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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings and third-party price providers. Scores, valuations, and metrics are algorithmic estimates. This is not investment advice. See our Terms and Methodology.
Defence Holdings PLC is a public limited company specializing in the development and acquisition of advanced defence technologies with a strong emphasis on artificial intelligence-enabled systems, cyber-defence, secure communications, and autonomous drone systems. Established in 2019 and headquartered in London, the company aims to lead innovation in software-driven defence solutions that enhance operational capabilities across the UK and continental Europe. Defence Holdings focuses on strategic areas such as AI-driven mission planning, information and influence warfare, critical infrastructure protection, and the integration of commercial drone technology into sophisticated defense networks. It positions itself as a trusted partner aligning with sovereign capability priorities and NATO-compatible solutions, providing government agencies, prime contractors, and infrastructure operators with cutting-edge digital defence tools. Through rapid innovation combined with disciplined capital management, Defence Holdings PLC seeks to transform Europe's defense landscape by addressing emerging geopolitical challenges with next-generation technology platforms.
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The business is unprofitable at the operating level (-77.00% margin). The thesis depends entirely on whether and when it reaches sustainable profitability.
Revenue up 24.1% YoY with margins expanding 115.6pp.
Negative free cash flow of -£2M. The business is consuming cash, not generating it.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
£6M
▲ +24.1% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
-£4M
▲ +48.6% YoY
Op. Margin
-77.00%
▲ +115.6pp YoY
ROIC
-65.75%
▲ +5.2pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
-£2M
▲ +68.5% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
-£1M
▲ +81.4% YoY
Net Debt
£3M
Cash & Equiv.
£459K
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Defence Holdings (ALRT.XLON)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Defence Holdings scores 30/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full . This is analysis, not investment advice.
Defence Holdings scores 30 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 6 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a -77.0% operating margin and a -65.7% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh ALRT.XLON's valuation and scores 30/100 on quality (lower-quality). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.