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Evolution AB (publ)

EVO.ST
74
Gambling, Resorts & Casinos · Consumer Cyclical
Also trades as: EVVTY
Price
kr 820.00
+15.00 (+1.86%)
Market Cap
kr 156.18B
Exchange
Stockholm Stock Exchange
Winston Score
74
Winston is happy
A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Exceptional
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Strong

Share count falling — buybacks

8.5% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 221.8M (2021) → 203.0M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Evolution AB is a Swedish company that builds and runs live casino games for online gambling websites. Its main products are live-dealer versions of classic casino games like blackjack, roulette, and baccarat, where real human dealers run the games from large studio facilities while players watch and bet through their screens. Evolution is the world's leading supplier of live casino content, and its customers are online casino operators — not individual gamblers directly.

Evolution makes money by charging its casino operator clients a share of the gambling revenue those games generate, which explains its unusually high gross margin. The company operates studios across Europe, North America, Asia, and beyond, serving hundreds of operators globally, and its scale and library of exclusive game titles make it difficult for competitors to match. The key growth driver is the continued shift of gambling activity from physical casinos to online platforms, while the main risk is regulatory — governments in major markets can restrict or ban online gambling at any time.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
100.0%
Premium pricing power — 100.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
57.5%
Excellent — 57.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
29.0%
Exceptional — 29.0% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-3.9%
Shrinking sales (-3.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-9.2%
Earnings shrinking (-9.2% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
123%
Turns 123% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
58.0%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (58.0%)

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
0.00
Conservative — low debt load (0.00)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
13.9x
Attractive valuation — P/E 13.9

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+2.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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