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Ridgepost Capital

RPC
65
Asset Management · Financial Services
Price
$8.76
+0.13 (+1.51%)
Market Cap
$685.2M
Winston Score
65
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Mixed

Share count falling — buybacks

1.7% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 112.3M (2021) → 110.4M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Ridgepost Capital is a financial services company that helps businesses and investors manage money and make investment decisions. Its core services likely include asset management, advisory work, and investment solutions aimed at institutional clients such as pension funds, endowments, and corporate customers. It operates within the broader banking and investment services industry, competing alongside many mid-sized independent financial firms.

The company earns revenue primarily through management fees and advisory fees tied to the assets it oversees or the deals it helps arrange, which explains its relatively strong gross margin above 60%. With a market cap of roughly $600 million, it is a small-to-mid-sized player in a crowded field where larger firms like BlackRock or Goldman Sachs hold significant advantages in scale and brand recognition. Its 5.2% return on invested capital suggests the business is profitable but not yet generating exceptional returns, and the key risk it faces is client outflows or fee compression if market conditions weaken or competition intensifies.

Growth Profile

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

Revenue Growth

+11.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+121.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

33.5%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$39M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

Ridgepost Capital is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 11%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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
92.2%
Premium pricing power — 92.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
24.7%
Excellent — 24.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
7.0%
Weak — 7.0% 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
+4.4%
Slow sales growth (+4.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+92.3%
Earnings growing fast (+92.3% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
204%
Turns 204% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
17.0%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (17.0%)

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
1.80
Elevated debt (1.80)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.66x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.7x)

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)
35.0x
Pricey — P/E 35.0

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+26.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (35.0 → 8.7)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.71%
Small dividend — 1.71% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+7.6%
Dividend growing modestly (7.6% YoY)

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