ProVen Growth & Income VCT

PGOO.L

Investment - Banking & Investment Services · Financial Services

Exchange

London Stock Exchange

Winston Score

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Winston Score History

The full picture

ProVen Growth & Income VCT PLC is a Venture Capital Trust (VCT) based in the United Kingdom. It pools money from individual investors and uses that money to invest in small, early-stage British companies that need funding to grow. The fund is managed by Beringea, a private equity firm, and focuses on businesses in sectors like technology, media, and consumer services.

The company makes money by earning returns on its investments — through dividends, interest, and profits when portfolio companies are sold. Because it is structured as a VCT, investors in the fund receive special UK tax benefits, which is a key reason people choose it over other investment options. The fund operates entirely within the UK, and its competitive position depends heavily on Beringea's ability to pick successful small companies. The main risk is that early-stage businesses often fail, and a weak economic environment can make it harder for portfolio companies to grow or find buyers.

Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

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

Revenue Growth

-88.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-390.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

0.6%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~5 years

£27M cash & investments

£27M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

ProVen Growth & Income VCT'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.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

100.0%

Premium pricing power — 100.0% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-941.7%

Losing money on operations — -941.7%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-0.2%

Weak — -0.2% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

N/A

Data not available

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

3/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

-66.6%

Burning cash (-66.6%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

N/A

Data not available

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

N/A

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Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

no trend

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

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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