BayWa AG

BYW.DE

Industrial - Distribution · Industrials

Also trades as: 0AH7.L

Exchange

Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2025

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Data not available

Valuation

Data not available

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Winston Score History

The full picture

BayWa AG is a German company that distributes agricultural products, building materials, and energy goods. Its core businesses include selling seeds, fertilizers, and crop protection products to farmers, supplying construction materials to builders, and trading renewable energy equipment like solar panels. It is one of the largest agricultural trading and services companies in the German-speaking world.

BayWa makes money by buying goods in bulk and reselling them at a markup, earning thin margins across high volumes — a classic distribution model. It operates mainly in Germany, Austria, and other European markets, with some global reach through its agricultural trading arm. The company's scale and long-standing relationships with farmers and suppliers provide some competitive stability, but its current negative operating and return margins signal serious financial stress. The biggest near-term risk is managing its heavy debt load while commodity price swings and weak demand continue to pressure profitability.

Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

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

Revenue Growth

-37.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-144.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

5.1%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~10 months

€549M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

BayWa AG has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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

15.0%

Thin — 15.0% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

3.7%

Thin — 3.7% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

3.3%

Weak — 3.3% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-21.8%

Shrinking sales (-21.8% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

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Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

-1.9%

Burning cash (-1.9%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

N/A

Data not available

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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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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