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cBrain A/S

0DWV.L
63
Software - Application · Technology
Price
72.00 GBp
+6.70 (+10.26%)
Market Cap
£1.41B
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
63
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

cBrain A/S is a Danish software company that builds digital tools for government agencies. Its main product is a platform called F2, which helps public sector employees manage documents, cases, and internal workflows — essentially replacing paper-based or outdated systems with modern software. Its customers are almost entirely government bodies, primarily in Denmark but also in other countries.

The company earns money mainly through software licenses and ongoing subscription or maintenance fees paid by government clients, which creates fairly predictable recurring revenue. cBrain operates primarily in Scandinavia, with some expansion into other European markets and beyond. Its moat comes from deep integration into government workflows — once an agency builds its processes around F2, switching to a different system is costly and disruptive. The main risk is that cBrain depends heavily on government budget decisions and procurement cycles, which can be slow or unpredictable, and its growth depends on convincing more public sector organizations to adopt its platform.

Share count broadly stable

0.9% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 19.7M (2021) → 19.6M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
29.9%
Modest — 29.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
25.9%
Excellent — 25.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
17.7%
Strong — 17.7% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-0.7%
Shrinking sales (-0.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-17.6%
Earnings shrinking (-17.6% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
170%
Turns 170% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
18.0%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (18.0%)

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
0.08
Conservative — low debt load (0.08)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
27.95x
Comfortably covers interest (27.9x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
30.8x
Pricey — P/E 30.8

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+10.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (30.8 → 20.7)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.01%
Moderate income — 2.01% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+294.4%
Dividend growing fast (294.4% YoY)

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