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Advanced Medical Solutions Group

AMS.L
53
Medical - Instruments & Supplies · Healthcare
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
53
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

Advanced Medical Solutions Group (AMS) makes products that help close and heal wounds. Its main products include surgical glues, sutures, staples, and wound dressings used in hospitals and clinics during and after surgery. The company sells to healthcare providers across Europe and beyond, and it also makes products that other medical companies sell under their own brand names.

AMS earns money by selling its wound care and surgical products directly to hospitals and through distribution partners. It operates mainly in Europe, with a growing presence in the US and other international markets, and generates around £200–250 million in annual revenue. Its ability to manufacture products for other brands — known as private label or OEM supply — gives it a stable revenue base, but the company faces pressure from larger, better-resourced competitors like Johnson & Johnson and Smith & Nephew. The key growth driver is expanding its branded surgical products into the US market, where regulatory approvals and building a sales network remain the main hurdles.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+7.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+29.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

14.1%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£19M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Advanced Medical Solutions Group is growing revenue at 8% 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
47.6%
Healthy — 47.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
9.8%
Modest — 9.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
6.8%
Weak — 6.8% 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
+29.0%
Fast-growing sales (+29.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+40.4%
Earnings growing fast (+40.4% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
312%
Turns 312% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
10.4%
Modest free cash flow (10.4%)

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
0.26
Conservative — low debt load (0.26)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
4.38x
Adequate interest coverage (4.4x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
60.8x
no trend
Expensive — P/E 60.8

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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