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Compumedics Limited

CMP.AX
42
Medical - Devices · Healthcare
Price
A$0.23
+0.01 (+2.17%)
Market Cap
A$46.9M
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
42
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
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+2.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 177.2M (2021) → 181.7M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Compumedics is an Australian medical device company that makes equipment and software for studying the brain and sleep. Its main products include sleep diagnostic systems, brain monitoring devices (EEG), and ultrasound blood-flow technology, sold to hospitals, sleep clinics, universities, and research institutions around the world.

The company earns revenue by selling hardware systems and software licenses, with some recurring income from service contracts and upgrades. Compumedics operates globally, with customers across Australia, the United States, Europe, and China, though it remains a small company with a market cap around $100 million. Its moat comes from specialized technology and long-standing relationships in a niche medical field, but the low return on invested capital and thin operating margin suggest the business struggles to consistently convert its technical expertise into strong profits. The key risk is its small scale, which limits pricing power and makes it vulnerable to larger competitors with greater resources.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+18.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+66.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

A$1M/ year

Declining (-80% vs prior year)

2.2% of revenue

Below sector average (18%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

A$3M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

Compumedics Limited is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 18%. 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
51.5%
Healthy — 51.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
3.9%
Thin — 3.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
6.6%
Weak — 6.6% 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
+24.9%
Fast-growing sales (+24.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
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
4225%
Turns 4225% 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
0.57
Conservative — low debt load (0.57)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
1.67x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.7x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
430.7x
Expensive — P/E 430.7

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+423.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (430.7 → 7.3)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
8.51%
Healthy income — 8.51% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
N/A
no trend
Data not available

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