Restore

RST.L

Specialty Business Services · Industrials

Exchange

London Stock Exchange

Winston Score

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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Exceptional

Stability

Mixed

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Mixed

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Restore plc is a UK-based company that helps businesses manage their physical documents and IT equipment. Its main services include storing paper records in secure warehouses, shredding confidential documents, and recycling or reselling old computers and office technology. Customers are mostly large organizations like law firms, hospitals, banks, and government agencies that need to handle sensitive information safely.

The company earns money by charging recurring fees for document storage and scheduled shredding collections, plus one-time fees for IT asset disposal. It operates almost entirely in the United Kingdom, making it a domestic specialist rather than a global player. Its competitive edge comes from long-term customer contracts and the high cost and hassle of switching providers once records are stored. The main risk is that businesses are generating fewer paper documents over time as they move to digital systems, which could gradually shrink demand for physical records storage.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+46.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

11.7%ownership

↑ Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£5M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

Growth context

Restore 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

26.6%

Modest — 26.6% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

12.2%

Healthy — 12.2% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

9.4%

Below par — 9.4% 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

+8.1%

Steady sales growth (+8.1% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-69.2%

Earnings shrinking (-69.2% YoY)

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

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

1843%

Turns 1843% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

12.3%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (12.3%)

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

0.60

Moderate — manageable debt (0.60)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

1.92x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.9x)

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)

139.5x

no trend

Expensive — P/E 139.5

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

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+127.8

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (139.5 → 11.7)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

1.57%

no trend

Small dividend — 1.57% yield

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

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+7.6%

no trend

Dividend growing modestly (7.6% YoY)

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