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Catering International & Services S.A.

ALCIS.PA
63
Specialty Business Services · Industrials
Price
€20.80
-0.40 (-1.89%)
Market Cap
€162.2M
Exchange
Euronext Paris
Winston Score
63
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+15.9% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 7.8M (2021) → 9.0M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Catering International & Services (CIS) is a French company that provides food, housing, and support services to workers in remote or difficult locations. Its main customers are large companies in industries like mining, oil and gas, and construction that operate in places far from cities — such as deserts, jungles, or conflict zones. CIS essentially runs the camps where these workers eat, sleep, and live while on the job.

The company earns revenue through long-term service contracts, charging clients a daily rate per worker housed and fed. CIS operates primarily in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, and its willingness to work in challenging, hard-to-reach environments is a key part of what sets it apart from larger competitors. With a market cap of around $100 million, it is a small player, and its main risk is heavy dependence on commodity-driven industries — when mining or energy projects slow down or get cancelled, demand for CIS's services can drop quickly.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+13.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+48.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

€0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

69.8%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€53M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

Catering International & Services S.A. is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 13%. 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
8.8%
Thin — 8.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
6.3%
Modest — 6.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
32.0%
Exceptional — 32.0% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+15.7%
Fast-growing sales (+15.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+82.3%
Earnings growing fast (+82.3% 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
506%
Turns 506% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
7.8%
Modest free cash flow (7.8%)

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
0.27
Conservative — low debt load (0.27)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
4.46x
Adequate interest coverage (4.5x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
18.4x
Fair value — P/E 18.4

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
+5.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (18.4 → 13.3)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.44%
Small dividend — 1.44% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+77.3%
Dividend growing fast (77.3% YoY)

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