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Facephi Biometria, S.A.

FACE.MC
59
Software - Application · Technology
Price
€1.84
-0.01 (-0.54%)
Market Cap
€48.7M
Exchange
Madrid Stock Exchange
Winston Score
59
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
Good
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+76.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 15.0M (2021) → 26.5M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Facephi Biometria is a Spanish technology company that makes software to verify people's identities using their face, fingerprint, or other physical features. Its main products are facial recognition and digital onboarding tools used by banks, financial institutions, and government agencies to confirm that someone is who they claim to be. The company is based in Alicante, Spain, and is one of the more recognized biometric identity providers in the Spanish-speaking world.

Facephi earns money by licensing its software to clients, typically through recurring contracts with financial and public-sector customers. It operates mainly in Spain and Latin America, giving it a focused but growing regional footprint. With a gross margin above 60%, the business keeps a solid share of each dollar it earns, and its software integrations can create switching costs for clients. The key growth driver is rising demand for secure digital identity verification, though the main risk is intense competition from larger global players like Thales, IDEMIA, and Jumio.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+41.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+333.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

€0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

11.2%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~8 months

€5M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Revenue accelerating

Facephi Biometria, S.A. grew revenue 42% 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.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
43.9%
Healthy — 43.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
34.0%
Excellent — 34.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
12.5%
Good — 12.5% 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
+24.6%
Fast-growing sales (+24.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
2/6 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
1992%
Turns 1992% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-4.0%
Burning cash (-4.0%)

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
0.33
Conservative — low debt load (0.33)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
4.31x
Adequate interest coverage (4.3x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
184.0x
Expensive — P/E 184.0

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+168.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (184.0 → 15.9)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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