Deep Value: cash covers more than 100% of the stock price

This company holds roughly $99M in cash and investments — more than its entire stock-market value, based on its latest quarterly filing. You're paying very little for the actual business. Sometimes that's a genuine bargain or a takeover target, sometimes it's cheap for a reason. Not a buy signal on its own — always ask why it's this cheap.

ACTIA Group S.A.

ALATI.PA

Auto - Parts · Consumer Cyclical

Also trades as: 0OJJ.L

Price

€4.12

+0.08 (+1.98%)

Market Cap

€82.7M

Exchange

Euronext Paris

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025

ACTIA Group is a French electronics company that makes specialized equipment for vehicles. Its main products include diagnostic tools, telematics systems, and electronic control units used in cars, trucks, buses, and trains. The company sells mostly to vehicle manufacturers and fleet operators, and it competes in the niche market of embedded vehicle electronics.

ACTIA earns revenue by selling hardware and software systems directly to automakers and transport companies. It operates mainly in Europe, with some presence in North America, Africa, and Asia, and generates roughly €700 million in annual revenue. Its long-standing relationships with vehicle manufacturers and deep technical expertise in diagnostics give it some competitive footing, but its very thin margins — with gross margin near 2% and operating margin below 1% — leave almost no room for error. The key risk is that low profitability makes the business highly vulnerable to rising input costs, supply chain disruptions, or any slowdown in vehicle production across its core European markets.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+5.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+16.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$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

74.3%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$86M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

ACTIA Group S.A. is growing revenue at 5% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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.

Share count broadly stable

+0.0% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 20.1M (2021) → 20.1M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin

-46.9%

Thin — -46.9% gross margin

Operating Margin

2.4%

Thin — 2.4% operating margin

ROCE

2.0%

Weak — 2.0% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+0.1%

Nearly flat sales (+0.1% YoY)

EPS YoY

-131.9%

Earnings shrinking (-131.9% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency

5/8 quarters

Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

7.3%

Modest free cash flow (7.3%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

1.32

Elevated debt (1.32)

Interest Cover

0.33x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.3x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

2.91%

Moderate income — 2.91% yield

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

Dividend Growth

-7.7%

Dividend cut (-7.7% YoY) — warning sign

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