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ABO-Group Environment N.V.

ABO.BR
38
Waste Management · Industrials
Exchange
Euronext Brussels
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

ABO-Group Environment N.V. is a Belgian environmental services company that helps businesses, governments, and construction firms understand and manage risks in the ground beneath their feet. Its core services include soil and groundwater investigation, environmental site assessments, geotechnical studies, and remediation work. The company mainly serves clients in the construction, real estate, and public infrastructure sectors across Western Europe.

ABO-Group earns revenue by charging fees for consulting projects, field investigations, and laboratory testing — essentially selling expert services rather than physical products. It operates primarily in Belgium and the Netherlands, with a smaller presence in France and other neighboring markets. The company is relatively small, with a market cap near zero on a global scale, and its competitive position relies on local regulatory expertise and long-standing client relationships. Thin margins and low returns on capital highlight the main risk: environmental consulting is a fragmented, competitive market where pricing pressure is constant and growth depends heavily on construction activity and regulatory spending.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+5.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-65.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

90.2%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€14M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

ABO-Group Environment N.V. is growing revenue at 5% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
2.5%
Thin — 2.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
3.1%
Thin — 3.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
6.0%
Weak — 6.0% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+11.1%
Steady sales growth (+11.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-66.9%
Earnings shrinking (-66.9% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
1744%
Turns 1744% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
6.9%
Modest free cash flow (6.9%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.08
Elevated debt (1.08)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
1.83x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.8x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
61.8x
no trend
Expensive — P/E 61.8

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+33.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (61.8 → 28.8)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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