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Priority Technology Holdings

PRTH
55
Software - Infrastructure · Technology
Price
$6.69
-0.10 (-1.47%)
Market Cap
$551.0M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
55
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count rising — dilution

+13.3% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 71.9M (2021) → 81.5M (2025)

Priority Technology Holdings is a payments and financial technology company. It helps small and mid-sized businesses accept credit card payments, manage money, and access banking-like services through software. The company operates in the payments processing industry and serves merchants, independent sales organizations, and enterprise clients across the United States.

Priority makes money by taking a small fee on each payment it processes, plus charging for software subscriptions and financial services. It operates almost entirely in the U.S. and processes tens of billions of dollars in payments annually. Its competitive position relies on bundling payment processing with embedded banking tools, which makes it harder for customers to switch to a competitor. The main risk the company faces is intense competition from much larger players like Fiserv, Global Payments, and Stripe, which have significantly more resources and brand recognition to attract the same small business customers Priority targets.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+11.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+20.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

59.6%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$109M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

Priority Technology Holdings is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 11%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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
39.6%
Modest — 39.6% gross margin
Operating Margin
13.4%
Healthy — 13.4% operating margin
ROCE
3.5%
Weak — 3.5% 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
+8.8%
Steady sales growth (8.8% 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
199%
Turns 199% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
9.1%
Modest free cash flow (9.1%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Interest Cover
2.93x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.9x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
9.4x
Attractive valuation — P/E 9.4

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward
+3.0
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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