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Asseco Poland S.A.

ACP.WA
65
Software - Application · Technology
Price
229.50 PLN
+5.70 (+2.55%)
Market Cap
18.48B PLN
Exchange
Warsaw Stock Exchange
Winston Score
65
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Exceptional

Share count falling — buybacks

17.8% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 83.0M (2021) → 68.2M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Asseco Poland is a software company based in Poland that builds and sells technology systems for banks, governments, hospitals, and other large organizations. Its core products include banking software, payment processing systems, and IT solutions for public institutions. It is the largest software company headquartered in Central and Eastern Europe.

Asseco makes money by selling software licenses, long-term service contracts, and IT implementation projects to clients across Europe and beyond. The company operates in over 50 countries, largely through a network of subsidiaries and affiliated companies across Europe, Israel, and the Americas, giving it broad geographic reach for a regional technology firm. Its main competitive advantage is deep, long-standing relationships with government and financial clients, where switching costs are high — but its relatively low margins suggest it faces ongoing pressure from larger global software vendors and must continually win new contracts to sustain growth.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-3.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+42.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

0 PLN/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

38.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~9 years

8.9B PLN cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

8.9B PLN cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

Asseco Poland S.A.'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
23.1%
Thin — 23.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
11.9%
Modest — 11.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
16.6%
Strong — 16.6% 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
+1.1%
Nearly flat sales (+1.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+125.2%
Earnings growing fast (+125.2% YoY)

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

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
185%
Turns 185% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
11.4%
Modest free cash flow (11.4%)

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
0.36
Conservative — low debt load (0.36)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
8.98x
Comfortably covers interest (9.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
13.1x
Attractive valuation — P/E 13.1

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
-6.0
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
5.81%
Healthy income — 5.81% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+92.4%
Dividend growing fast (92.4% YoY)

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