Volta Finance Limited

VTA.L

Asset Management · Financial Services

Exchange

London Stock Exchange

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

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

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Mixed

Stability

Data not available

Valuation

Data not available

Dividends

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Volta Finance Limited is a closed-end investment fund listed on the London Stock Exchange. It pools money from investors and uses it to buy structured credit assets — mainly pieces of loans bundled together into products called CLOs (Collateralized Loan Obligations). The fund is managed by AXA Investment Managers, one of Europe's largest asset managers.

The company makes money by collecting interest and returns from its portfolio of structured credit investments, then distributing much of that income to shareholders as dividends. It operates primarily in European and US credit markets and is relatively small, with a market cap around $200 million. Its main competitive edge is access to AXA's credit research and deal flow, but the key risk is that rising loan defaults — especially in a recession — can quickly reduce the value of CLO investments and cut dividend payments to shareholders.

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

>+1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-125.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

0.3%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£40M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

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

Revenue accelerating

Volta Finance Limited grew revenue 1085% 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

87.9%

Premium pricing power — 87.9% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-53.8%

Losing money on operations — -53.8%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-2.8%

Weak — -2.8% 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

+166.7%

Fast-growing sales (+166.7% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-101.5%

Earnings shrinking (-101.5% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

3/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

71.5%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (71.5%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

N/A

Data not available

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

N/A

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Data not available

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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

Dividend

Dividend Yield

9.65%

no trend

Healthy income — 9.65% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

-5.0%

no trend

Dividend cut (-5.0% YoY) — warning sign

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