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Arla Plast AB

ARPL.ST
43
Chemicals · Basic Materials
Exchange
Stockholm Stock Exchange
Winston Score
43
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Arla Plast is a Swedish company that makes plastic sheets used in construction, signage, and industrial applications. Its main products are sheets made from materials like polycarbonate and acrylic, sold to builders, manufacturers, and distributors across Europe. The company is one of the larger European producers of these specialty plastic sheet products.

Arla Plast earns money by selling its plastic sheets directly to customers, with revenue tied to volume and pricing of raw materials like polymer resins. It operates primarily in Europe, with its main production based in Sweden, and generates roughly $0.8 billion in market value. Its competitive position comes partly from its focus on a narrow product category and established customer relationships, though its margins are modest. The main risk the business faces is raw material cost volatility, since resin prices can swing sharply and squeeze profitability when the company cannot pass costs on to customers quickly enough.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
22.5%
Thin — 22.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
6.0%
Thin — 6.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
13.4%
Good — 13.4% 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
-11.4%
Shrinking sales (-11.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-9.2%
Earnings shrinking (-9.2% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

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
218%
Turns 218% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
2.8%
Thin free cash flow (2.8%)

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
0.08
Conservative — low debt load (0.08)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
19.23x
Comfortably covers interest (19.2x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
9.8x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 9.8

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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