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Novus Acquisition & Development

NDEV
48
Insurance - Diversified · Financial Services
Winston Score
48
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Novus Acquisition & Development Corp. is a small financial services company operating in the diversified insurance space. It focuses on acquiring and developing insurance-related businesses, meaning it buys or builds companies that sell insurance products to individuals and businesses. The company operates in a fragmented industry where many small insurers and agencies exist as potential acquisition targets.

The company generates revenue through its insurance operations, which can include premiums collected from policyholders and fees from related services. With a near-zero reported market cap, Novus is a very small, likely micro-cap or shell-stage company, and detailed public financial disclosures are limited. Its operating margin of roughly 47% is notable but may reflect the early or transitional stage of its business rather than a mature, stable operation. The main risk here is execution — small acquisition-focused companies often struggle to integrate purchases, raise capital, and compete against much larger, established insurers with stronger brand recognition and financial reserves.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
0.0%
Thin — 0.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
47.2%
Excellent — 47.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
9.4%
Below par — 9.4% 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
-11.3%
Shrinking sales (-11.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-38.9%
Earnings shrinking (-38.9% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
69%
Modest — 69% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
32.2%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (32.2%)

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
0.09
Conservative — low debt load (0.09)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
12.3x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 12.3

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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