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Cash Generators

A DE 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 13 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.

Coverage728factor snapshots
Ranked726cash scored
Top Decile13best 10%
Elite27score 80+ low risk
Trap Sensitive175risk 45+
Median Owner Yield4.0%ranked universe
27Elite Cash GeneratorsStrong owner cash, quality, durability, and low trap risk.Open list 148Mispriced Cash MachinesHigh owner earnings yield without obvious deterioration.Open list 288Dividend Cash CoversYield backed by cash generation rather than accounting optics.Open list 125Buyback 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 1-13 of 13 top-decile companies from 125 filtered companies. Click a ticker for the cash-generation detail page.

CompanySetup ReadScoreOwner YieldE/PFCF/PTrap RiskPillars
KIN2
GER · Kinross Gold Corporation
Basic Materials
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 90.9 12.2% 11.5% 12.2% 0
Yield100
Quality98
Durable93
NMM
GER · Newmont Corporation
Basic Materials
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 89.8 10.2% 9.5% 10.4% 0
Yield92
Quality99
Durable93
ABR0
GER · Barrick Mining Corporation
Basic Materials
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 86.2 9.7% 11.4% 9.5% 0
Yield85
Quality96
Durable93
AXA
GER · AXA SA
Financial Services
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 86.1 17.3% 10.9% 24.3% 10
Yield100
Quality86
Durable96
PA9
GER · The Travelers Companies, Inc.
Financial Services
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 85.6 15.5% 12.1% 18.3% 10
Yield100
Quality87
Durable90
BNP
GER · BNP Paribas SA
Financial Services
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 84.7 22.2% 11.2% 39.5% 10
Yield100
Quality73
Durable84
AAG
GER · Aumann AG
Industrials
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 83.9 34.1% 7.6% 19.7% 10
Yield96
Quality88
Durable82
HMSB
GER · H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ)
Consumer Cyclical
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 82.7 61.5% 51.2% 95.9% 0
Yield100
Quality84
Durable77
LTEC
GER · Logitech International S.A.
Technology
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 82.2 7.3% 5.5% 7.6% 0
Yield68
Quality96
Durable88
BCY
GER · Barclays PLC
Financial Services
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 81.3 16.9% 8.9% 20.8% 10
Yield98
Quality79
Durable85
DBK
GER · Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
Financial Services
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 80.9 61.5% 11.8% 77.7% 10
Yield100
Quality73
Durable85
RYSD
GER · NatWest Group plc
Financial Services
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 80.7 9.5% 9.7% 9.3% 10
Yield84
Quality82
Durable95
NCB
GER · Bank of America Corporation
Financial Services
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 80.4 11.5% 8.6% 15.3% 10
Yield93
Quality80
Durable80
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