Primal Solutions (PMSO) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

Primal Solutions, Inc. is a small software company that builds tools to help businesses manage and analyze data. Its products are designed for enterprise customers — meaning larger organizations that need software to handle complex operations. The company operates in the application software industry, where it competes with many other vendors offering similar data and workflow solutions.

Primal Solutions makes money primarily by selling software licenses and related services, which explains its relatively strong gross margin of around 73%. The company appears to operate mainly in North America and is very small, with a market cap close to zero, meaning it has limited scale compared to industry giants. Its high return on invested capital suggests the business is capital-efficient, but its tiny size and low operating margin leave it vulnerable to competition from larger, better-funded software companies — which remains the central risk for investors watching this stock.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+69.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

Insider Activity

19.6%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$606,000 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

Growth context

Primal Solutions is growing revenue at 9% 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

78.9%

Premium pricing power — 78.9% gross margin

Operating Margin

1.3%

Thin — 1.3% operating margin

ROCE

4.8%

Weak — 4.8% 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

+5.1%

Slow sales growth (5.1% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

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Data not available

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

124%

Turns 124% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

15.3%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (15.3%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

N/A

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Data not available

Interest Cover

0.72x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.7x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

no trend

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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