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Apator S.A.

APT.WA
62
Electrical Equipment & Parts · Industrials
Price
28.00 PLN
+0.95 (+3.51%)
Market Cap
813.3M PLN
Exchange
Warsaw Stock Exchange
Winston Score
62
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
Mixed
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Exceptional

Winston Score History

The full picture

Apator S.A. is a Polish industrial company that makes meters and measurement devices used to track electricity, gas, and water consumption. Its main customers are utility companies and energy distributors across Europe. Apator is one of the largest metering equipment manufacturers in Central and Eastern Europe.

The company earns revenue by selling hardware — physical meters and related equipment — along with software and services that help utilities manage their networks. Apator operates primarily in Poland but also sells across broader European markets, generating roughly $0.7 billion in market value. Its established relationships with regulated utility companies provide some stability, since utilities tend to stick with trusted suppliers. The key growth driver is the ongoing rollout of smart meters across Europe, as governments push utilities to replace older analog devices with digital ones that transmit data automatically — though rising component costs and competition from larger global manufacturers remain meaningful risks.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+17.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+64.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

0 PLN/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

35.9%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

33M PLN cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

Apator S.A. is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 17%. 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.

Share count broadly stable

0.5% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 29.2M (2021) → 29.0M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
27.8%
Modest — 27.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
8.6%
Modest — 8.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
11.1%
Below par — 11.1% 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%
Nearly flat sales (+3.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+21.5%
Earnings growing fast (+21.5% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
126%
Turns 126% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
3.1%
Thin free cash flow (3.1%)

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
0.14
Conservative — low debt load (0.14)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
9.69x
Comfortably covers interest (9.7x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
9.3x
Attractive valuation — P/E 9.3

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-3.2
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
8.57%
Healthy income — 8.57% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+140.0%
Dividend growing fast (140.0% YoY)

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