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Senior

SNR.L
35
Aerospace & Defense · Industrials
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
35
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

Senior plc is a UK-based manufacturer that makes precision-engineered parts for aircraft, engines, and defense systems. Its customers include major aerospace companies like Boeing, Airbus, and Rolls-Royce, as well as defense contractors. The company specializes in complex metal and composite components — things like ducting systems, structural parts, and fluid conveyance systems — that go inside commercial jets and military aircraft.

Senior earns revenue by selling these manufactured components directly to aircraft makers and their suppliers, operating factories across the UK, US, Europe, and Asia. Its competitive position comes from long-term supply agreements and the high cost and complexity of qualifying new suppliers in aerospace, which makes it difficult for customers to switch. The main growth driver is the ongoing recovery in commercial aviation and rising aircraft build rates, particularly for narrow-body jets like the Airbus A320 family — though any slowdown in aircraft production schedules from Boeing or Airbus would directly pressure Senior's revenues.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-22.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-43.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

7.0%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£89M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

Senior's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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
38.3%
Modest — 38.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
5.3%
Thin — 5.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
9.0%
Below par — 9.0% 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
-24.4%
Shrinking sales (-24.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+13.6%
Earnings growing (+13.6% YoY)

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

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
257%
Turns 257% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
5.9%
Thin free cash flow (5.9%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.41
Conservative — low debt load (0.41)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.25x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.3x)

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)
N/M
no trend
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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