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Gentrack Group Limited

GTK.NZ
49
Software - Infrastructure · Technology
Price
NZ$4.24
+0.09 (+2.17%)
Market Cap
NZ$476.8M
Exchange
New Zealand Exchange
Winston Score
49
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+9.3% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 103.1M (2021) → 112.7M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Gentrack Group Limited is a New Zealand-based software company that builds specialized billing and management software for utility companies and airports. Its main products help electricity, gas, and water providers manage customer accounts, billing, and data — and help airports manage passenger flow and operations. Customers are mostly regulated utilities and major airports across New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, and parts of Europe.

Gentrack makes money by selling software licenses and long-term service contracts, which provide relatively steady recurring revenue. The company is small, with a market cap around $400 million, but it holds a strong niche position because switching costs are high — utilities and airports rarely replace core billing systems once installed. The main growth driver is the global push by energy companies to upgrade aging software systems to handle renewable energy and smart meters, though the company faces risk from larger software vendors with more resources entering the same space.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-1.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-27.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

NZ$22M/ year

Declining (-6% vs prior year)

9.4% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

10.4%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~2 years

NZ$86M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

NZ$86M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

Gentrack Group Limited's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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
12.6%
Thin — 12.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
6.3%
Modest — 6.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
8.5%
Below par — 8.5% 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
+2.3%
Nearly flat sales (+2.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+68.3%
Earnings growing fast (+68.3% YoY)

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

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
62%
Modest — 62% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
4.3%
Thin free cash flow (4.3%)

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
0.02
Conservative — low debt load (0.02)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
18.55x
Comfortably covers interest (18.6x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
24.1x
Growth-priced — P/E 24.1

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+4.9
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (24.1 → 19.2)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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