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Acrow Limited

ACF.AX
46
Engineering & Construction · Industrials
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
46
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Exceptional

Winston Score History

The full picture

Acrow Limited is an Australian company that rents and sells industrial formwork, scaffolding, and shoring equipment. These are the temporary steel structures used to support concrete and buildings while they are being constructed. Its main customers are construction companies working on residential, commercial, and civil infrastructure projects across Australia.

Acrow makes most of its money by renting out its equipment fleet, which provides a recurring income stream rather than one-off sales. The company operates primarily in Australia and is a mid-sized player in a fragmented market, with its competitive edge coming from its owned fleet, branch network, and engineering expertise that smaller rivals struggle to match. The key growth driver is Australia's ongoing infrastructure pipeline, including government-funded roads, bridges, and housing projects, though the main risk is a slowdown in construction activity, which would reduce demand for equipment rentals and pressure utilization rates.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
20.2%
Thin — 20.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
12.1%
Healthy — 12.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
10.1%
Below par — 10.1% 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
-3.0%
Shrinking sales (-3.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-41.3%
Earnings shrinking (-41.3% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
149%
Turns 149% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-10.8%
Burning cash (-10.8%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.33
Elevated debt (1.33)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.82x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.8x)

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)
22.2x
no trend
Growth-priced — P/E 22.2

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+13.4
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (22.2 → 8.8)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
5.24%
no trend
Healthy income — 5.24% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+24.0%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (24.0% YoY)

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