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Premier Investments Limited

PMV.AX
57
Apparel - Retail · Consumer Cyclical
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
57
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jan 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Premier Investments Limited is an Australian retail company that owns and operates a portfolio of well-known clothing and accessories brands. Its main brands include Smiggle, Peter Alexander, Just Jeans, Jay Jays, Portmans, Jacqui E, and Dotti. These brands sell to everyday shoppers, mostly women and children, through hundreds of stores across Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and parts of Asia.

The company makes money by selling clothing, sleepwear, and stationery products directly to customers in physical stores and online. It operates roughly 1,200 stores across its brand portfolio, with Smiggle and Peter Alexander being the strongest performers and key sources of international growth. Premier also holds a significant stake in Breville Group, a kitchen appliance company, which adds some diversification to its earnings. The main growth driver is expanding Smiggle internationally, particularly in the UK and Asia, while the key risk is softening consumer spending, which can quickly reduce sales of non-essential clothing and lifestyle products.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-0.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-12.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

40.9%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

A$746M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue declining

Premier Investments Limited's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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
32.4%
Modest — 32.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
20.0%
Excellent — 20.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
18.6%
Strong — 18.6% 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
+5.3%
Slow sales growth (+5.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-24.2%
Earnings shrinking (-24.2% 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
60%
Modest — 60% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
21.3%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (21.3%)

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
0.13
Conservative — low debt load (0.13)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
13.08x
Comfortably covers interest (13.1x)

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
-0.6
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
7.04%
no trend
Healthy income — 7.04% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-10.6%
no trend
Dividend cut (-10.6% YoY) — warning sign

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