Endava plc (NYSE:DAVA) Shrinks Margins But Partnerships Support Near-Term Operational Stability

Endava shows compressed margins and negative free cash flow even as strategic partnerships and regional expansion underpin operational resilience. Near-term price action likely reflects that tension between weakening profitability and ongoing business development.

Recent News

On July 29, 2025 Endava opened a new office in Perth to support clients in Western Australia and strengthen Asia‑Pacific delivery capacity. On July 15, 2025 Endava announced a partnership with Goji to deliver an Accelerated Integration Gateway Framework for private funds, aiming to speed integrations and shorten time to market.

Technical Analysis

ADX at 33.18 signals a strong trend environment; that strength raises the likelihood that existing directional forces persist near term and therefore amplifies the implications of the other indicators.

DI+ sits at 17.29 with a peak & reversal, which signals a bearish shift in directional momentum; DI- at 32.54 and decreasing implies waning downside pressure, creating a mixed directional picture that favors continuation of the recent move rather than a fresh trend initiation.

MACD stands at -0.73 and has been increasing, and it sits above the signal line (-0.84), indicating a recent bullish crossover in momentum even though MACD remains below zero; that crossover supports the possibility of a short-term bounce against the prevailing weakness.

MRO at -36.58 with a peak & reversal shows the price sits materially below the model target, which points to a potential for upward mean reversion while the peak-and-reversal qualifier tempers conviction in sustained strength.

RSI of 38.56 and decreasing reflects ongoing selling pressure without reaching classic oversold territory; the reading supports lower-to-sideways near-term price bias until momentum stabilizes.

Price at $8.97 trades below the 12‑day EMA ($9.27, decreasing) and the 20‑day average ($9.16), with the 26‑day EMA at $9.98 and the 50‑day average at $11.38 overhead; those relationships keep the short-term technical bias cautious. The SuperTrend upper band at $10.11 and Bollinger upper band near $9.38 mark nearby resistance; lower Bollinger at $8.94 anchors immediate support near the recent low range.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Total revenue of $186,776,000 accompanies a revenue growth rate of -4.14%. Quarter‑over‑quarter revenue growth reads 9.77604% while year‑over‑year revenue shows -135.979% in the provided figure; the headline shows nominal revenue contraction on the principal metric and mixed sequential momentum.

EBIT of $11,994,000 yields an EBIT margin of 6.422%. That margin sits below the industry peer mean of 15.196% and below the industry peer median of 16.705%, while remaining above the industry peer low of -4.292%. Quarter‑over‑quarter EBIT margin change equals -23.955% and year‑over‑year change equals -13.016%, both indicating significant margin compression versus recent periods and pressuring near‑term profitability.

Operating margin at 4.653% declined sharply QoQ by -44.902% and YoY by -36.977%, reinforcing the margin squeeze observed at the EBIT level and constraining free cash generation.

Net income totaled $1,168,000 and EPS came in at $0.24 versus an estimate of $0.23, an EPS surprise ratio of 4.35%, which indicates slight upside to consensus on the earnings line despite weak margins.

Cash and short‑term investments sum to $59,466,000 against total debt of $228,052,000 and net debt of $121,598,000. Debt to assets equals 24.37% and sits slightly below the industry peer mean of 25.016%, while interest coverage equals 3.67 and remains well below the industry peer mean of 26.220, indicating thinner interest servicing capacity relative to peers.

Operating cash flow reads negative at -$2,308,000 and free cash flow equals -$4,079,000, producing a free cash flow yield of -0.483%. Cash conversion cycle stands at 44.12 days, a touch above the industry peer mean of 40.66 days, suggesting moderately slower working capital conversion versus peers.

Return metrics stay compressed: return on equity 0.20% and return on assets 0.123% reflect minimal current profitability on invested capital. Book value per share sits at $10.37 with a price‑to‑book of 1.45 and a peg of 1.82; forward EPS of $0.515 implies a forward P/E of 34.12 based on the provided forwardEPS and forwardPE figures.

WMDST values the stock as fair‑valued. The fundamental mix—contracting margins, marginal net income, negative free cash flow, and adequate cash reserves—supports that valuation stance while the balance sheet and selected partnerships offer offsetting stability.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-09-04
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2025-12-04
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 68.3 M
 Operating Cash Flow -2.31 M
 Capital Expenditures -1.77 M
 Change In Working Capital -17.18 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta -8.93 M
 End Period Cash Flow 59.3 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 186.8 M
 Forward Revenue 1.2 B
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 140.3 M
 Depreciation
 Depreciation and Amortization
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 178.1 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 46.4 M
 EBITDA 12.0 M
 EBIT 12.0 M
 Operating Income 8.7 M
 Interest Income -1.18 M
 Interest Expense
 Net Interest Income -1.18 M
 Income Before Tax 3.8 M
 Tax Provision 2.6 M
 Tax Rate 25.0 %
 Net Income 1.2 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 1.2 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.23
 EPS Actual 0.24
 EPS Difference 0.01
 EPS Surprise 4.348 %
 Forward EPS 0.52
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 935.8 M
 Intangible Assets 574.2 M
 Net Tangible Assets 8.8 M
 Total Current Assets 281.9 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 59.5 M
 Cash 59.3 M
 Net Receivables 151.2 M
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 22.7 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 121.7 M
 Net Debt 121.6 M
 Total Debt 228.1 M
 Total Liabilities 352.8 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 582.9 M
 Retained Earnings 575.4 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 10.37
 Shares Outstanding 56.209 M
 Revenue Per-Share 3.32
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 845.0 M
 Enterprise Value 1.0 B
 Enterprise Multiple 84.512
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 5.033 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -31.709 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 140.798
DAVA: 84.512
median: 58.931
mean: 51.709
low: -43.256
 EV/R 5.427
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.605
 Asset To Liability 2.652
 Debt To Capital 0.281
 Debt To Assets 0.244
Debt To Assets QoQ 26.283 %
Debt To Assets YoY 1610.175 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 1.14
mean: 0.25
DAVA: 0.244
median: 0.129
low: 0.006
 Debt To Equity 0.391
Debt To Equity QoQ 36.073 %
Debt To Equity YoY 1631.018 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 4.622
mean: 0.852
DAVA: 0.391
median: 0.253
low: -2.941
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 1.45
Price To Book QoQ -22.445 %
Price To Book YoY -49.191 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 16.127
median: 6.434
mean: 5.101
DAVA: 1.45
low: -1.349
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 60.564
Price To Earnings QoQ 9497.094 %
Price To Earnings YoY 4211.154 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 227.578
median: 76.338
mean: 63.244
DAVA: 60.564
low: -69.969
 PE/G Ratio 1.817
 Price To Sales (P/S) 4.524
Price To Sales QoQ -26.948 %
Price To Sales YoY -51.787 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 17.197
median: 11.089
mean: 9.129
DAVA: 4.524
low: 0.008
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 34.117
Forward PE/G 1.024
Forward P/S 0.73
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 6.551
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.197
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -1.874 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -8.548 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.719
median: 0.287
mean: 0.242
DAVA: 0.197
low: 0.038
 Receivables Turnover 1.085
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 6.681 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -9.177 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 3.883
mean: 1.538
median: 1.268
DAVA: 1.085
low: 0.415
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 84.112
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 44.118
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ 64.121 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 62.313
median: 45.1
DAVA: 44.118
mean: 40.658
low: -56.4
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 1.166
 CapEx To Revenue -0.009
 CapEx To Depreciation
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 763.9 M
 Net Invested Capital 763.9 M
 Invested Capital 763.9 M
 Net Tangible Assets 8.8 M
 Net Working Capital 160.1 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.489
 Current Ratio 2.316
Current Ratio QoQ 6.221 %
Current Ratio YoY 33.128 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 3.358
DAVA: 2.316
mean: 1.676
median: 1.461
low: 0.34
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 19.014
 Cost Of Debt 1.185 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 3.67
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -27.106 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -16.442 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 46.876
median: 27.435
mean: 26.22
DAVA: 3.67
low: -32.337
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio -0.019
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 39.994
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -2.703 %
 Revenue Growth -4.138 %
Revenue Growth QoQ 977.604 %
Revenue Growth YoY -135.979 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 15.386 %
median: 6.33 %
mean: 4.378 %
DAVA: -4.138 %
low: -11.52 %
 Earnings Growth 33.333 %
Earnings Growth QoQ 147.884 %
Earnings Growth YoY
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 61.628 %
DAVA: 33.333 %
median: 18.932 %
mean: -1.542 %
low: -111.765 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 24.862 %
Gross Margin QoQ -9.606 %
Gross Margin YoY 11.961 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 68.47 %
median: 32.867 %
mean: 31.301 %
DAVA: 24.862 %
low: 3.216 %
 EBIT Margin 6.422 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -23.955 %
EBIT Margin YoY -13.016 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 40.753 %
median: 16.705 %
mean: 15.196 %
DAVA: 6.422 %
low: -4.292 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 4.653 %
Return On Sales QoQ -44.902 %
Return On Sales YoY -36.977 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 19.395 %
median: 16.057 %
mean: 14.659 %
DAVA: 4.653 %
low: -5.114 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) -4.08 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield -0.483 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -133.706 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 335.135 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 5.903 %
median: 1.788 %
mean: 1.197 %
DAVA: -0.483 %
low: -10.517 %
 Free Cash Growth -123.581 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ 172.926 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -47.231 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 539.652 %
median: 20.62 %
mean: 13.371 %
DAVA: -123.581 %
low: -467.291 %
 Free Cash To Net Income -3.492
 Cash Flow Margin -18.952 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings -1.976
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 0.123 %
Return On Assets QoQ -89.086 %
Return On Assets YoY -160.0 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 8.172 %
median: 2.924 %
mean: 2.569 %
DAVA: 0.123 %
low: -6.078 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 1.473 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.002
Return On Equity QoQ -88.208 %
Return On Equity YoY -168.966 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.157
median: 0.071
mean: 0.056
DAVA: 0.002
low: -0.139
 DuPont ROE 0.19 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 1.178 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -30.46 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -105.262 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 7.923 %
mean: 4.419 %
median: 4.105 %
DAVA: 1.178 %
low: -7.46 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect range‑bound to slightly bearish price behavior over the next six weeks. Technicals present a conflicted setup: a strong ADX indicates the prevailing directional bias likely persists, DI+ peak‑and‑reversal signals recent bearishness, and price remains below short‑term EMAs; however, the MACD crossover and a deeply negative MRO leave room for a counter‑trend bounce. Key reference bands cluster between $8.94 (near‑term support) and $10.11 (resistance). Fundamental pressure from margin compression and negative free cash flow should limit sustained upside absent fresh positive operational news. Volume has not shown decisive follow‑through, so expect choppy sessions and mean‑reversion attempts rather than a clean trend breakout.

About Endava plc

Endava plc (NYSE:DAVA) designs advanced technology services that propel digital transformation across multiple industries worldwide. Established in 2000 and headquartered in London, Endava collaborates with clients in North America, Europe, and other regions to enhance digital product development and refine business strategies. The company provides a wide array of services, including digital product acceleration, advisory, digital strategy, and delivery services. Endava excels in agile transformation, distributed agile delivery, and DevOps, ensuring projects are executed efficiently and effectively. Their digital engineering capabilities include architecture, cloud application engineering, and software security, as well as innovations in virtual, augmented, and extended reality. In the realm of data and AI, Endava delivers comprehensive solutions in artificial intelligence, data engineering, and platform development. Their modern managed services cover application management, cloud services, and security, ensuring seamless and secure client operations. Endava serves diverse sectors such as consumer products, healthcare, finance, and telecommunications, consistently driving innovation and delivering substantial value to clients. With a strong global presence and a commitment to excellence, Endava continues to influence the technology landscape.



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