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Nib Holdings Limited

NHF.AX
64
Insurance - Specialty · Financial Services
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
64
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Mixed

Winston Score History

The full picture

Nib Holdings is an Australian insurance company that sells private health insurance to individuals, families, and workers. Its main products cover hospital stays and everyday medical costs like dental and optical care. Nib also sells travel insurance and runs a separate business helping international students and workers get health cover while living in Australia.

Nib makes money by collecting regular premium payments from its members, then paying out a portion of those premiums when members make health claims. The company operates mainly in Australia and New Zealand, with a smaller international students and workers division that adds some diversification. Its competitive position relies on brand recognition, a growing member base, and government rules that require most Australians to pay a tax penalty if they skip private health cover — which supports steady demand. The key risk is that rising healthcare costs can squeeze profit margins if claim payouts grow faster than the premiums Nib is allowed to charge.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+3.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+41.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

0.9%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

A$594M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

Growth context

Nib Holdings Limited is growing revenue at 3% 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
6.2%
Modest — 6.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
22.3%
Exceptional — 22.3% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+2.8%
Nearly flat sales (+2.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+20.6%
Earnings growing fast (+20.6% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
99%
Turns 99% 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
0.26
Conservative — low debt load (0.26)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
18.21x
Comfortably covers interest (18.2x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
17.3x
no trend
Fair value — P/E 17.3

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
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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