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Asure Software

ASUR
32
Software - Application · Technology
Price
$8.74
+0.31 (+3.68%)
Market Cap
$252.4M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
32
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+40.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 19.5M (2021) → 27.4M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Asure Software makes cloud-based software for small and mid-sized businesses. Its main products help companies manage human resources, payroll, and tax compliance — basically the behind-the-scenes paperwork that comes with having employees. The company serves tens of thousands of small businesses across the United States, competing in the crowded HR and payroll software market.

Asure earns money through recurring software subscriptions and payroll processing fees, which gives it a relatively predictable revenue stream. It operates almost entirely in the U.S. and generates around $100–120 million in annual revenue, putting it firmly in small-cap territory. The company has built some stickiness because switching payroll and HR systems is time-consuming and risky for small businesses, but it faces intense competition from much larger players like ADP, Paychex, and Gusto. The main risk is that Asure's thin operating margins leave little room for error, and sustained profitability remains a key challenge the company has yet to fully solve.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+23.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+31.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$6M/ year

Declining (-28% vs prior year)

4.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

9.6%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$20M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

Asure Software is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 23%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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
67.5%
Premium pricing power — 67.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-6.5%
Losing money on operations — -6.5%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-0.7%
Weak — -0.7% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+24.3%
Fast-growing sales (+24.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
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
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
8.7%
Modest free cash flow (8.7%)

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
0.35
Conservative — low debt load (0.35)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
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

Not applicable for this business.
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