Pulsar Group

PULS.L

Software - Application · Technology

Exchange

London Stock Exchange

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through May 31, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Exceptional

Valuation

Data not available

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Pulsar Group plc is a UK-based software company that helps businesses understand what people are saying online. Its main products are tools for social media listening, audience analysis, and brand monitoring — used by marketing teams, PR agencies, and large corporations who want to track trends and measure their reputation across the internet.

The company earns revenue primarily through software subscriptions, selling access to its analytics platform on a recurring basis. It operates mainly in the UK and Europe, with some international reach, and sits in the competitive market intelligence software space alongside larger rivals like Brandwatch and Sprinklr. With a gross margin above 57% but an operating margin of just 2.7%, the business is not yet converting revenue efficiently into profit, and its main challenge is scaling fast enough to compete against better-funded competitors while keeping customer churn low.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+45.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

10.5%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£1M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Pulsar Group is growing revenue at 10% 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

50.4%

Healthy — 50.4% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

0.1%

Thin — 0.1% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

5.5%

Weak — 5.5% 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

+4.6%

Slow sales growth (+4.6% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

7.9%

Modest free cash flow (7.9%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.26

Conservative — low debt load (0.26)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

52.38x

Comfortably covers interest (52.4x)

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

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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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