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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 18 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 Decile18best 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 1-18 of 18 top-decile companies from 174 filtered companies. Click a ticker for the cash-generation detail page.

CompanySetup ReadScoreOwner YieldE/PFCF/PTrap RiskPillars
BEZ
LSE · Beazley plc
Financial Services
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 87.7 15.5% 12.0% 16.4% 10
Yield100
Quality87
Durable85
ESO
LSE · EPE Special Opportunities Limited
Financial Services
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 86.3 12.9% 11.2% 12.5% 0
Yield100
Quality88
Durable50
SAG
LSE · Science Group plc
Industrials
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 85.4 12.2% 14.0% 9.6% 0
Yield96
Quality76
Durable94
RTC
LSE · RTC Group plc
Industrials
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 85.2 34.5% 14.8% 40.9% 0
Yield100
Quality79
Durable78
GCL
LSE · Geiger Counter Limited
Financial Services
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 84.9 22.2% 24.2% 22.7% 0
Yield100
Quality79
Durable67
CFX
LSE · Colefax Group PLC
Consumer Cyclical
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 83.6 13.8% 8.9% 16.5% 0
Yield98
Quality86
Durable68
NWG
LSE · NatWest Group plc
Financial Services
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 83.5 11.1% 11.4% 11.0% 10
Yield94
Quality82
Durable95
STCM
LSE · Steppe Cement Ltd.
Basic Materials
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 83.2 22.5% 7.4% 26.8% 0
Yield96
Quality73
Durable62
TRU
LSE · TruFin plc
Communication Services
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 83.0 8.4% 9.2% 7.6% 0
Yield76
Quality91
Durable75
LBG
LSE · LBG Media plc
Communication Services
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 82.7 21.3% 15.7% 21.4% 18
Yield100
Quality90
Durable98
BARC
LSE · Barclays PLC
Financial Services
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 82.1 19.8% 10.5% 24.4% 10
Yield100
Quality79
Durable85
RAT
LSE · Rathbones Group Plc
Financial Services
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 81.8 180.3% 6.6% 62.1% 0
Yield93
Quality71
Durable95
AIBG
LSE · AIB Group plc
Financial Services
Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk. 80.3 33.2% 11.4% 44.1% 20
Yield100
Quality71
Durable98
STAN
LSE · Standard Chartered PLC
Financial Services
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 79.9 49.4% 12.3% 76.8% 10
Yield100
Quality69
Durable86
PEBB
LSE · The Pebble Group plc
Communication Services
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 79.5 9.1% 6.5% 10.1% 0
Yield84
Quality72
Durable63
HANA
LSE · Hansa Investment Company Limited
Financial Services
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 79.4 31.3% 20.8% 30.5% 0
Yield100
Quality87
Durable50
HAN
LSE · Hansa Investment Company Limited
Financial Services
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 79.2 29.9% 20.0% 29.3% 0
Yield100
Quality87
Durable50
JD
LSE · JD Sports Fashion Plc
Consumer Cyclical
High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks. 79.1 15.9% 10.9% 23.8% 0
Yield100
Quality77
Durable95
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