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Eleco

ELCO.L
64
Software - Application · Technology
Price
127.50 GBp
-1.00 (-0.78%)
Market Cap
£106.4M
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
64
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
Strong
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Mixed

Winston Score History

The full picture

Eleco is a British software company that makes tools for the construction and building industry. Its products help architects, engineers, and construction firms plan buildings, manage projects, and handle tasks like scheduling and cost estimation. The company owns well-known niche brands in this space, including Asta Powerproject, a project scheduling tool widely used on construction sites across the UK.

Eleco earns most of its revenue through software subscriptions and licenses, and it has been shifting its business toward recurring subscription income, which makes revenue more predictable. It operates mainly in the UK and Europe, with a small but growing presence in North America. Its moat comes from deep integration into construction workflows and the high cost of switching to a different system once a firm has trained its staff on the software. The main risk is that larger software platforms, such as those offered by Autodesk or Oracle, could crowd out smaller specialists like Eleco as the construction industry consolidates around fewer vendors.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+26.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-115.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

£2M/ year

Declining (-9% vs prior year)

5.8% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

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

Insider Activity

39.6%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£16M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue accelerating

Eleco grew revenue 27% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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.

Share count broadly stable

+0.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 82.9M (2021) → 83.5M (2025)

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
80.0%
Premium pricing power — 80.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
16.9%
Healthy — 16.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
17.0%
Strong — 17.0% 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
+19.8%
Fast-growing sales (+19.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-60.2%
Earnings shrinking (-60.2% 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
917%
Turns 917% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
30.9%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (30.9%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
22.59x
Comfortably covers interest (22.6x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
79.2x
Expensive — P/E 79.2

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+60.4
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (79.2 → 18.8)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.92%
Small dividend — 0.92% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+5.8%
Dividend growing modestly (5.8% YoY)

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