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Conduent Incorporated

CNDT
17
Information Technology Services · Technology
Price
$1.62
+0.04 (+2.53%)
Market Cap
$251.3M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
17
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

25.5% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 212.7M (2021) → 158.4M (2025)

Conduent Incorporated provides business process services with capabilities in transaction-intensive processing, analytics, and automation in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Commercial Industries, Government Services, and Transportation. The Commercial Industries segment offers business process services and customized solutions to clients in various industries; and end-user customer experience management, transaction processing services, healthc

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-3.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+30.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$4M/ year

Declining (-33% vs prior year)

0.1% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

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

Insider Activity

10.3%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~4 years

$251M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

$251M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

Conduent Incorporated'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
12.3%
Thin — 12.3% gross margin
Operating Margin
-0.4%
Losing money on operations — -0.4%
ROCE
-0.2%
Weak — -0.2% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-5.4%
Shrinking sales (-5.4% YoY)
EPS YoY
-172.2%
Earnings shrinking (-172.2% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency
0/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-2.9%
Burning cash (-2.9%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.98
Moderate — manageable debt (0.98)
Interest Cover
1.48x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.5x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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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
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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