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Dialight

DIA.L
38
Electrical Equipment & Parts · Industrials
Price
531.00 GBp
-9.00 (-1.67%)
Market Cap
£212.3M
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Sep 30, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+23.9% over 5y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 32.8M (2021) → 40.6M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Dialight is a UK-based company that makes LED lighting systems designed specifically for industrial and hazardous environments. Its main products include lights used in factories, oil refineries, mines, and other tough locations where standard lighting would be unsafe or unreliable. The company sells primarily to industrial customers across energy, utilities, and manufacturing sectors.

Dialight earns revenue by selling its lighting hardware directly to industrial buyers and through distribution partners. It operates globally, with customers across North America, Europe, and other regions, though North America is its largest market. Its competitive edge comes from specializing in a narrow but demanding niche — industrial-grade LED lighting that meets strict safety certifications — which makes it harder for generic lighting companies to compete directly. The key growth driver is the ongoing replacement of older, less efficient lighting in industrial facilities with LED alternatives, though the company faces risk from a small customer base, supply chain pressures, and competition from larger electrical equipment manufacturers.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

YoY Growth Rate

EPS data limited

R&D Spend

$5M/ year

Rising (+6% vs prior year)

3.1% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

27.9%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$11M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

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
35.3%
Modest — 35.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
6.8%
Modest — 6.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
18.8%
Strong — 18.8% 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
N/A
Data not available
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
8.6%
Modest free cash flow (8.6%)

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
0.47
Conservative — low debt load (0.47)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
5.60x
Adequate interest coverage (5.6x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
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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