The Monks Investment Trust

MNKS.L

Asset Management · Financial Services

Exchange

London Stock Exchange

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Apr 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Exceptional

Growth

Good

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Exceptional

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Weak

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Monks Investment Trust is a UK-based investment trust that pools money from investors and uses it to buy shares in companies around the world. It is managed by Baillie Gifford, a well-known Scottish investment firm, and trades on the London Stock Exchange. The trust focuses on finding companies with strong long-term growth potential, spanning many industries and regions globally.

The trust makes money by charging a small annual management fee based on the total value of assets it holds, which explains its very high margins. It invests across North America, Europe, Asia, and emerging markets, giving shareholders broad global exposure through a single listed vehicle. Its main competitive advantage is Baillie Gifford's long-term, growth-oriented investment philosophy, but the key risk is that the trust's performance is heavily tied to global equity markets — if growth stocks fall out of favour, as happened in 2022, the trust's net asset value can drop sharply.

Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

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

Revenue Growth

+94.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+86.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

Insider Activity

4.6%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£2.8B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

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

Revenue accelerating

The Monks Investment Trust grew revenue 95% 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

156.5%

Premium pricing power — 156.5% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

168.3%

Excellent — 168.3% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

23.4%

Exceptional — 23.4% 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

>+1,000%

Fast-growing sales (>+1,000% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

5/8 quarters

Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

Weak — only 0% of profit becomes cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

0.0%

Thin free cash flow (0.0%)

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

0.09

Conservative — low debt load (0.09)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

81.74x

Comfortably covers interest (81.7x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

4.6x

no trend

Attractive valuation — P/E 4.6

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

0.06%

no trend

Small dividend — 0.06% yield

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

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

-23.6%

no trend

Dividend cut (-23.6% YoY) — warning sign

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