Bending Spoons S.p.A. (BSP) Stock Analysis & Winston Score
Bending Spoons is an Italian technology company that buys popular apps and software tools, then improves and grows them. Its portfolio includes well-known apps like Evernote, Meetup, Splice, and Remini, which are used by tens of millions of people around the world for note-taking, video editing, photo enhancement, and community organizing. The company makes money mainly through subscription fees charged to individual users and small businesses inside its apps. Based in Milan, Italy, Bending Spoons operates globally and has grown rapidly by acquiring underperforming apps, cutting costs aggressively, and converting free users into paying subscribers — a model sometimes compared to private equity applied to consumer software. Its main growth driver is continuing to find and acquire apps at reasonable prices, but its biggest risk is that this acquisition-heavy strategy depends on a steady pipeline of deals and could struggle if app valuations rise or if subscriber growth slows across its existing portfolio.
Winston Score: 42/100 — Average
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
- Quality: Good (19/30)
- Growth: Good (10/20)
- Cash Flow: Data not available (0/10)
- Stability: Weak (0/10)
- Valuation: Weak (1/10)
- Ownership: Good (10/15)
Key Facts
Price: $41.35
Market Cap: $27.7B
Sector: Technology
Industry: Software - Application
Exchange: NASDAQ
