# STS Global Income & Growth Trust PLC (STS.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price 226p, market value 245 millionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). STS Global Income & Growth Trust PLC reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 9.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 9.8×.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade at 1.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 12.2×**. Enterprise value is 12.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 20.7%** (5-yr avg 0.1%). Free cash flow equals 20.7% of the market value, above its five-year average of 0.1%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 94.6%**. STS Global Income & Growth Trust PLC keeps 94.6% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 84.6%**. 84.6% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 142.2%**. 142.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: -4.6%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 7.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 7.4%.
- **Return on assets: 6.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 6.8% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -143.5%**. Earnings per share fell 143.5%.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 63.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 63.1% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.
- **Cash and short-term investments: 3 millionp**. Leverage ratios are shown differently for banks and insurers, whose balance sheets are built on deposits and reserves; use return on equity and the regulatory capital in the filings instead.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. STS Global Income & Growth Trust PLC does not currently pay a dividend, but it returned 25.0% of its market value through buybacks over the last year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -8.4%** (YTD -3.8%, 3-mo 1.8%). The shares are down 8.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -10.3%** (4.8% above the low). Trading 10% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 47**. An RSI of 47 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.33** (volatility 14%). Beta of 0.33 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move much less than the market.

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