.5% YoY
- [x] Profitable — $710M TTM
- [ ] Profit growing — -7.7% YoY
- [x] Generates cash — $155M TTM
- [ ] Debt under control — ~33.2y of cash flow to repay
- [x] Established company — $17.8B market cap
- [x] Not printing shares — -26.3% shares over ~5y
- [x] Proven track record — 10/10 profitable years
- [x] Financially stable — Altman Z 2.5 — grey
- [x] Pays a dividend — yield 0.52%
- [x] Valuation not extreme — P/E 25.8

## Experience (career milestones)

- **FY2022** — Best year on record: $860M net income
- **FY2020** — Revenue crossed $10B: $12.3B for the year
- **FY2016** — Profitable every year on record: 10 consecutive profitable years in our data
- **FY2016** — Revenue already above $1B: $7.34B in first reported year

## Strengths

- Revenue growing 12.5% year over year

## Watch-outs

- Net debt would take ~38.0 years of free cash flow to repay
- Net debt equals ~33.2 years of free cash flow

## Track record

| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | $18.2B | $465M | $12.4M |
| FY2022 | $21.4B | $860M | -$88.4M |
| FY2023 | $22.4B | $766M | $401M |
| FY2024 | $21.8B | $718M | $1.01B |
| FY2025 | $23.5B | $640M | $25.2M |

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Source: https://stockcv.com/WCC — derived from company filings; may be delayed or incomplete. Information, not investment advice.