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Cancom SE

COK.DE
48
Information Technology Services · Technology
Exchange
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Winston Score
48
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Exceptional

Winston Score History

The full picture

Cancom SE is a German IT services and solutions company that helps businesses set up and manage their technology systems. It sells hardware like computers and servers, and also provides cloud computing services, cybersecurity, and IT support. Its main customers are mid-sized and large companies across industries like healthcare, finance, and the public sector in Germany and Austria.

Cancom makes money by selling IT equipment and software, and increasingly through recurring managed services and cloud subscriptions, which provide steadier revenue than one-time hardware sales. The company operates primarily in German-speaking Europe and generates roughly €1.5 billion in annual revenue, competing against larger global players like Bechtle and Computacenter. Its main growth driver is the ongoing shift of business customers toward cloud-based IT, but its thin operating margins leave little room for error, and pricing pressure from larger competitors remains a persistent risk.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
8.4%
Thin — 8.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
1.8%
Thin — 1.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
9.0%
Below par — 9.0% 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
-1.4%
Shrinking sales (-1.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+106.3%
Earnings growing fast (+106.3% 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
71%
Modest — 71% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
0.6%
Thin free cash flow (0.6%)

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
0.20
Conservative — low debt load (0.20)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
6.46x
Adequate interest coverage (6.5x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
17.7x
no trend
Fair value — P/E 17.7

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
+5.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (17.7 → 11.9)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.65%
no trend
Healthy income — 4.65% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+45.5%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (45.5% YoY)

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