Vente-Unique.com S.A.

ALVU.PA

Specialty Retail · Consumer Cyclical

Price

€17.00

-0.20 (-1.16%)

Market Cap

€164.6M

Exchange

Euronext Paris

Winston Score

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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Strong

Growth

Good

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Exceptional

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Strong

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Share count rising — dilution

+3.5% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 9.6M (2021) → 9.9M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Vente-Unique.com is a French online retailer that sells furniture and home décor directly to consumers across Europe. Its product range covers sofas, beds, tables, storage units, and outdoor furniture, targeting everyday shoppers looking for affordable home furnishings. The company operates entirely through its e-commerce platform, with no physical stores.

The business earns revenue by selling furniture online, keeping costs low by sourcing products directly from manufacturers and skipping traditional retail middlemen — which helps explain its relatively strong gross margin near 57%. It operates primarily in France but also serves several other European markets including Germany, Belgium, Spain, and Italy. Its competitive edge comes from direct sourcing and a lean, digital-only cost structure, though it faces constant pressure from larger rivals like IKEA and Amazon. The key risk is that consumer spending on furniture is sensitive to economic downturns, and any slowdown in household purchasing power across Europe could weigh heavily on sales growth.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+15.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+4.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

€0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

65.1%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€31M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth + cash flow

Vente-Unique.com S.A. is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 15%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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

60.9%

Premium pricing power — 60.9% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

6.2%

Modest — 6.2% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

23.6%

Exceptional — 23.6% 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

+15.9%

Fast-growing sales (+15.9% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+10.5%

Earnings growing (+10.5% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

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

262%

Turns 262% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

6.2%

Modest free cash flow (6.2%)

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

0.10

Conservative — low debt load (0.10)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

50.40x

Comfortably covers interest (50.4x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

20.2x

Growth-priced — P/E 20.2

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+4.8

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (20.2 → 15.5)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

2.94%

Moderate income — 2.94% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+52.0%

Dividend growing fast (52.0% YoY)

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