AWL Agri Business Limited

AWL.BO

Packaged Foods · Consumer Defensive

Exchange

Bombay Stock Exchange

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Good

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Weak

Valuation

Mixed

Dividends

Weak

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Winston Score History

The full picture

AWL Agri Business Limited is one of India's largest edible oils and food companies. It sells cooking oils, vanaspati (vegetable shortening), and other food products under well-known brands like Fortune, which is one of the top-selling edible oil brands in India. Its main customers are everyday households and food businesses across India.

The company makes money by buying raw materials like crude palm oil and soybean oil, processing them, and selling the finished products to consumers through retail stores and distributors. AWL operates almost entirely within India and benefits from its strong brand recognition and wide distribution network, which are hard for smaller competitors to replicate quickly. However, the business faces real pressure because its profit margins are thin — around 2-3% — and its earnings depend heavily on global vegetable oil prices, which can swing sharply based on weather, crop yields, and international trade policies.

Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

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Revenue Growth

+18.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+53.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

Insider Activity

82.8%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

₹29.1B cash & investments

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

Growth + cash flow

AWL Agri Business Limited is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 18%. 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

9.5%

Thin — 9.5% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

3.2%

Thin — 3.2% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

21.0%

Exceptional — 21.0% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+16.8%

Fast-growing sales (+16.8% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+0.9%

Flat earnings

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

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

119%

Turns 119% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

1.2%

Thin free cash flow (1.2%)

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

N/A

Data not available

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

2.98x

Tight — interest eats into profit (3.0x)

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)

21.0x

no trend

Growth-priced — P/E 21.0

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

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+0.3

GROWING

Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

0.51%

no trend

Small dividend — 0.51% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

N/A

no trend

Data not available

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