Travelzoo

TZOO

Internet Content & Information · Communication Services

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

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

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Good

Valuation

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Travelzoo is a website and app that finds and publishes discounted deals on travel, entertainment, and local experiences. Its main products are the "Top 20" weekly email newsletter and an online deals platform where members can browse offers from airlines, hotels, resorts, and restaurants. The company serves roughly 30 million members worldwide who are looking for vetted, limited-time bargains.

Travelzoo makes money by charging travel and entertainment companies — like hotels and tour operators — to advertise their deals on the platform. It operates mainly in North America and Europe, with smaller operations in Asia-Pacific. Its moat comes from its curated, editorial approach: a small team hand-picks deals, which builds trust with subscribers and keeps them engaged. The main risk is that the business is small and competes against much larger platforms like Google, Expedia, and Groupon, which have far greater resources to attract both advertisers and deal-seekers.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-2.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-253.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

43.6%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~12 months

$7M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Revenue declining

Travelzoo'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

69.4%

Premium pricing power — 69.4% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-11.9%

Losing money on operations — -11.9%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

N/A

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Data not available

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+4.9%

Slow sales growth (+4.9% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-95.5%

Earnings shrinking (-95.5% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

1/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

693%

Turns 693% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

3.5%

Thin free cash flow (3.5%)

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

N/A

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Data not available

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

100.00x

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Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

159.4x

no trend

Expensive — P/E 159.4

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

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+131.3

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (159.4 → 28.1)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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