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ad pepper media International N.V.

APM.DE
51
Advertising Agencies · Communication Services
Price
€2.64
-0.02 (-0.75%)
Market Cap
€64.1M
Exchange
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Winston Score
51
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+12.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 21.0M (2021) → 23.6M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

ad pepper media International N.V. is a small European digital advertising company. It helps businesses run online ads and reach customers across the internet. The company operates through two main units: ad pepper media, which manages performance-based advertising networks, and Webgains, an affiliate marketing platform that connects online retailers with publishers who promote their products.

The company earns money by taking a share of the revenue generated when ads lead to sales or other actions, which is called performance-based or affiliate marketing. It operates mainly in Europe, with a presence in the UK, Germany, and several other countries, and has a market cap of roughly $100 million. Its long-standing relationships with retailers and publishers give it some stability, but it is a small player competing against much larger platforms like Google and Meta, and thin operating margins of around 2.5% leave little room for error if ad spending slows down.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-12.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+175.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

€0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

52.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~3 years

€28M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

€28M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

ad pepper media International N.V.'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.

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
47.6%
Healthy — 47.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
4.1%
Thin — 4.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
8.6%
Below par — 8.6% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+28.8%
Fast-growing sales (+28.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-50.8%
Earnings shrinking (-50.8% 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
450%
Turns 450% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
3.6%
Thin free cash flow (3.6%)

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
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
17.01x
Comfortably covers interest (17.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
58.7x
Expensive — P/E 58.7

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+29.4
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (58.7 → 29.3)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
7.58%
Healthy income — 7.58% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
N/A
no trend
Data not available

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