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Swoop Holdings Limited

SWP.AX
16
Telecommunications Services · Communication Services
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
16
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

Swoop Holdings is an Australian telecommunications company that provides internet and connectivity services to homes and businesses in regional and rural areas. Its core products include fixed wireless broadband, fiber connections, and managed network services, with a focus on customers who live outside major cities where big telcos often have limited coverage.

Swoop makes money by charging monthly subscription fees for internet access and related services. It operates entirely within Australia, targeting underserved regional markets where competition from larger providers like Telstra and Optus is weaker — this gives Swoop a niche competitive position in areas that are harder to reach. The company is small, with a market cap near zero on a rounded basis, and its thin gross margin of around 12% leaves little room for error. The key growth driver is continued demand for reliable broadband in regional Australia, partly supported by government programs expanding rural connectivity, but rising infrastructure costs and competition from satellite services like Starlink remain meaningful risks.

Growth Profile

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

Revenue Growth

+53.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

-130.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

A$8M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

Strong grower

Swoop Holdings Limited is growing revenue at 54% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

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
4.0%
Thin — 4.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-3.3%
Losing money on operations — -3.3%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
1.8%
Weak — 1.8% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+46.3%
Fast-growing sales (+46.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
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
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-1.5%
Burning cash (-1.5%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.36
Conservative — low debt load (0.36)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
0.57x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.6x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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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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