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Deep Value: cash covers more than 100% of the stock price

This company holds roughly $3.9B in cash and investments — more than its entire stock-market value, based on its latest quarterly filing. You're paying very little for the actual business. Sometimes that's a genuine bargain or a takeover target, sometimes it's cheap for a reason. Not a buy signal on its own — always ask why it's this cheap.

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Pluxee N.V.

PLX.PA
67
Specialty Business Services · Industrials
Exchange
Euronext Paris
Winston Score
67
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Feb 28, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Mixed

Winston Score History

The full picture

Pluxee is a employee benefits company that helps businesses offer perks to their workers, such as meal vouchers, food cards, and lifestyle benefits. Its main customers are employers — from large corporations to small businesses — who use Pluxee's platform to manage and distribute these benefits to their employees. The company operates in the employee benefits and engagement industry and was spun off from Sodexo in 2024, giving it a long operating history in this niche market.

Pluxee makes money by collecting fees and earning float income — it holds funds loaded onto benefit cards before employees spend them, generating interest in the process. The company operates across roughly 30 countries, with strong presence in Europe, Latin America, and Asia, and generates around €1 billion in revenue annually. Its moat comes from long-term employer contracts and local regulatory advantages, since many countries legally require meal benefits to be delivered through licensed providers — though rising interest rates reversing could pressure the float income that currently boosts its margins.

Growth Profile

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

Revenue Growth

+3.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+9.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

Insider Activity

47.2%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€3.3B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Pluxee N.V. 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
27.6%
Modest — 27.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
27.6%
Excellent — 27.6% 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
+4.4%
Slow sales growth (+4.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+26.8%
Earnings growing fast (+26.8% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
177%
Turns 177% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
20.1%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (20.1%)

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
3.15
Heavy debt load (3.15)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
6.74x
Adequate interest coverage (6.7x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
10.6x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 10.6

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
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.59%
no trend
Moderate income — 2.59% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
N/A
no trend
Data not available

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