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Cheops Technology France S.A.

MLCHE.PA
39
Information Technology Services · Technology
Price
€55.50
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
€127.7M
Exchange
Euronext Paris
Winston Score
39
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Based on the IPO prospectus (annual filing). This score will refine automatically once the company reports its first quarters.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Mixed

Winston Score History

The full picture

Cheops Technology France is a French IT services company that helps small and mid-sized businesses manage their technology needs. It provides services like IT infrastructure management, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and workplace support. The company mainly serves businesses across France that need outside help running their computer systems and networks.

Cheops makes money by charging clients fees for ongoing IT support contracts and project-based work, which creates a mix of recurring and one-time revenue. It operates almost entirely in France and, with a market cap around €100 million, is a regional player in a fragmented market. Its competitive edge comes from local expertise and long-term client relationships, which make switching providers inconvenient for customers. The main growth driver is the continued push by French SMEs to outsource IT and move workloads to the cloud, though the main risk is intense price competition from both large national IT firms and smaller local rivals that could pressure its already thin margins.

Growth Profile

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R&D Spend

€0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

81.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

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Share count broadly stable

+0.0% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 2.3M (2021) → 2.3M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
16.5%
no trend
Thin — 16.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
6.7%
no trend
Modest — 6.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
24.0%
no trend
Exceptional — 24.0% 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
+2.3%
no trend
Nearly flat sales (+2.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-100.0%
no trend
Earnings shrinking (-100.0% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
N/A
no trend
Data not available

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
0%
no trend
Weak — only 0% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
0.0%
no trend
Thin free cash flow (0.0%)

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
0.28
no trend
Conservative — low debt load (0.28)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
21.03x
no trend
Comfortably covers interest (21.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
16.9x
no trend
Fair value — P/E 16.9

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
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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