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RCS MediaGroup S.p.A.

0QEJ.L
62
Publishing · Communication Services
Price
0.83 GBp
-0.03 (-3.14%)
Market Cap
£431.4M
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
62
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Oct 5, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Good
15/30
Growth
Mixed
7/20
Cash Flow
Exceptional
9/10
Stability
Exceptional
10/10
Valuation
Good
6/10
Ownership
Good
10/15
Dividends
Exceptional
5/5

62 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 62.

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§Winston Score History

The full picture

RCS MediaGroup is an Italian media company that publishes newspapers, magazines, and digital content. Its most well-known brand is Corriere della Sera, one of Italy's oldest and most widely read daily newspapers. The company also owns La Gazzetta dello Sport, a popular sports newspaper, and operates in the book publishing business through its RCS Libri division.

The company earns money through print and digital advertising, newspaper and magazine subscriptions, and book sales. RCS MediaGroup operates mainly in Italy and Spain, where it owns the El Mundo newspaper, making it a notable player in Southern European media. With a market cap of around $0.5 billion and a gross margin above 46%, the business has decent profitability, but it faces the same challenge as most traditional publishers — print advertising and circulation are declining industry-wide, and the company must grow its digital subscriber base fast enough to offset those losses.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+66.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-3.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

€0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

85.9%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€0 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue accelerating

RCS MediaGroup S.p.A. grew revenue 67% 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.

Share count broadly stable

+0.9% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 517.4M (2021) → 521.9M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
12.0%
Thin — 12.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
11.8%
Modest — 11.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
31.2%
Exceptional — 31.2% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+14.0%
Fast-growing sales (+14.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-17.7%
Earnings shrinking (-17.7% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

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
187%
Turns 187% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
12.1%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (12.1%)

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
0.07
Conservative — low debt load (0.07)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
36.62x
Comfortably covers interest (36.6x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
7.9x
Attractive valuation — P/E 7.9

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-0.4
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
7.45%
Healthy income — 7.45% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+50.0%
Dividend growing fast (50.0% YoY)

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