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ADvTECH Limited

ADH.JO
81
Education & Training Services · Consumer Defensive
Exchange
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Winston Score
81
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Exceptional
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

ADvTECH Limited is a private education company based in South Africa. It runs schools, colleges, and universities for students from early childhood all the way through to postgraduate degrees. Its main brands include Varsity College, Rosebank College, and The Independent Institute of Education, serving hundreds of thousands of students across southern Africa each year.

The company makes money by charging tuition fees directly to students and their families, which creates a relatively steady and recurring revenue stream. ADvTECH operates primarily in South Africa, with a growing presence in the rest of Africa, including countries like Kenya and Ghana. Its moat comes from its established brand names, accredited qualifications, and the difficulty of building new campuses and gaining regulatory approval — all of which make it hard for new competitors to enter quickly. The key growth driver is rising demand for private education across Africa as middle-class populations expand, though currency weakness and affordability pressures in South Africa remain ongoing risks.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+16.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

Insider Activity

10.6%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~2 months

350M ZAC cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

ADvTECH Limited has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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
94.4%
Premium pricing power — 94.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
21.9%
Excellent — 21.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
24.2%
Exceptional — 24.2% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+9.5%
Steady sales growth (+9.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+15.8%
Earnings growing fast (+15.8% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
159%
Turns 159% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
11.3%
Modest free cash flow (11.3%)

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
0.23
Conservative — low debt load (0.23)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
9.35x
Comfortably covers interest (9.3x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
19.5x
no trend
Fair value — P/E 19.5

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+2.4
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.55%
no trend
Moderate income — 2.55% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+49.0%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (49.0% YoY)

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