Microlise Group

SAAS.L

Software - Application · Technology

Exchange

London Stock Exchange

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Good

Valuation

Data not available

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Microlise Group plc is a UK-based software company that helps trucking and transport businesses manage their fleets. It makes tools that track vehicles, monitor driver behavior, and plan delivery routes more efficiently. Its main customers are large logistics companies, retailers with delivery fleets, and transport operators across the UK and Europe.

The company earns most of its revenue through software subscriptions and long-term service contracts, which creates a steady, recurring income stream. It operates primarily in the UK, where it has built strong relationships with major fleet operators, giving it a degree of customer stickiness that is hard for rivals to displace quickly. However, Microlise is currently unprofitable at the operating level, and its key challenge is scaling its customer base fast enough to cover its cost base and reach sustainable profitability — a risk worth watching as competition in fleet management software continues to grow.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-0.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-67.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

64.1%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£20M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Microlise Group's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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

52.2%

Healthy — 52.2% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-11.3%

Losing money on operations — -11.3%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-5.0%

Weak — -5.0% 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

+5.7%

Slow sales growth (+5.7% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

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

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

11.3%

Modest free cash flow (11.3%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.02

Conservative — low debt load (0.02)

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

Not applicable for this business.

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