Bumble

BMBL

Software - Application · Technology

Price

$2.92

-0.11 (-3.63%)

Market Cap

$339.7M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count falling — buybacks

−18.6% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 129.2M (2021) → 105.2M (2025)

Bumble Inc. provides online dating and social networking platforms in North America, Europe, internationally. It owns and operates websites and applications that offers subscription and in-app purchases dating products. The company operates two apps, Bumble and Badoo with approximately 40 million users on monthly basis, as well as Fruitz, an online dating app. Bumble Inc. was founded in 2014 in and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-14.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

<−1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$115M/ year

↑ Rising (+27% vs prior year)

11.9% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

41.5%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$176M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

Bumble'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

Gross Margin

60.2%

Premium pricing power — 60.2% gross margin

Operating Margin

216.0%

Excellent — 216.0% operating margin

ROCE

42.2%

Exceptional — 42.2% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales YoY

-9.9%

Shrinking sales (-9.9% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

24.7%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (24.7%)

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

Debt / Equity

1.05

Elevated debt (1.05)

Interest Cover

5.99x

Adequate interest coverage (6.0x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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