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Cash Generators

A GB ranking of companies producing real owner cash. We score cash yield, cash quality, durability, balance sheet strength, capital allocation, and market confirmation, then apply a value-trap brake.

The top decile currently contains 105 companies. The strongest reads combine owner earnings, cash conversion, manageable leverage, and enough market confirmation to reduce the chance of a cheap-but-declining trap.

Method

Not just cheap. Cash-rich without the trap.

The proprietary indicator is Sharemaestro Owner Earnings Yield: a conservative blend of free cash flow yield, FCF to market value, and earnings to price. The final score rewards businesses that convert profit into cash and penalises deterioration.

01Cash Yield

Owner earnings yield, FCF yield, earnings/price and EV/FCF.

02Cash Quality

FCF margin, cash conversion, accruals, ROIC and Piotroski strength.

03Durability

FCF growth, revenue growth, margin quality and earnings stability.

04Trap Brake

Weak momentum, leverage, shrinking revenue, poor conversion and distress signals reduce the score.

Coverage1108factor snapshots
Ranked1043cash scored
Top Decile105best 10%
Elite30score 80+ low risk
Trap Sensitive345risk 45+
Median Owner Yield2.5%ranked universe
30Elite Cash GeneratorsStrong owner cash, quality, durability, and low trap risk.Open list 217Mispriced Cash MachinesHigh owner earnings yield without obvious deterioration.Open list 273Dividend Cash CoversYield backed by cash generation rather than accounting optics.Open list 174Buyback EnginesNet repurchasers with cash support and manageable risk.Open list
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Owner Yield Cohorts

How the top decile is distributed by owner earnings yield, with average quality overlaid.

Top-Decile Pillar Shape

The average profile of the best 10%: yield, quality, durability, balance sheet, allocation and trend.

Top 10% Cash Generators

Showing 101-105 of 105 top-decile companies from 1043 filtered companies. Click a ticker for the cash-generation detail page.

CompanySetup ReadScoreOwner YieldE/PFCF/PTrap RiskPillars
SN
LSE · Smith & Nephew plc
Healthcare
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 72.7 7.4% 6.5% 8.9% 0
Yield66
Quality81
Durable93
GCP
LSE · GCP Infrastructure Investments Limited
Financial Services
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 72.6 13.4% 2.8% 18.9% 0
Yield86
Quality79
Durable18
TPFG
LSE · The Property Franchise Group PLC
Real Estate
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 72.6 6.9% 6.3% 7.2% 0
Yield65
Quality89
Durable90
LSC
LSE · London Security plc
Industrials
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 72.4 6.6% 5.5% 6.7% 8
Yield64
Quality87
Durable89
HWDN
LSE · Howden Joinery Group Plc
Consumer Cyclical
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 72.4 7.0% 6.2% 7.7% 0
Yield65
Quality90
Durable67
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