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Huge Group Limited

HUG.JO
48
Telecommunications Services · Communication Services
Price
106.00 ZAc
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
182.9M ZAc
Exchange
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Winston Score
48
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Feb 28, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+10.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 169.5M (2022) → 187.6M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Huge Group Limited is a South African telecommunications and technology company that provides connectivity, cloud, and managed IT services to businesses. Its core offerings include internet access, hosted voice, and software platforms, with small and medium-sized enterprises as its primary customers. The company operates entirely within South Africa and has grown partly through acquisitions of smaller telecoms and tech businesses.

Huge Group earns revenue through recurring service contracts and subscriptions, which explains its very high gross margin. Its competitive position comes from bundling multiple services — connectivity, voice, and cloud tools — into one provider relationship, making it harder for customers to switch. However, the company is relatively small with a market cap around $0.2 billion, and it faces stiff competition from larger South African telecoms like Vodacom and MTN, as well as ongoing pressure from South Africa's unreliable power grid and slow economic growth, both of which can dampen business spending on IT services.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
99.2%
Premium pricing power — 99.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
165.4%
Excellent — 165.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
4.5%
Weak — 4.5% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-17.6%
Shrinking sales (-17.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
-98%
Weak — only -98% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-53.4%
Burning cash (-53.4%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.19
Conservative — low debt load (0.19)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.01x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
6.5x
Attractive valuation — P/E 6.5

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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