IPE Universal

IPEU

Software - Application · Technology

Price

$14.00

+0.00 (+0.00%)

Market Cap

$3.64B

Winston Score

Winston is curious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Strong

Growth

Good

Cash Flow

Mixed

Stability

Good

Valuation

Data not available

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Winston Score History

The full picture

IPE Universal Inc. (IPEU) is a software company that builds applications used by businesses to manage and automate their operations. Its core products are software tools and platforms sold primarily to enterprise and mid-market customers across industries like finance, healthcare, and logistics. The company operates in the broader business software market, competing alongside established players in workflow automation and data management.

The company earns revenue mainly through software licenses and recurring subscription fees, which helps explain its high gross margin of around 82%. It appears to operate across multiple geographies, though its exact international footprint is not widely detailed. The strong operating margin of 40% suggests a lean cost structure and some degree of pricing power, but a reported ROIC of 0% raises questions about how efficiently the business converts profits into returns on invested capital — this gap between profitability and capital efficiency is a key risk investors should watch closely.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-76.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-100.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

15.1%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$131,014 cash & investments

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

Revenue declining

IPE Universal'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.

Share count broadly stable

0.0% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 260.1M (2021) → 260.1M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

78.0%

Premium pricing power — 78.0% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

1.7%

Thin — 1.7% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

233.1%

Exceptional — 233.1% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+70.5%

Fast-growing sales (+70.5% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-28.2%

Earnings shrinking (-28.2% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

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

23%

Weak — only 23% of profit becomes cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

6.2%

Modest free cash flow (6.2%)

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

N/A

Data not available

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

100.00x

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Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/A

Data not available

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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