Stock

Linedata Services S.A.

LIN.PA
48
Software - Application · Technology
Also trades as: 0F2S.L GBP 0.50 (-7.59%)
Price
€49.60
-0.60 (-1.20%)
Market Cap
€241.6M
Exchange
Euronext Paris
Winston Score
48
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Oct 9, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Mixed
10/30
Growth
Weak
2/20
Cash Flow
Strong
7/10
Stability
Strong
7/10
Valuation
Strong
8/10
Ownership
Good
10/15
Dividends
Strong
4/5

48 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 48.

Share count falling — buybacks

−24.5% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 6.4M (2021) → 4.8M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Linedata Services is a French software company that builds tools for the financial industry. Its main products help asset managers, hedge funds, and lenders run their day-to-day operations — things like tracking investments, managing loans, and processing trades. The company is headquartered in Paris and serves clients across the investment management and credit sectors.

Linedata makes money by selling software licenses and, increasingly, subscription-based services where clients pay recurring fees to use its platforms. It operates globally, with offices in Europe, North America, and Asia, though it remains a small company with a market cap around $200 million. Its moat comes from the sticky nature of financial software — clients rarely switch once their workflows are built around a platform — but the company faces real competition from larger vendors and must keep investing in its products to stay relevant as cloud-based alternatives grow in the industry.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
0.0%
Thin — 0.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
12.6%
Healthy — 12.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
9.9%
Below par — 9.9% 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
-8.4%
Shrinking sales (-8.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-44.6%
Earnings shrinking (-44.6% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
177%
Turns 177% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
5.8%
Thin free cash flow (5.8%)

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
0.77
Moderate — manageable debt (0.77)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
8.89x
Comfortably covers interest (8.9x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
17.2x
Fair value — P/E 17.2

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
+7.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (17.2 → 9.4)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.56%
Moderate income — 2.56% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+22.9%
Dividend growing fast (22.9% YoY)

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