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Creo Medical Limited

CREO.L
32
Medical - Devices · Healthcare
Price
12.38 GBp
-0.13 (-1.00%)
Market Cap
60.1M GBp
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
32
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 13, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025

Share count rising — dilution

+142.1% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 170.4M (2021) → 412.4M (2025)

Creo Medical is a UK-based medical device company that makes advanced surgical tools used by doctors during endoscopy procedures — a type of examination where a small camera is inserted into the body. Its main product line, called CROMA, uses microwave and radiofrequency energy to cut and treat tissue inside the digestive tract without traditional open surgery. The company sells primarily to hospitals and specialist clinicians across Europe and other international markets.

Creo Medical earns revenue by selling its devices and the single-use accessories that go with them, meaning hospitals must keep buying consumables each time the tools are used. The company is still small, with a market cap around $100 million, and has not yet reached profitability — its deeply negative operating margin reflects heavy spending on sales, clinical trials, and building out its commercial infrastructure. The key challenge ahead is scaling revenue fast enough to reach breakeven before needing additional funding, which remains a significant risk for investors.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

YoY Growth Rate

EPS data limited

R&D Spend

$8M/ year

Declining (-32% vs prior year)

125.0% of revenue

6.9x the sector average (18%)

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

Insider Activity

14.9%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~4 months

$43M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

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Creo Medical Limited has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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Quality

Gross Margin
23.7%
Thin — 23.7% gross margin
Operating Margin
-281.6%
Losing money on operations — -281.6%
ROCE
-19.8%
Weak — -19.8% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
-357%
Weak — only -357% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
-315.0%
Burning cash (-315.0%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.08
Conservative — low debt load (0.08)
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
9.7x
Attractive valuation — P/E 9.7

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

P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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