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SeSa S.p.A.

0QHK.L
48
Technology Distributors · Technology
Price
89.30 GBp
-4.40 (-4.70%)
Market Cap
£1.38B
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
48
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Apr 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

1.0% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 15.5M (2022) → 15.3M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

SeSa S.p.A. is an Italian company that distributes technology products and software to businesses. It acts as a middleman, buying hardware, software, and IT solutions from big tech brands and selling them to corporate customers, resellers, and public institutions across Italy. SeSa also provides value-added services like IT consulting, cloud solutions, and system integration.

The company makes money through product distribution margins and service fees, though its thin gross margin of around 6% reflects the low-margin nature of distribution businesses. SeSa operates almost entirely in Italy, making it one of the country's leading IT distributors, with annual revenues exceeding €3 billion. Its main competitive advantage is its broad vendor relationships and its ability to bundle services alongside product sales, which larger pure distributors often cannot match. The key risk is margin pressure, as distribution is a highly competitive, low-margin business where large global players like TD Synnex could expand their Italian presence and squeeze profitability further.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+8.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+54.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

€0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

54.5%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€612M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

SeSa S.p.A. 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
3.4%
Thin — 3.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
4.1%
Thin — 4.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
14.2%
Good — 14.2% 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
+10.9%
Steady sales growth (+10.9% 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
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
313%
Turns 313% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
5.5%
Thin free cash flow (5.5%)

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
1.23
Elevated debt (1.23)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.33x
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)
19.3x
Fair value — P/E 19.3

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
+6.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (19.3 → 12.5)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.02%
Small dividend — 1.02% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+47.3%
Dividend growing fast (47.3% YoY)

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