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1Spatial

SPA.L
45
Software - Application · Technology
Price
72.80 GBp
+0.30 (+0.41%)
Market Cap
£86.7M
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
45
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jul 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+2.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 111.9M (2021) → 114.9M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

1Spatial is a UK-based software company that helps governments and large organizations manage location data — things like maps, land registries, utility networks, and road systems. Its main products are tools that automatically check, fix, and validate geospatial data so that the information used in planning, infrastructure, and public services is accurate. Key customers include government agencies, national mapping bodies, utilities, and transport authorities.

The company earns revenue through software licenses, subscriptions, and professional services contracts, with operations primarily in the UK, Ireland, the US, and Australia. Its competitive edge comes from deep specialization in geospatial data management, long-standing relationships with public-sector clients, and software that is often embedded into critical government workflows — making it sticky and hard to replace. With a gross margin above 50% but a very thin operating margin, the main challenge is scaling revenue fast enough to convert that gross profit into meaningful earnings growth.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+8.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-66.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

£4M/ year

Rising (+21% vs prior year)

10.9% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

23.3%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£4M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

1Spatial is growing revenue at 9% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
49.9%
Healthy — 49.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-0.0%
Losing money on operations — -0.0%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
3.3%
Weak — 3.3% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+5.3%
Slow sales growth (+5.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-97.8%
Earnings shrinking (-97.8% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
16107%
Turns 16107% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
13.0%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (13.0%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.34
Conservative — low debt load (0.34)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
1.06x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.1x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
485.3x
Expensive — P/E 485.3

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+446.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (485.3 → 39.3)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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