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Nos, S.g.p.s., S.a.

NOS.LS
55
Telecommunications Services · Communication Services
Price
€4.87
+0.05 (+0.99%)
Market Cap
€2.50B
Exchange
Euronext Lisbon
Winston Score
55
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
Mixed
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Exceptional

Winston Score History

The full picture

NOS is a Portuguese telecommunications company that provides mobile phone service, home internet, cable TV, and fixed-line phone service to millions of customers in Portugal. It also runs movie theaters and sells pay-TV content, making it one of the few telecom companies that combines connectivity with entertainment. NOS is one of Portugal's largest telecom operators, competing mainly against Vodafone Portugal and Altice Portugal.

The company earns money through monthly subscription fees from both individual consumers and businesses, plus ticket sales and concessions from its cinema chain. NOS operates almost entirely within Portugal, which limits its geographic diversification but gives it a well-established local brand and network infrastructure that is difficult for new competitors to replicate. The main risk the business faces is a saturated domestic market with limited population growth, meaning NOS must rely on upselling higher-speed broadband, 5G upgrades, and bundled services to grow revenue rather than adding large numbers of new customers.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+0.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+36.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

€0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

68.9%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€86M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Nos, S.g.p.s., S.a. is growing revenue at 0% 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.

Share count broadly stable

+0.6% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 512.1M (2021) → 515.2M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
12.0%
Thin — 12.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
12.0%
Modest — 12.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
13.8%
Good — 13.8% 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
+5.8%
Slow sales growth (+5.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+10.6%
Earnings growing (+10.6% 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
297%
Turns 297% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
30.1%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (30.1%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.79
Moderate — manageable debt (0.79)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
4.57x
Adequate interest coverage (4.6x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
9.4x
Attractive valuation — P/E 9.4

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-0.7
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
9.32%
Healthy income — 9.32% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+30.0%
Dividend growing fast (30.0% YoY)

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