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Prosus N.V.

1TY.DE
48
Internet Content & Information · Communication Services
Exchange
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Winston Score
48
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

Prosus is a large technology investment company based in the Netherlands. It owns stakes in dozens of internet and tech businesses around the world, including a major share in Tencent, the Chinese company behind WeChat and many popular video games. Prosus focuses on sectors like online food delivery, payments, education technology, and classifieds — essentially online marketplaces where buyers and sellers connect.

Prosus makes money mainly through the profits and dividends it receives from the companies it has invested in, rather than selling products directly to consumers. It operates globally, with especially heavy exposure to emerging markets across Asia, Latin America, and Europe, and its Tencent stake alone makes up the bulk of its value. The biggest risk the company faces is that its stock has historically traded at a large discount to the value of its underlying assets, meaning investors have not given it full credit for what it owns — and that gap may persist if sentiment toward Chinese tech remains cautious.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+84.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

YoY Growth Rate

EPS data limited

Insider Activity

49.4%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€60.4B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue accelerating

Prosus N.V. grew revenue 85% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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
44.9%
Healthy — 44.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
1.6%
Thin — 1.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
0.4%
Weak — 0.4% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+55.9%
Fast-growing sales (+55.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+301.5%
Earnings growing fast (+301.5% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/6 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
14%
Weak — only 14% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
15.6%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (15.6%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.33
Conservative — low debt load (0.33)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
0.47x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.5x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
8.4x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 8.4

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-0.1
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.54%
no trend
Small dividend — 0.54% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

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

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