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Defence Holdings

ALRT.L
Aerospace & Defense · Industrials
Price
1.08 GBp
-0.01 (-0.46%)
Market Cap
26.6M GBp
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
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We couldn’t gather enough financial data to score this stock reliably.

Share count rising — dilution

+245.8% over 5y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 515.7M (2021) → 1.78B (2026)

Defence Holdings PLC is a small UK-based company operating in the aerospace and defense sector. It focuses on providing defense-related products and services, likely targeting government and military customers. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and operates within the broader industrials sector.

The company generates revenue through defense contracts and related services, though its financial profile suggests it is at an early or developmental stage. With a market cap near zero and a deeply negative return on invested capital, the business is currently spending significantly more than it earns. The main risk facing Defence Holdings is its ability to secure meaningful contracts and raise sufficient capital to sustain operations, as very small defense firms often struggle to compete against established contractors with long-standing government relationships and proven track records.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

EPS data limited

R&D Spend

$0/ year

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

72.5%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~1 months

$886,000 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Defence Holdings 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.

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
N/A
Data not available
Operating Margin
N/A
Data not available
ROCE
-30.0%
Weak — -30.0% 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
2/2 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
N/A
Data not available

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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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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