Cantaloupe (CTLP) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

Cantaloupe, Inc., a digital payment and software services company, provides technology solutions for the unattended retail market. The company offers integrated solutions for payments processing, logistics, and back-office management. It also provides ePort, an integrated payment device that is deployed in self-service, unattended market applications, such as vending, amusement, arcade, commercial laundry, air/vacuum, car wash, and others, which facilitates digital payments; and integrated softw

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-104.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

23.8%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$60M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Cantaloupe is growing revenue at 4% 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.

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Quality

Gross Margin

33.2%

Modest — 33.2% gross margin

Operating Margin

5.6%

Thin — 5.6% operating margin

ROCE

1.5%

Weak — 1.5% 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

+6.9%

Slow sales growth (6.9% YoY)

EPS YoY

+416.6%

Earnings growing fast (416.6% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

87%

Modest — 87% of profit becomes cash

FCF Margin

9.7%

Modest free cash flow (9.7%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.15

Conservative — low debt load (0.15)

Interest Cover

12.34x

Comfortably covers interest (12.3x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

240.3x

no trend

Expensive — P/E 240.3

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward

+213.0

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (240.3 → 27.3)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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