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VusionGroup

VU.PA
58
Software - Application · Technology
Also trades as: 0OA4.L
Price
€134.70
+2.70 (+2.05%)
Market Cap
€2.25B
Exchange
Euronext Paris
Winston Score
58
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 13, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Weak

Share count rising — dilution

+6.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 15.8M (2021) → 16.8M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

VusionGroup is a French technology company that makes electronic shelf labels (ESLs) — small digital price tags that replace paper labels on store shelves. Retailers like grocery chains and big-box stores use these tags to update prices automatically across thousands of products without sending employees to change paper labels by hand. The company is one of the largest providers of this technology in the world and sells its hardware and software under the SES-imagotag brand.

VusionGroup earns money by selling the physical shelf labels, the software platform that controls them, and ongoing cloud services subscriptions to retailers. It operates globally, with a strong presence in Europe, North America, and Asia, and counts major retailers like Walmart among its customers. The key growth driver is the broader retail industry shift toward automation and real-time data, but the company's thin margins and deeply negative return on invested capital signal that scaling profitably remains a significant challenge.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+57.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

>+1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

50.2%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~8 months

$381M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Revenue accelerating

VusionGroup grew revenue 57% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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
15.3%
Thin — 15.3% gross margin
Operating Margin
10.7%
Modest — 10.7% operating margin
ROCE
18.7%
Strong — 18.7% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+54.2%
Fast-growing sales (+54.2% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
141%
Turns 141% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
4.4%
Thin free cash flow (4.4%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.09
Conservative — low debt load (0.09)
Interest Cover
6.58x
Adequate interest coverage (6.6x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
15.4x
Fair value — P/E 15.4

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward
+4.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (15.4 → 11.2)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
0.71%
Small dividend — 0.71% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
N/A
Data not available

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