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Deep Value: cash covers more than 100% of the stock price

This company holds roughly $100M in cash and investments — more than its entire stock-market value, based on its latest quarterly filing. You're paying very little for the actual business. Sometimes that's a genuine bargain or a takeover target, sometimes it's cheap for a reason. Not a buy signal on its own — always ask why it's this cheap.

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ACTIA Group S.A.

ALATI.PA
26
Auto - Parts · Consumer Cyclical
Also trades as: 0OJJ.L
Exchange
Euronext Paris
Winston Score
26
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Data not available
Dividends
Mixed

Winston Score History

The full picture

ACTIA Group is a French electronics company that makes specialized equipment for vehicles. Its main products include diagnostic tools, telematics systems, and electronic control units used in cars, trucks, buses, and trains. The company sells mostly to vehicle manufacturers and fleet operators, and it competes in the niche market of embedded vehicle electronics.

ACTIA earns revenue by selling hardware and software systems directly to automakers and transport companies. It operates mainly in Europe, with some presence in North America, Africa, and Asia, and generates roughly €700 million in annual revenue. Its long-standing relationships with vehicle manufacturers and deep technical expertise in diagnostics give it some competitive footing, but its very thin margins — with gross margin near 2% and operating margin below 1% — leave almost no room for error. The key risk is that low profitability makes the business highly vulnerable to rising input costs, supply chain disruptions, or any slowdown in vehicle production across its core European markets.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+5.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+16.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

Insider Activity

74.3%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€86M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

ACTIA Group S.A. is growing revenue at 5% 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
-46.9%
Thin — -46.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
2.4%
Thin — 2.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
0.9%
Weak — 0.9% 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
+0.1%
Nearly flat sales (+0.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-131.9%
Earnings shrinking (-131.9% 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
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
7.3%
Modest free cash flow (7.3%)

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

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.32
Elevated debt (1.32)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
0.33x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.3x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.91%
no trend
Moderate income — 2.91% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-7.7%
no trend
Dividend cut (-7.7% YoY) — warning sign

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