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Investec

INVR.L
57
Financial - Capital Markets · Financial Services
Price
687.50 GBp
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
£4.46B
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
57
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Exceptional
Dividends
Exceptional

Share count falling — buybacks

13.3% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 983.9M (2022) → 852.7M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Investec is a bank and wealth manager that helps wealthy individuals, businesses, and institutions with things like loans, investments, and financial advice. It offers services including private banking, asset management, and corporate finance — essentially helping clients grow, protect, and move money. The company operates primarily in South Africa and the United Kingdom, with a smaller presence in other markets.

Investec earns money through interest on loans, fees for managing client investments, and advisory fees when it helps companies raise capital or complete deals. With roughly $4.3 billion in market value, it sits in a niche between large global banks and smaller regional ones, serving clients who want more personalized service than a big bank typically offers. The main growth driver is expanding its wealth and asset management business, which tends to generate steadier fee income than lending, but the company faces ongoing risk from economic slowdowns in South Africa and the UK, its two core markets.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

-0.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+5.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

£0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

18.0%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

£45.4B cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

Investec'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
49.4%
Healthy — 49.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
19.7%
Healthy — 19.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
10.7%
Below par — 10.7% 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
+61.5%
Fast-growing sales (+61.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+4.1%
Modest earnings growth (+4.1% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
-92%
Weak — only -92% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-23.5%
Burning cash (-23.5%)

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
0.42
Conservative — low debt load (0.42)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
0.36x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.4x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
8.9x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 8.9

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+5.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (8.9 → 4.0)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
7.33%
no trend
Healthy income — 7.33% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+60.9%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (60.9% YoY)

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