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Cash Converters International Limited

CCV.AX
48
Specialty Retail · Consumer Cyclical
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
48
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Cash Converters is a secondhand goods retailer and personal finance company based in Australia. It runs a network of stores where everyday people can sell or pawn used items like electronics, jewelry, and tools, and also borrow small amounts of money through personal loans and cash advances. The company owns the Cash Converters brand, which operates across Australia and through franchised stores in several other countries.

The business makes money in two main ways: selling secondhand goods in its stores and online, and charging interest and fees on short-term personal loans to customers who need quick cash. Most of its revenue comes from Australia, where it operates both company-owned and franchised locations. Its recognizable brand and large store network give it some advantage over smaller competitors, but the personal lending side of the business faces ongoing regulatory scrutiny, as governments in Australia have tightened rules around high-interest short-term loans, which remains the key risk to its earnings.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+5.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+68.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

47.1%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

A$123M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth context

Cash Converters International Limited is growing revenue at 6% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
23.0%
Thin — 23.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
11.1%
Modest — 11.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
11.4%
Below par — 11.4% 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
+9.2%
Steady sales growth (+9.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+9.3%
Earnings growing (+9.3% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

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
362%
Turns 362% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
18.3%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (18.3%)

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
0.77
Moderate — manageable debt (0.77)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.16x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.2x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
9.2x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 9.2

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

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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