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UBISOFT Entertainment

UBI.PA
39
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia · Communication Services
Price
€5.51
-0.24 (-4.24%)
Market Cap
€748.5M
Exchange
Euronext Paris
Winston Score
39
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+3.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 127.3M (2022) → 132.2M (2026)

Ubisoft is a French video game company that makes and sells games for consoles, PC, and mobile devices. Its most well-known franchises include Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six, and Just Dance. The company sells to everyday consumers worldwide and is one of the larger independent game publishers in Europe.

Ubisoft earns money by selling games outright and through ongoing in-game purchases, downloadable content, and subscriptions like Ubisoft+. It operates globally, with major studios across France, Canada, and other countries, and generates revenue in most major gaming markets. However, the company is currently under significant financial pressure — its negative gross and operating margins show it is spending more than it earns — and the key risk ahead is whether upcoming major releases, particularly new Assassin's Creed titles, can reverse a string of disappointing sales and restore investor confidence in its ability to compete against larger publishers like EA and Take-Two.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-16.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-45.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$294M/ year

Declining (-73% vs prior year)

21.1% of revenue

1.8x the sector average (12%)

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

Insider Activity

27.3%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$990M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

UBISOFT Entertainment'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.

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Quality

Gross Margin
90.8%
Premium pricing power — 90.8% gross margin
Operating Margin
15.4%
Healthy — 15.4% operating margin
ROCE
5.2%
Weak — 5.2% 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
-0.1%
Shrinking sales (-0.1% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
34.3%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (34.3%)

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
1.04
Elevated debt (1.04)
Interest Cover
0.96x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.0x)

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

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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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