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EPE Special Opportunities Limited

ESO.L
47
Asset Management · Financial Services
Price
211.00 GBp
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
51.4M GBp
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
47
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jan 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

11.5% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 32.1M (2022) → 28.4M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

EPE Special Opportunities Limited is a closed-end investment company listed on the London Stock Exchange. It invests in a mix of private and public companies, focusing on businesses that are undervalued or going through some kind of change, like a restructuring or turnaround. The fund is managed by Elysium Fund Management and targets special situations — meaning investments that don't fit the typical mold.

The company makes money by growing the value of its investment portfolio over time, rather than charging subscription fees or selling products. It operates primarily in the United Kingdom and is a small fund with a market cap of around $0.1 billion. Its high gross margin reflects the low operating costs typical of investment vehicles, not a product business. Because it holds a concentrated portfolio of illiquid private assets, the main risk is that those investments are hard to sell quickly, and their values can be difficult to assess accurately.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
-399.4%
Thin — -399.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
8235.1%
Excellent — 8235.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
6.3%
Weak — 6.3% 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
-49.5%
Shrinking sales (-49.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
>+1,000%
Earnings growing fast (>+1,000% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
1/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
-39%
Weak — only -39% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-1040.0%
Burning cash (-1040.0%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.18
Conservative — low debt load (0.18)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
15.23x
Comfortably covers interest (15.2x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
8.1x
Attractive valuation — P/E 8.1

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's 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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