Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes S.A.

GEA.PA

Business Equipment & Supplies · Industrials

Exchange

Euronext Paris

Winston Score

Winston is curious

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

Exceptional

Stability

Exceptional

Valuation

Mixed

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes (GEA) is a French company that makes electronic systems and automation equipment. Its core products include electronic payment terminals, access control systems, and industrial automation solutions, sold mainly to businesses, retailers, and public-sector clients in France. The company is based in Grenoble and operates primarily in the French market.

GEA earns revenue by selling hardware devices and related software or service contracts to its business customers. It is a small-cap company with a market value around €100 million, competing in a fragmented European market for industrial electronics and payment technology. Its relatively high gross margin of around 60% suggests meaningful software or service content in its revenue mix, which can provide some pricing stability. The main risk the company faces is competition from much larger global players in payment technology and automation, which have greater resources to invest in product development and international expansion.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+19.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-9.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

16.7%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€41M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes S.A. is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 20%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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

57.1%

Premium pricing power — 57.1% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

9.3%

Modest — 9.3% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

7.6%

Weak — 7.6% 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

+2.2%

Nearly flat sales (+2.2% 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

359%

Turns 359% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

25.6%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (25.6%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.00

Conservative — low debt load (0.00)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

191.49x

Comfortably covers interest (191.5x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

25.7x

no trend

Growth-priced — P/E 25.7

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

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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