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Empresaria Group

EMR.L
26
Staffing & Employment Services · Industrials
Price
31.40 GBp
+1.40 (+4.67%)
Market Cap
15.4M GBp
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
26
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Sep 5, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available

Share count falling — buybacks

4.5% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 51.4M (2021) → 49.1M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Empresaria Group plc operates as an international provider of human resources and talent acquisition solutions across the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, the Asia Pacific region, and the Americas. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including permanent placements, flexible temporary and contract staffing, high-level executive search, offshore recruitment, and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), in addition to developing bespoke solutions for both clients and candidates. Their expertise extends to serving various sectors such as professional services, information technology, healthcare, commercial enterprises, property development, construction, engineering, and companies engaged in offshore recruitment. Founded in 1996, Empresaria Group plc is headquartered in Crawley, United Kingdom.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-0.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+113.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

£0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£15M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

Empresaria Group's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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
20.6%
Thin — 20.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
3.1%
Thin — 3.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
14.7%
Good — 14.7% 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
-1.4%
Shrinking sales (-1.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 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
2.6%
Thin free cash flow (2.6%)

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
2.68
Heavy debt load (2.68)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.09x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.1x)

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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