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Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Limited

MTM.JO
74
Insurance - Diversified · Financial Services
Exchange
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Winston Score
74
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Exceptional

Winston Score History

The full picture

Momentum Metropolitan Holdings is a South African financial services company that sells life insurance, health insurance, savings products, and investment plans to individuals and businesses. Its main brands are Momentum and Metropolitan, which serve millions of customers across South Africa and several other African countries. The company is one of the largest life insurers in South Africa by market share.

The company earns money through insurance premiums, fees on investment and savings products, and income from managing client assets. Most of its business is in South Africa, but it also operates in countries like Namibia, Botswana, Kenya, and Ghana. Its large existing customer base and well-known brands give it a competitive edge, though its relatively low return on invested capital suggests profitability remains a challenge. The key growth driver is expanding its reach across the rest of Africa, where demand for formal insurance and savings products is still growing but competition from both local and global insurers is increasing.

Growth Profile

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

Revenue Growth

+1.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+65.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

Insider Activity

7.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

749.6B ZAC cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Limited is growing revenue at 1% 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
100.0%
Premium pricing power — 100.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
5.7%
Thin — 5.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
38.5%
Exceptional — 38.5% 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
+22.9%
Fast-growing sales (+22.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+26.0%
Earnings growing fast (+26.0% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

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
105%
Turns 105% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
4.2%
Thin free cash flow (4.2%)

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
0.15
Conservative — low debt load (0.15)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
22.27x
Comfortably covers interest (22.3x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
9.0x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 9.0

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+1.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.93%
no trend
Healthy income — 4.93% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+42.9%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (42.9% YoY)

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