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ReadyTech Holdings Limited

RDY.AX
40
Software - Application · Technology
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
40
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

ReadyTech Holdings is an Australian software company that builds management platforms for education providers, government employment services, and workforce training organizations. Its products help these customers handle things like student enrolment, compliance reporting, payroll, and job placement tracking. The company serves vocational education and training (VET) colleges, registered training organizations, and government-contracted employment agencies across Australia.

ReadyTech earns money through software subscriptions and licensing fees, meaning customers pay recurring fees to use its platforms rather than buying them outright. The business operates almost entirely in Australia, with a market cap of around $200 million, making it a small-cap player in a niche but sticky market — switching costs are high because customers rely on ReadyTech's software to meet strict government compliance requirements. The key growth driver is expansion into adjacent government services markets, but the main risk is its heavy dependence on Australian government policy and funding decisions, which can shift and directly affect customer budgets.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+7.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-26.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

45.9%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

A$20M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

ReadyTech Holdings Limited is growing revenue at 8% 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
12.2%
Thin — 12.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
1.2%
Thin — 1.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
3.8%
Weak — 3.8% 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
+6.6%
Slow sales growth (+6.6% 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
1546%
Turns 1546% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
15.1%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (15.1%)

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
0.42
Conservative — low debt load (0.42)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.00x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (2.0x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
158.5x
no trend
Expensive — P/E 158.5

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+136.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (158.5 → 22.5)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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