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Tyler Technologies

TYL
58
Software - Application · Technology
Winston Score
58
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Tyler Technologies builds software specifically for local and state governments in the United States. Its products help cities, counties, and school districts manage things like court records, property taxes, utility billing, public safety dispatch, and financial accounting. It is one of the largest companies in the country focused entirely on government software.

Tyler makes most of its money through software subscriptions and long-term contracts, which means revenue is fairly predictable year to year. It operates almost entirely in the U.S., serving thousands of government agencies of all sizes. Its main competitive advantage is how deeply its software gets embedded into government operations — switching to a different vendor is costly and disruptive, which keeps customers loyal for many years. The key growth driver is the ongoing shift of government agencies from older, on-premise software to cloud-based systems, though slower government budget cycles and long sales processes can make growth uneven.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+8.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+1.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

Insider Activity

6.3%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$316M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Tyler Technologies 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
48.3%
Healthy — 48.3% gross margin
Operating Margin
16.3%
Healthy — 16.3% operating margin
ROCE
2.8%
Weak — 2.8% 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
+8.7%
Steady sales growth (8.7% YoY)
EPS YoY
+8.4%
Earnings growing (8.4% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
223%
Turns 223% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
28.9%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (28.9%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Interest Cover
76.49x
Comfortably covers interest (76.5x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
41.4x
no trend
Pricey — P/E 41.4

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward
+24.4
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (41.4 → 16.9)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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