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Strix Group

KETL.L
47
Consumer Electronics · Technology
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
47
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

Strix Group makes the small safety controls found inside electric kettles — the part that automatically shuts the kettle off when the water boils. The company sells these components to kettle manufacturers around the world, making it a supplier to the appliance industry rather than a brand consumers would recognize. Strix claims to hold roughly 38% of the global kettle controls market, making it the dominant player in this narrow but essential component category.

The company earns revenue by selling these controls in high volumes to manufacturers, primarily in China, where most of the world's kettles are made. It has also expanded into water filtration products and other temperature-control components to reduce its dependence on a single product. Strix's main competitive advantage is its long-held intellectual property and manufacturing scale, but its key risk is customer concentration and the slow maturity of the core kettle controls market, which limits how fast the business can grow.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-5.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+122.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

19.3%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~4 years

£13M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

£13M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

Strix Group'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
36.3%
Modest — 36.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
15.7%
Healthy — 15.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
17.5%
Strong — 17.5% 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
-1.5%
Shrinking sales (-1.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+431.3%
Earnings growing fast (+431.3% YoY)

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

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
218%
Turns 218% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
8.1%
Modest free cash flow (8.1%)

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
1.77
Elevated debt (1.77)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
1.86x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.9x)

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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