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LMS Capital

LMS.L
43
Asset Management · Financial Services
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
43
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available
Dividends
Exceptional

Winston Score History

The full picture

LMS Capital plc is a British investment company that puts money into a mix of private businesses and other investment funds. It focuses mainly on small and mid-sized companies, acting as a long-term investor rather than running those businesses directly. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and operates within the asset management and private equity space.

LMS Capital makes money when the value of its investments grows and when it sells those investments at a profit — a model known as realized and unrealized gains. It is a relatively small firm based in the United Kingdom, with a portfolio that has historically included both direct company stakes and fund investments. The negative margins reflect the reality that investment holding companies often show accounting losses when portfolio values decline or overhead exceeds income. The main risk the company faces is its small size, which limits diversification and makes performance highly sensitive to the outcome of just a handful of investments.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+92.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

+66.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

70.5%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~5 months

£5M cash & investments

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Strong grower

LMS Capital is growing revenue at 92% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

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
100.0%
Premium pricing power — 100.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
559.5%
Excellent — 559.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-5.7%
Weak — -5.7% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-45.6%
Shrinking sales (-45.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
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
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-157.8%
Burning cash (-157.8%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.03
Conservative — low debt load (0.03)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
26.67%
no trend
Healthy income — 26.67% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+166.2%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (166.2% YoY)

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