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Sabre Insurance Group

SBRE.L
67
Insurance - Brokers · Financial Services
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
67
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
Strong
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Exceptional

Winston Score History

The full picture

Sabre Insurance Group is a UK-based car insurance company that sells policies directly to drivers. It focuses on higher-risk customers — people who are harder to insure, such as new drivers, older drivers, or those with past claims or convictions. Sabre operates entirely in the United Kingdom and sells its policies through price comparison websites like Compare the Market and MoneySuperMarket.

Sabre makes money by collecting premiums from policyholders and keeping the portion that exceeds claims and costs — a model called underwriting. The company is relatively small, with a market value around £400 million, but it runs a disciplined underwriting strategy that prioritizes profit margins over volume, which sets it apart from competitors chasing market share. The key risk Sabre faces is claims inflation — when repair costs, medical bills, or legal fees rise faster than expected, it squeezes the profit left over after paying out claims.

Growth Profile

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

Revenue Growth

+120.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+92.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

2.5%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£353M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue accelerating

Sabre Insurance Group grew revenue 120% 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.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
38.8%
Modest — 38.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
21.3%
Excellent — 21.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
20.1%
Exceptional — 20.1% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+23.1%
Fast-growing sales (+23.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+24.0%
Earnings growing fast (+24.0% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
136%
Turns 136% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
22.4%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (22.4%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
11.2x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 11.2

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+0.5
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
8.37%
no trend
Healthy income — 8.37% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+133.1%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (133.1% YoY)

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