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Bapcor Limited

BAP.AX
19
Specialty Retail · Consumer Cyclical
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
19
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

Bapcor is an Australian company that sells car parts, accessories, and workshop supplies. It serves mechanics, auto repair shops, and everyday car owners who need replacement parts to keep their vehicles running. The company owns well-known brands including Burson Auto Parts, Autobarn, and Midas, making it one of the largest automotive aftermarket businesses in Australia and New Zealand.

Bapcor makes money by selling parts and products through a network of trade stores, retail shops, and service centres. It operates primarily in Australia and New Zealand, with some presence in Asia, and generates revenue through both wholesale supply to trade customers and direct retail sales to consumers. The company's scale and supplier relationships give it a sourcing advantage over smaller competitors, but it faces pressure from rising costs, softer consumer spending, and the long-term uncertainty of how electric vehicles — which require fewer traditional replacement parts — could gradually reduce demand for its core products.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

-5.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+93.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

21.3%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

A$67M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue declining

Bapcor Limited's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
14.1%
Thin — 14.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
1.6%
Thin — 1.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
11.5%
Below par — 11.5% 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
-4.7%
Shrinking sales (-4.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
2.4%
Thin free cash flow (2.4%)

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
0.91
Moderate — manageable debt (0.91)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
4.15x
Adequate interest coverage (4.1x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
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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