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Finseta

FIN.L
25
Specialty Retail · Consumer Cyclical
Price
11.50 GBp
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
6.6M GBp
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
25
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Jul 25, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025

Share count rising — dilution

+199.5% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 19.3M (2021) → 57.9M (2025)

Finseta PLC is a financial services company based in the United Kingdom that helps businesses and individuals move money across borders. It offers foreign exchange and international payment services, letting customers convert currencies and send funds to other countries quickly. The company mainly targets small and medium-sized businesses that need to make regular international payments.

Finseta makes money by charging fees and earning a small margin on each currency exchange transaction it processes. It operates primarily in the UK and serves clients across Europe and beyond, competing in a crowded market alongside larger banks and specialist payment firms like Wise and Equals Group. The company is currently unprofitable, with a negative operating margin, which means it spends more than it earns — the key challenge ahead is growing transaction volumes fast enough to cover its costs and reach profitability before it needs to raise additional capital.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-261.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

35.8%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

$2M cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Finseta is growing revenue at 4% 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
50.2%
Healthy — 50.2% gross margin
Operating Margin
-11.5%
Losing money on operations — -11.5%
ROCE
-17.3%
Weak — -17.3% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
+9.4%
Steady sales growth (9.4% YoY)
EPS YoY
-209.2%
Earnings shrinking (-209.2% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency
0/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
2.3%
Thin free cash flow (2.3%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.97
Moderate — manageable debt (0.97)
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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