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Morgan Sindall Group

MGNS.L
65
Engineering & Construction · Industrials
Price
4,374.00 GBp
+48.00 (+1.11%)
Market Cap
£2.04B
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
65
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Strong

Share count rising — dilution

+2.9% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 47.9M (2021) → 49.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Morgan Sindall Group is a UK construction and regeneration company that builds and renovates buildings, roads, and infrastructure across Britain. Its main divisions include construction, infrastructure, fit-out, affordable housing, and urban regeneration. Customers include the UK government, local councils, housing associations, and private developers.

The company earns money by winning contracts to design and build projects, then charging clients a fee for completing that work. It operates almost entirely in the United Kingdom, making it heavily tied to UK public spending and government construction budgets. With a return on invested capital above 18%, Morgan Sindall generates solid returns despite the thin margins typical in construction, partly because its fit-out and affordable housing divisions carry stronger profitability. The key risk is that any slowdown in UK government infrastructure spending or social housing investment could quickly reduce the pipeline of new contracts the business depends on.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+8.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+19.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

£0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

15.1%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

£737M cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Morgan Sindall Group is growing revenue at 8% 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
12.0%
Thin — 12.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
4.4%
Thin — 4.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
27.8%
Exceptional — 27.8% 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
+10.8%
Steady sales growth (+10.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+23.7%
Earnings growing fast (+23.7% YoY)

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

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
110%
Turns 110% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
3.7%
Thin free cash flow (3.7%)

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
0.13
Conservative — low debt load (0.13)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
27.56x
Comfortably covers interest (27.6x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
10.9x
Attractive valuation — P/E 10.9

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
-1.7
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
3.52%
Moderate income — 3.52% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+74.4%
Dividend growing fast (74.4% YoY)

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