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Digital Bros S.p.A.

0N8R.L
38
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia · Technology
Price
12.46 GBp
-0.22 (-1.74%)
Market Cap
£177.7M
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 12, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Share count falling — buybacks

2.0% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 14.5M (2021) → 14.2M (2025)

Digital Bros is an Italian video game company that makes, publishes, and distributes games for consoles, PC, and mobile devices. Its best-known label is 505 Games, which has published titles like *Control*, *Assetto Corsa*, and *Death Stranding* to a global audience of gamers. The company sits in the mid-tier of the games industry, sitting between large publishers like EA and small independent studios.

The company earns money through game sales, digital downloads, and licensing deals with developers whose games it publishes. Digital Bros operates mainly in Europe but distributes titles worldwide through digital storefronts like Steam and PlayStation Network. Its competitive edge comes from long-term relationships with independent developers and a catalog of owned intellectual property, though mid-sized publishers face real pressure from both large studios with bigger budgets and the growing cost of acquiring new players. The key risk is hit dependency — a small number of titles drive most of the revenue, so a poorly received release can meaningfully hurt results.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-13.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-425.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

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

Insider Activity

67.4%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$15M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

Digital Bros S.p.A.'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.

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Quality

Gross Margin
19.3%
Thin — 19.3% gross margin
Operating Margin
19.8%
Healthy — 19.8% operating margin
ROCE
3.3%
Weak — 3.3% 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
+7.3%
Steady sales growth (+7.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
42.0%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (42.0%)

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
0.10
Conservative — low debt load (0.10)
Interest Cover
3.56x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.6x)

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
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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