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Intercede Group

IGP.L
59
Software - Application · Technology
Price
118.00 GBp
+2.00 (+1.72%)
Market Cap
71.6M GBp
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
59
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Share count rising — dilution

+3.9% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 59.4M (2022) → 61.7M (2026)

Intercede Group is a British software company that helps organizations manage digital identities — basically, it makes sure the right people can access the right systems securely. Its main product is MyID, software that issues and manages smart cards, mobile credentials, and digital certificates used to verify who someone is. Its core customers are governments, defense agencies, and large enterprises, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.

Intercede earns money by selling software licenses and support contracts, giving it a recurring revenue stream and very high gross margins above 90%. The company is small, with a market cap around $100 million, but it holds a strong niche position because its software meets strict government security standards — including US federal requirements — which are hard for new competitors to match. The key growth driver is rising global demand for secure digital identity solutions, though its small size and reliance on a limited number of large government contracts means losing even one deal can meaningfully hurt revenue.

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Quality

Gross Margin
93.2%
Premium pricing power — 93.2% gross margin
Operating Margin
24.8%
Excellent — 24.8% operating margin
ROCE
11.4%
Below par — 11.4% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-3.2%
Shrinking sales (-3.2% YoY)
EPS YoY
-18.4%
Earnings shrinking (-18.4% YoY)

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

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

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
92%
Modest — 92% of profit becomes 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
0.01
Conservative — low debt load (0.01)
Interest Cover
32.96x
Comfortably covers interest (33.0x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
20.8x
Growth-priced — P/E 20.8

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

P/E vs Forward
+1.5
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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