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McMillan Shakespeare Limited

MMS.AX
49
Staffing & Employment Services · Industrials
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
49
Winston is serious
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
Strong
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

McMillan Shakespeare Limited is an Australian company that helps employers offer salary packaging and novated leasing to their workers. Salary packaging lets employees pay for things like cars or laptops before tax, which saves them money. The company also provides fleet management services and disability support plan management, serving employers, government agencies, and individuals across Australia and New Zealand.

The company earns money through fees charged to employers and employees for managing these financial arrangements, rather than taking on lending risk itself. It operates mainly in Australia, with a smaller presence in New Zealand and the UK, and generates around $1.3 billion in market value. Its competitive position rests on long-term contracts with large employers and deep expertise in navigating Australia's complex tax and salary packaging rules. A key risk is regulatory change — if the Australian government alters the tax treatment of salary packaging or novated leases, demand for McMillan Shakespeare's core services could fall sharply.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+3.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+9.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

Insider Activity

17.4%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~4 years

A$531M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

A$531M cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

McMillan Shakespeare Limited is growing revenue at 4% 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
40.6%
Healthy — 40.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
29.1%
Excellent — 29.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-1.2%
Weak — -1.2% 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
+3.5%
Slow sales growth (+3.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+9.2%
Earnings growing (+9.2% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
-46%
Weak — only -46% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-10.2%
Burning cash (-10.2%)

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
7.27
Heavy debt load (7.27)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
14.2x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 14.2

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
+1.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
6.78%
no trend
Healthy income — 6.78% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+5.1%
no trend
Dividend growing modestly (5.1% YoY)

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