Five9

FIVN

Software - Application · Technology

Price

$25.58

+0.32 (+1.27%)

Market Cap

$1.96B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count rising — dilution

+28.9% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 67.5M (2021) → 87.0M (2025)

Five9, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud software for contact centers in the United States and internationally. The company offers virtual contact center cloud platform that delivers a suite of applications, which enables the breadth of contact center-related customer service, sales, and marketing functions. Its solution enables its clients to manage these customer interactions across various channels, including voice, video, chat, email, website, social media, click-to-call,

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

>+1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$152M/ year

↓ Declining (-8% vs prior year)

13.3% of revenue

In line with sector average (15%)

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

Insider Activity

4.0%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$273M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

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Quality

Gross Margin

55.9%

Premium pricing power — 55.9% gross margin

Operating Margin

6.1%

Modest — 6.1% operating margin

ROCE

1.2%

Weak — 1.2% 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

+9.3%

Steady sales growth (9.3% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

8/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

422%

Turns 422% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

17.6%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (17.6%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.89

Moderate — manageable debt (0.89)

Interest Cover

4.19x

Adequate interest coverage (4.2x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

34.8x

Pricey — P/E 34.8

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward

+29.3

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (34.8 → 5.5)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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