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Underwood Fpo [uwc]

UWC.AX
57
Asset Management · Financial Services
Price
A$0.05
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
A$11.0M
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
57
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Based on the IPO prospectus (annual filing). This score will refine automatically once the company reports its first quarters.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025

Share count falling — buybacks

9.0% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 230.0M (2021) → 209.2M (2025)

Underwood (ASX: UWC) is a small Australian financial services company operating in the asset management industry. It focuses on managing investment portfolios and financial assets on behalf of clients, which can include individual investors and institutional customers. The company is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and operates within Australia's broader financial services sector.

The company generates revenue through fees tied to the assets it manages or services it provides to clients. With a market capitalization near zero and a negative return on invested capital, Underwood is a very small and early-stage or struggling operation by most financial measures. The main risk facing the business is its current lack of profitability — the near-zero gross and operating margins suggest the company is not yet generating meaningful income from its activities, and it will need to grow its assets under management significantly or reduce costs to reach a sustainable financial position.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

+465.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

27.2%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~19 months

$27M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

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Quality

Gross Margin
100.0%
Premium pricing power — 100.0% gross margin
Operating Margin
8.3%
Modest — 8.3% operating margin
ROCE
0.2%
Weak — 0.2% 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
+162.1%
Fast-growing sales (+162.1% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
N/A
Data not available

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
236%
Turns 236% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
106.3%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (106.3%)

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
0.00
Conservative — low debt load (0.00)
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
3.7x
Attractive valuation — P/E 3.7

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

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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