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ME Group International

MEGP.L
69
Business Equipment & Supplies · Industrials
Price
121.00 GBp
+2.80 (+2.37%)
Market Cap
£453.3M
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
69
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Apr 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Exceptional

Winston Score History

The full picture

ME Group International runs a network of self-service machines placed in high-traffic public locations like supermarkets, shopping centers, and transport hubs. Its most well-known product is the photo booth, sold under the Photo-Me brand, but it also operates laundry kiosks, food and beverage vending units, and other automated service machines. The company essentially owns and operates these machines rather than selling them, making it one of the largest operators of self-service kiosks in Europe.

The business earns money each time a customer uses one of its machines, giving it a usage-based revenue model with relatively predictable cash flows. ME Group operates across more than 20 countries, with strong presence in the UK, France, and Japan, and its machine network creates a physical footprint that is difficult for competitors to quickly replicate. The key growth driver is expanding its laundry and food kiosk segments to reduce reliance on photo booths, which face long-term pressure as demand for printed passport and ID photos could gradually decline with the spread of digital identity systems.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+0.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-4.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

£150,000/ year

Declining (-95% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

38.3%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

£55M cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

ME Group International is growing revenue at 0% 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.

Share count broadly stable

+0.1% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 378.9M (2021) → 379.5M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
32.3%
Modest — 32.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
21.7%
Excellent — 21.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
30.8%
Exceptional — 30.8% 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
+1.5%
Nearly flat sales (+1.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-2.9%
Earnings shrinking (-2.9% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
158%
Turns 158% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
6.7%
Modest free cash flow (6.7%)

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
0.28
Conservative — low debt load (0.28)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
31.57x
Comfortably covers interest (31.6x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
8.2x
Attractive valuation — P/E 8.2

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-0.7
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
7.07%
Healthy income — 7.07% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+96.8%
Dividend growing fast (96.8% YoY)

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