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Aedifica S.A.

AED.BR
56
REIT - Healthcare Facilities · Real Estate
Price
€68.30
+0.30 (+0.44%)
Market Cap
€3.40B
Exchange
Euronext Brussels
Winston Score
56
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Exceptional

Share count rising — dilution

+33.5% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 35.6M (2021) → 47.5M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Aedifica is a Belgian real estate company that owns and rents out buildings where elderly people live and receive care, such as nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Its main customers are healthcare operators — companies that run these care homes and pay Aedifica rent to use the buildings. Aedifica is one of the largest listed healthcare real estate investors in Europe.

The company makes money by collecting rent from long-term lease agreements with care home operators, which creates a steady and predictable income stream. Aedifica operates mainly in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and other Northern European countries, with a portfolio worth several billion euros. Its main competitive advantage is its focus on a specialized property type that is in growing demand, but its key risk is rising interest rates, which increase borrowing costs and can pressure the value of its property portfolio.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+23.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+481.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

€0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€12.6B cash & investments

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

Growth + cash flow

Aedifica S.A. is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 23%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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
90.8%
Premium pricing power — 90.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
366.8%
Excellent — 366.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
5.9%
Weak — 5.9% 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
+9.2%
Steady sales growth (+9.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+184.7%
Earnings growing fast (+184.7% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
0%
Weak — only 0% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
0.0%
Thin free cash flow (0.0%)

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
0.73
Moderate — manageable debt (0.73)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
22.60x
Comfortably covers interest (22.6x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
5.9x
Attractive valuation — P/E 5.9

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-5.9
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
5.86%
Healthy income — 5.86% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+80.2%
Dividend growing fast (80.2% YoY)

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