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IVE Group Limited

IGL.AX
51
Specialty Business Services · Industrials
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
51
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

IVE Group is an Australian marketing and communications company. It helps businesses create and deliver advertising materials — things like catalogues, direct mail, signage, and digital marketing campaigns. Its main customers are large retailers, financial services companies, and consumer brands across Australia.

IVE Group makes money by charging clients for printing, production, and marketing services, often through ongoing contracts rather than one-off jobs. The company operates almost entirely in Australia and generates around $800 million in annual revenue, making it one of the larger integrated marketing services providers in the country. Its competitive position comes from owning the full production chain — from creative work through to printing and distribution — which makes it harder for clients to switch. The main risk the business faces is the long-term decline in physical print demand, as more advertisers shift budgets toward digital channels.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
27.0%
Modest — 27.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
9.7%
Modest — 9.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
14.1%
Good — 14.1% 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
-4.9%
Shrinking sales (-4.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+5.6%
Modest earnings growth (+5.6% 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
207%
Turns 207% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
5.4%
Thin free cash flow (5.4%)

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
1.64
Elevated debt (1.64)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
4.97x
Adequate interest coverage (5.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
9.9x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 9.9

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+2.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
6.55%
no trend
Healthy income — 6.55% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+1.4%
no trend
Dividend flat

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