ePlus

PLUS

Software - Application · Technology

Price

$89.27

+1.51 (+1.72%)

Market Cap

$2.33B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count falling — buybacks

−1.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 26.9M (2022) → 26.4M (2026)

ePlus inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides information technology (IT) solutions that enable organizations to optimize their IT environment and supply chain processes in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Technology and Financing. The Technology segment offers hardware, perpetual and subscription software, maintenance, software assurance, and internally provided and outsourced services; and professional and managed services, including managed, professio

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-10.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+14.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

3.2%ownership

↑ Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$389M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

ePlus'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

28.3%

Modest — 28.3% gross margin

Operating Margin

7.0%

Modest — 7.0% operating margin

ROCE

3.1%

Weak — 3.1% 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

+12.6%

Fast-growing sales (12.6% YoY)

EPS YoY

+23.5%

Earnings growing fast (23.5% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

EPS Consistency

8/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

-45%

Weak — only -45% of profit becomes cash

FCF Margin

-2.8%

Burning cash (-2.8%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.13

Conservative — low debt load (0.13)

Interest Cover

285.34x

Comfortably covers interest (285.3x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

18.3x

Fair value — P/E 18.3

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward

+3.6

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (18.3 → 14.7)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

1.26%

Small dividend — 1.26% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth

N/A

no trend

Data not available

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