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Gamma Communications

GAMA.L
59
Telecommunications Services · Communication Services
Price
1,082.00 GBp
+112.50 (+11.60%)
Market Cap
£967.2M
Exchange
London 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
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Strong

Share count falling — buybacks

3.5% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 97.1M (2021) → 93.7M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Gamma Communications is a UK-based telecom company that sells phone and internet services to businesses, not regular consumers. Its main products include cloud-based phone systems, broadband, and mobile services, with small and medium-sized businesses as its core customers. Gamma sells mostly through a network of reseller partners — other companies that bundle Gamma's services into their own offerings.

Gamma makes money by charging monthly fees for its services, which creates a steady, recurring revenue stream. It operates primarily in the UK but has been expanding into European markets like Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands through acquisitions. Its main competitive advantage is its large, established reseller network, which makes it difficult for rivals to easily poach customers. The key growth driver is continued European expansion, while the main risk is pricing pressure from larger telecoms and the challenge of integrating acquired businesses across different markets.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+64.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-2.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

£19M/ year

Flat (-2% vs prior year)

3.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£47M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue accelerating

Gamma Communications grew revenue 64% 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
45.6%
Healthy — 45.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
16.3%
Healthy — 16.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
24.0%
Exceptional — 24.0% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+11.5%
Steady sales growth (+11.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-28.8%
Earnings shrinking (-28.8% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
139%
Turns 139% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
9.8%
Modest free cash flow (9.8%)

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
0.10
Conservative — low debt load (0.10)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
16.64x
Comfortably covers interest (16.6x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
20.8x
Growth-priced — P/E 20.8

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+11.9
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (20.8 → 8.9)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.28%
Moderate income — 2.28% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+29.9%
Dividend growing fast (29.9% YoY)

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