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Vinci S.A.

VCISY
65
Engineering & Construction · Industrials
Price
$33.63
-0.33 (-0.97%)
Market Cap
$75.49B
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
65
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count falling — buybacks

1.5% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 2.30B (2021) → 2.27B (2025)

Vinci S.A. is a French company that builds and operates large infrastructure around the world. Its main businesses include constructing roads, bridges, tunnels, stadiums, and airports, as well as running toll roads and airports once they are built. Vinci is one of the largest construction and concessions companies in the world, owning and operating over 60 airports and thousands of miles of toll roads across multiple continents.

Vinci makes money in two main ways: collecting tolls and airport fees from travelers over long-term government contracts, and earning fees for completing construction projects. The concessions business — where Vinci runs infrastructure it helped build — provides steady, recurring cash flows that give the company a durable advantage over pure construction rivals. Vinci operates primarily in Europe but has a growing presence in the Americas and Asia. The main risk is that rising construction costs and interest rates can squeeze profit margins on new projects and reduce the value of long-term infrastructure contracts.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+5.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+6.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

81.8%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$23.7B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Vinci S.A. is growing revenue at 5% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
100.5%
Premium pricing power — 100.5% gross margin
Operating Margin
12.3%
Healthy — 12.3% operating margin
ROCE
7.6%
Weak — 7.6% 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
+12.1%
Fast-growing sales (12.1% YoY)
EPS YoY
+9.1%
Earnings growing (9.1% 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
243%
Turns 243% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
10.8%
Modest free cash flow (10.8%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.13
Elevated debt (1.13)
Interest Cover
5.49x
Adequate interest coverage (5.5x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
7.8x
Attractive valuation — P/E 7.8

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

P/E vs Forward
-3.7
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
3.91%
Moderate income — 3.91% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth
+22.4%
Dividend growing fast (22.4% YoY)

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