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Cadeler A/S

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58
Marine Shipping · Industrials
Exchange
Oslo Stock Exchange
Winston Score
58
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Good
Valuation
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

Cadeler A/S is a Danish company that installs and maintains offshore wind turbines at sea. It owns and operates specialized vessels called wind turbine installation ships, which are used to transport and lift massive turbine components into place on offshore wind farms. The company's main customers are large energy companies and wind farm developers building renewable energy projects, primarily in European waters.

Cadeler makes money by charging clients day rates or contract fees to use its vessels and crews for installation and maintenance work. The company is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, and operates mainly in European offshore markets, though it is expanding into other regions. Its competitive position depends on owning a fleet of next-generation vessels capable of handling the increasingly large turbines the industry is moving toward. The key growth driver is the global expansion of offshore wind energy, but the main risk is that vessel construction delays or a slowdown in wind farm permitting could reduce future contract opportunities.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+90.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

-492.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

46.2%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~14 months

kr 227M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Strong grower

Cadeler A/S is growing revenue at 90% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

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
21.5%
Thin — 21.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
6.2%
Modest — 6.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
9.7%
Below par — 9.7% 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
+129.8%
Fast-growing sales (+129.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+197.3%
Earnings growing fast (+197.3% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
144%
Turns 144% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-68.2%
Burning cash (-68.2%)

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
0.94
Moderate — manageable debt (0.94)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
5.28x
Adequate interest coverage (5.3x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
6.6x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 6.6

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+0.1
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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