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Ingenia Communities

INA.AX
62
REIT - Residential · Real Estate
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
62
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
Good
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Mixed

Winston Score History

The full picture

Ingenia Communities Group is an Australian real estate company that owns and operates residential communities for older Australians. Its main products are land-lease communities, where retirees buy their own home but rent the land it sits on, as well as holiday parks open to tourists and short-term visitors. The company is one of Australia's largest operators in the land-lease retirement sector.

Ingenia makes money in two main ways: collecting ongoing site rent from residents in its retirement communities, and earning revenue from holiday park stays and home sales within its developments. It operates entirely within Australia, with communities spread across New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and other states. The land-lease model creates a relatively sticky income stream because residents tend to stay long-term, which gives the business some earnings stability. The key growth driver is Australia's ageing population, which is expected to increase demand for affordable retirement living, though rising construction costs and interest rates remain meaningful risks to development margins.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+2.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+243.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

5.3%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

A$114M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Ingenia Communities is growing revenue at 3% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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
61.1%
Premium pricing power — 61.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
30.7%
Excellent — 30.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
5.2%
Weak — 5.2% 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
+0.3%
Nearly flat sales (+0.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+142.7%
Earnings growing fast (+142.7% 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
90%
Modest — 90% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
22.9%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (22.9%)

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
0.55
Conservative — low debt load (0.55)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.74x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.7x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
12.5x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 12.5

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
+2.5
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.19%
no trend
Moderate income — 2.19% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-6.8%
no trend
Dividend cut (-6.8% YoY) — warning sign

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