# Unicorn AIM VCT plc (UAV.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Financial Services. Price 65p, market value 169 millionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 4.3×**. Unicorn AIM VCT plc trades at 4.3× trailing earnings. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 4.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.4×.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 6.7×**. Enterprise value is 6.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -2.0%** (5-yr avg -0.0%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 23.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 23.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 84.9%**. Unicorn AIM VCT plc keeps 84.9% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 65.4%**. 65.4% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: -65.9%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -1.5%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 13.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 13.0%.
- **Return on assets: 12.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 12.7% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 225.9%** (5-yr -37.6%/yr). Revenue grew 225.9% over the last year, against -37.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -535.3%**. Earnings per share fell 535.3%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 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**. Unicorn AIM VCT plc does not currently pay a dividend, but it returned -16.0% of its market value through buybacks over the last year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -11.5%** (YTD -27.2%, 3-mo -7.1%). The shares are down 11.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -35.6%** (-0.0% above the low). Trading 36% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 3**. An RSI of 3 is oversold; bounces are common, but oversold can stay oversold in a real decline.
- **Beta (1 yr): 15.69**. Beta of 15.69 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move much more than the market.

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