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Adairs Limited

ADH.AX
45
Specialty Retail · Consumer Cyclical
Price
A$1.42
-0.04 (-3.08%)
Market Cap
A$252.7M
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
45
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
Strong
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Exceptional
Dividends
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+2.0% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 174.8M (2021) → 178.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Adairs Limited is an Australian specialty retailer that sells homewares and bedroom products. Its core products include bed linen, cushions, towels, furniture, and home décor items. The company operates under two main brands — Adairs, which targets everyday Australian households, and Mocka, an online-only brand selling affordable furniture and homewares.

Adairs makes money through retail store sales and online channels, with a growing focus on e-commerce. It operates primarily in Australia and New Zealand, running around 170 physical Adairs stores alongside its digital businesses. The company's loyalty program, Linen Lover, has millions of members and provides a degree of repeat customer stickiness. However, Adairs faces real risk from weak consumer spending — as a discretionary retailer, its sales tend to fall when households feel financial pressure, which is a meaningful concern given ongoing cost-of-living challenges across Australia.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+5.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-53.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

A$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

5.8%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

A$8M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth context

Adairs Limited 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
18.8%
Thin — 18.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
8.5%
Modest — 8.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
9.3%
Below par — 9.3% 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
+5.7%
Slow sales growth (+5.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-42.2%
Earnings shrinking (-42.2% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
421%
Turns 421% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
10.8%
Modest free cash flow (10.8%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.25
Elevated debt (1.25)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.21x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.2x)

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)
13.1x
Attractive valuation — P/E 13.1

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+6.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (13.1 → 6.5)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
6.46%
Healthy income — 6.46% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-25.8%
Dividend cut (-25.8% YoY) — warning sign

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