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EVERTEC

EVTC
45
Software - Infrastructure · Technology
Price
$30.27
-0.52 (-1.69%)
Market Cap
$1.87B
Winston Score
45
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count falling — buybacks

11.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 72.9M (2021) → 64.4M (2025)

EVERTEC is a technology company that processes payments and runs digital banking services for banks, businesses, and governments — mainly in Latin America and the Caribbean. Its core products include payment processing networks, point-of-sale systems, and software that helps financial institutions manage accounts and transactions. EVERTEC owns and operates ATH, the dominant payment network in Puerto Rico, which gives it a strong foothold in its home market.

The company earns money by charging fees each time a transaction runs through its network, plus recurring fees for software and technology services. EVERTEC operates across roughly 30 countries, with Puerto Rico as its largest market, and its deep integration into local banking infrastructure makes it difficult for customers to switch providers. The key growth driver is expanding its payment processing and digital banking software deeper into Latin America, where many consumers are still moving from cash to digital payments — though currency volatility and economic instability in the region remain ongoing risks.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+8.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-25.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

1.5%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$291M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

Growth context

EVERTEC is growing revenue at 8% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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
37.3%
Modest — 37.3% gross margin
Operating Margin
18.0%
Healthy — 18.0% operating margin
ROCE
2.5%
Weak — 2.5% 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
+9.4%
Steady sales growth (9.4% YoY)
EPS YoY
+2.5%
Flat earnings

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
166%
Turns 166% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
17.4%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (17.4%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.65
Elevated debt (1.65)
Interest Cover
2.64x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.6x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
14.6x
Attractive valuation — P/E 14.6

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

P/E vs Forward
+7.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (14.6 → 7.6)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
0.67%
Small dividend — 0.67% yield

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

Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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