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Colefax Group

CFX.L
71
Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances · Consumer Cyclical
Price
1,440.00 GBp
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
£72.0M
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
71
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Apr 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

33.5% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 8.3M (2022) → 5.5M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Colefax Group is a British company that designs and sells high-end fabrics, wallpapers, and interior furnishings. Its brands include Colefax and Fowler, Jane Churchill, and Manuel Canovas, which are sold to interior designers, decorators, and wealthy homeowners. The company operates in the luxury home décor market, where its heritage brands carry strong recognition among professional designers.

Colefax makes money by selling its fabric and wallpaper collections through showrooms and a network of trade distributors, primarily targeting interior design professionals rather than everyday retail shoppers. It operates mainly in the UK, US, and Europe, and its small size — with a market cap around £100 million — keeps it focused on a narrow, premium niche. The company's main moat is its long-established brand reputation and loyal designer client base, but its reliance on high-income consumers and discretionary home renovation spending means revenue can fall sharply when the economy slows or the housing market weakens.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-0.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+39.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

£0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

39.1%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£24M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

Revenue declining

Colefax Group'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.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
59.0%
Premium pricing power — 59.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
10.0%
Modest — 10.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
27.9%
Exceptional — 27.9% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+5.4%
Slow sales growth (+5.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+32.1%
Earnings growing fast (+32.1% 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
203%
Turns 203% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
11.5%
Modest free cash flow (11.5%)

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
0.11
Conservative — low debt load (0.11)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
8.43x
Comfortably covers interest (8.4x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
10.3x
Attractive valuation — P/E 10.3

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-0.7
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.41%
Small dividend — 0.41% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+37.6%
Dividend growing fast (37.6% YoY)

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