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Xplora Technologies AS

XPLRA.OL
49
Consumer Electronics · Technology
Price
kr 24.50
+1.00 (+4.26%)
Market Cap
kr 1.17B
Exchange
Oslo Stock Exchange
Winston Score
49
Winston is serious
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
Good
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+37.5% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 39.8M (2021) → 54.7M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Xplora Technologies is a Norwegian company that makes smartwatches designed specifically for children. Its main products are GPS-enabled kids' watches that let parents track their child's location, send messages, and set screen-time limits. The company sells directly to families with young children, primarily across Europe, and its watches are built around safety and parental control features rather than full smartphone functionality.

Xplora earns money by selling the hardware watches and through recurring subscription fees for its connected app and services platform. The company operates mainly in Scandinavia and broader Europe, with some expansion into other markets. Its competitive position relies on being a focused specialist in the kids' wearable niche, which larger consumer electronics brands have largely ignored. The key growth driver is expanding its subscriber base and entering new geographic markets, but the main risk is that large smartphone or smartwatch makers like Apple or Samsung could move more aggressively into the children's wearable space and use their scale to compete.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-8.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+117.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

kr 0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

60.6%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

kr 590M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue declining

Xplora Technologies AS'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
31.2%
Modest — 31.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
8.4%
Modest — 8.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
12.0%
Good — 12.0% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+47.1%
Fast-growing sales (+47.1% 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
64%
Modest — 64% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
2.4%
Thin free cash flow (2.4%)

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
2.07
Heavy debt load (2.07)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
4.24x
Adequate interest coverage (4.2x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
8.4x
Attractive valuation — P/E 8.4

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-1.4
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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