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Glenveagh Properties

GLV.L
54
Residential Construction · Consumer Cyclical
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
54
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

Glenveagh Properties is an Irish homebuilder that designs and constructs new residential homes across Ireland. It sells homes to private buyers, first-time buyers, and also delivers housing units directly to the Irish government and approved housing bodies. The company operates entirely within Ireland and is one of the largest homebuilders in the country by volume.

Glenveagh makes money by building and selling homes, earning a margin on the difference between construction costs and sale prices. It operates across two main segments — private housing and partnerships, the latter involving bulk sales to state-backed buyers. Ireland has a well-documented housing shortage, which provides a steady pipeline of demand and gives volume builders like Glenveagh a structural tailwind. However, the main risk the company faces is exposure to rising construction costs, labor shortages, and any slowdown in government housing spending, all of which could compress margins or delay project timelines.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-18.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-6.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

4.8%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£75M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

Glenveagh Properties'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
21.5%
Thin — 21.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
17.5%
Healthy — 17.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
14.0%
Good — 14.0% 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
+6.5%
Slow sales growth (+6.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+25.3%
Earnings growing fast (+25.3% YoY)

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

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
93%
Modest — 93% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
9.7%
Modest free cash flow (9.7%)

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
0.30
Conservative — low debt load (0.30)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
7.79x
Adequate interest coverage (7.8x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
11.9x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 11.9

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
+1.7
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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