Tialis Essential IT

TIA.L

Information Technology Services · Technology

Price

48.00 GBp

+0.00 (+0.00%)

Market Cap

19.2M GBp

Exchange

London Stock Exchange

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak 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

Good

Valuation

Data not available

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Share count rising — dilution

+618.9% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 4.6M (2021) → 33.2M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Tialis Essential IT PLC is a UK-based technology services company that helps businesses manage and run their IT systems. It provides services like IT support, infrastructure management, and cloud solutions, mainly to mid-sized organizations across the United Kingdom. The company focuses on making sure its clients' technology keeps running smoothly so they can focus on their own work.

Tialis earns money by charging businesses for ongoing IT services and support contracts, which provide recurring revenue. It operates primarily in the UK market and is a small company, with a market cap close to zero, meaning it competes against much larger IT service providers with greater resources and brand recognition. The company's thin gross margin of around 19% and slightly negative operating margin highlight the challenge of staying profitable in a crowded, competitive market — the main risk is that larger rivals can undercut on price or offer broader services, making it difficult for Tialis to grow its customer base.

Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

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Revenue Growth

-12.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+80.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

£0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

88.9%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£9M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

Revenue declining

Tialis Essential IT'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

18.9%

Thin — 18.9% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-1.0%

Losing money on operations — -1.0%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-0.6%

Weak — -0.6% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-15.3%

Shrinking sales (-15.3% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

7.0%

Modest free cash flow (7.0%)

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

0.25

Conservative — low debt load (0.25)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

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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