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Burberry Group

BRBY.L
40
Luxury Goods · Consumer Cyclical
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
40
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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
Exceptional
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Burberry is a British luxury fashion brand that makes and sells high-end clothing, accessories, and beauty products. Its most famous item is the trench coat, and it is well known for its signature plaid pattern called the Burberry check. The company sells to wealthy consumers around the world through its own stores, website, and a small number of wholesale partners.

Burberry makes money mainly by selling products directly to customers through its own retail stores and online shop, which gives it more control over pricing and brand image. It operates globally, with a heavy reliance on Asia — especially China — which has been a key growth market but also a source of risk when Chinese consumer spending slows. With a market cap of around $4 billion and operating margins under 10%, Burberry is under pressure to rebuild profitability after a recent sales slowdown, and its ability to reposition itself as a true top-tier luxury brand will determine whether margins recover.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+0.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

>+1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

1.5%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£715M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Burberry Group is growing revenue at 1% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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
54.4%
Healthy — 54.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
10.2%
Modest — 10.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
10.6%
Below par — 10.6% 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
-1.7%
Shrinking sales (-1.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
2305%
Turns 2305% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
17.0%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (17.0%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.60
Moderate — manageable debt (0.60)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
1.80x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.8x)

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)
187.3x
no trend
Expensive — P/E 187.3

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+168.2
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (187.3 → 19.1)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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