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Joyce Corporation

JYC.AX
69
Specialty Retail · Consumer Cyclical
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
69
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
Exceptional
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Exceptional

Winston Score History

The full picture

Joyce Corporation is an Australian retail holding company that owns and operates a small group of consumer-facing businesses. Its main asset is KingLawn, which sells bedroom furniture, mattresses, and bedding products to everyday Australian households. The company also has interests in kitchen and bathroom cabinetry through its Kaboodle brand, sold primarily through Bunnings hardware stores.

Joyce makes money through retail sales in its own stores and through wholesale supply to Bunnings, giving it two distinct revenue channels. It operates entirely within Australia and is a small-cap business with a market capitalisation of around $200 million. The Bunnings relationship is both a strength and a risk — it provides reliable distribution and volume, but dependence on a single major retail partner means Joyce has limited pricing power and could be hurt if that relationship changes. The key growth driver is expanding its product range and store footprint, while the main risk is softening consumer spending on discretionary home goods during periods of high interest rates.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+3.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+7.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

Insider Activity

87.3%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

A$41M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Joyce Corporation 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
21.8%
Thin — 21.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
15.4%
Healthy — 15.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
36.2%
Exceptional — 36.2% 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
+7.2%
Steady sales growth (+7.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+33.3%
Earnings growing fast (+33.3% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

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
349%
Turns 349% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
20.0%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (20.0%)

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
0.81
Moderate — manageable debt (0.81)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
47.53x
Comfortably covers interest (47.5x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
19.6x
no trend
Fair value — P/E 19.6

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
+3.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (19.6 → 15.8)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.83%
no trend
Healthy income — 4.83% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+23.4%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (23.4% YoY)

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