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Fintel

FNTL.L
57
Consulting Services · Industrials
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
57
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
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

Fintel Plc is a UK-based financial services company that provides data, software, and compliance tools to financial advisers, mortgage brokers, and insurance intermediaries. Its core products include a financial adviser research platform, a mortgage sourcing system, and regulatory compliance services. The company sits at the center of the UK retail financial services distribution market, connecting product providers with the advisers who sell to consumers.

Fintel earns revenue through software subscriptions, platform access fees, and data licensing, giving it a largely recurring income stream. It operates almost entirely in the United Kingdom and, with a market cap of around £200 million, is a small but focused player in its niche. Its main competitive advantage is the network effect created by having a large share of UK financial advisers using its platforms, which makes it harder for rivals to displace. The key risk is regulatory change in the UK financial advice market, which could reduce demand for intermediary services and hurt the business.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+2.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+2.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

Insider Activity

30.8%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£23M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Fintel is growing revenue at 2% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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
24.4%
Thin — 24.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
24.4%
Excellent — 24.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
10.4%
Below par — 10.4% 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
+9.7%
Steady sales growth (+9.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+6.5%
Modest earnings growth (+6.5% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

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
262%
Turns 262% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
18.9%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (18.9%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.45
Conservative — low debt load (0.45)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
5.23x
Adequate interest coverage (5.2x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
30.7x
no trend
Pricey — P/E 30.7

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+18.5
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (30.7 → 12.2)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.04%
no trend
Moderate income — 2.04% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+11.2%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (11.2% YoY)

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