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Kinatico

KYP.AX
58
Information Technology Services · Technology
Price
A$0.14
-0.01 (-3.57%)
Market Cap
A$58.9M
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
58
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Strong

Share count falling — buybacks

1.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 432.5M (2022) → 425.3M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Kinatico Ltd is a small Australian technology company that helps businesses manage worker compliance and credentialing. It makes software that checks whether employees and contractors have the right licenses, qualifications, and certifications to legally do their jobs. Its main customers are companies in industries like construction, healthcare, and resources, where having verified, up-to-date worker credentials is a legal requirement.

Kinatico earns revenue primarily through software subscriptions and data services, giving it a recurring income stream. It operates mainly in Australia and is a small-cap company with a market value around $100 million. Its competitive position comes from owning Cited, a credentialing platform, and having integrations with government licensing databases that are not easy for rivals to replicate quickly. The key risk is that the company is currently unprofitable at the operating level, meaning it needs to grow its customer base and revenue faster than its costs to reach sustainable profitability.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+6.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+64.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

A$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

26.7%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

A$12M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Kinatico is growing revenue at 6% 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
23.0%
Thin — 23.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
5.0%
Thin — 5.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
5.3%
Weak — 5.3% 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
+9.4%
Steady sales growth (+9.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+81.5%
Earnings growing fast (+81.5% 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
313%
Turns 313% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
17.7%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (17.7%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.01
Conservative — low debt load (0.01)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
125.78x
Comfortably covers interest (125.8x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
27.6x
Growth-priced — P/E 27.6

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+13.9
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (27.6 → 13.7)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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