Stock

Mensch und Maschine Software SE

MUM.DE
54
Software - Application · Technology
Also trades as: 0RS2.L GBP 0.34 (-1.15%)
Price
€34.20
-0.65 (-1.87%)
Market Cap
€569.8M
Exchange
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Winston Score
54
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Oct 9, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Mixed
13/30
Growth
Mixed
8/20
Cash Flow
Good
6/10
Stability
Good
6/10
Valuation
Good
6/10
Ownership
Good
10/15
Dividends
Exceptional
5/5

54 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 54.

Share count falling — buybacks

−1.4% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 16.9M (2021) → 16.7M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Mensch und Maschine (MuM) is a German software company that sells and develops computer-aided design (CAD) and product lifecycle management (PLM) software. Its main products include Autodesk software, which MuM resells across Europe, alongside its own proprietary CAD tools sold under the MuM brand. Customers are mostly engineers, architects, and manufacturers who use the software to design buildings, machines, and products.

MuM makes money two ways: reselling Autodesk licenses to business customers and selling its own higher-margin software directly. The company operates mainly in German-speaking countries and across broader Europe, with over 60 offices in more than 20 countries. Its competitive edge comes from deep technical expertise and long-standing customer relationships in a market where switching software is costly and disruptive. The key growth driver is expanding its own proprietary software business, which carries higher margins than reselling — but the company remains heavily dependent on its relationship with Autodesk, which is a meaningful concentration risk.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
73.5%
Premium pricing power — 73.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-46.0%
Losing money on operations — -46.0%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
11.5%
Below par — 11.5% 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
-8.2%
Shrinking sales (-8.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+10.1%
Earnings growing (+10.1% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

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
87%
Modest — 87% of profit becomes 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
0.66
Moderate — manageable debt (0.66)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
6.62x
Adequate interest coverage (6.6x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
17.4x
Fair value — P/E 17.4

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
+1.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
5.88%
Healthy income — 5.88% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+68.5%
Dividend growing fast (68.5% YoY)

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