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Smart Parking Limited

SPZ.AX
68
Software - Application · Technology
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
68
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Smart Parking Limited is an Australian technology company that helps property owners manage their car parks more efficiently. It makes hardware sensors that detect whether a parking space is occupied, and pairs them with software that tracks, enforces, and reports on parking activity. Its main customers are shopping centres, hospitals, airports, and private landowners who want to reduce illegal parking and improve how their car parks run.

The company earns money through a combination of selling its sensor hardware and charging ongoing software fees, which creates a recurring revenue stream. Smart Parking operates primarily in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, with the UK being its largest market. Its installed base of sensors and long-term contracts with site operators make it difficult for customers to switch providers, giving it some stickiness. The key growth driver is expanding its footprint of managed car park sites across existing and new markets, though its small size means it faces real competition from larger technology and parking management companies.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+62.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-5.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

33.6%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

A$21M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue accelerating

Smart Parking Limited grew revenue 63% 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
62.2%
Premium pricing power — 62.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
14.5%
Healthy — 14.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
36.1%
Exceptional — 36.1% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+80.3%
Fast-growing sales (+80.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-6.6%
Earnings shrinking (-6.6% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

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
402%
Turns 402% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
14.0%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (14.0%)

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
0.09
Conservative — low debt load (0.09)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
21.04x
Comfortably covers interest (21.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
50.0x
no trend
Expensive — P/E 50.0

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+34.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (50.0 → 15.3)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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