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Pertama Digital Berhad

8532.KL
22
Software - Application · Technology
Price
0.10 MYR
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
41.6M MYR
Exchange
Malaysian Stock Exchange
Winston Score
22
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Jul 26, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Pertama Digital Berhad is a Malaysian technology company that provides digital services and software solutions, primarily to government agencies and public sector clients in Malaysia. The company focuses on areas like digital transformation, e-government services, and IT infrastructure, helping government bodies move their processes online and manage data more efficiently.

The company earns revenue through service contracts, software licensing, and project-based engagements with its public sector customers. It operates almost entirely within Malaysia, making it a small, domestically focused player in the regional government technology space. Its ties to government contracts provide some revenue stability, but the deeply negative operating margin and poor returns on capital suggest the business is spending far more than it earns, and the key risk is whether it can scale revenue fast enough to reach profitability before burning through its financial resources.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-17.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-200.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

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

Insider Activity

46.9%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

$194M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

Pertama Digital Berhad'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.

Share count broadly stable

+0.6% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 433.4M (2021) → 435.9M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin
59.8%
Premium pricing power — 59.8% gross margin
Operating Margin
-29.9%
Losing money on operations — -29.9%
ROCE
-4.7%
Weak — -4.7% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
+3.1%
Slow sales growth (3.1% YoY)
EPS YoY
-425.0%
Earnings shrinking (-425.0% 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
-9.1%
Burning cash (-9.1%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
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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