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ENCE Energía y Celulosa, S.A.

ENC.MC
25
Paper, Lumber & Forest Products · Basic Materials
Price
€2.53
+0.01 (+0.48%)
Market Cap
€613.1M
Exchange
Madrid Stock Exchange
Winston Score
25
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+2.2% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 242.3M (2021) → 247.7M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

ENCE Energía y Celulosa is a Spanish company that makes two main things: eucalyptus pulp and renewable energy. The pulp is sold to paper manufacturers across Europe, who use it to make tissue, printing paper, and packaging. ENCE is one of the largest eucalyptus pulp producers in Europe, operating large mills in Spain and managing its own eucalyptus forests.

The company earns money by selling pulp on global commodity markets and by generating electricity from biomass — burning wood waste to produce power sold to the Spanish grid. It operates primarily in Spain and Portugal, with pulp sold to customers across Europe and Asia. The negative margins shown in recent financial data reflect how sensitive the business is to pulp price cycles, which can swing sharply based on global supply and demand. The key risk going forward is continued pressure on pulp prices combined with rising energy and raw material costs, which can quickly erase profitability in a commodity-driven business like this one.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+105.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

€0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

57.4%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~21 months

€208M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Growth context

ENCE Energía y Celulosa, S.A. is growing revenue at 5% 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
49.1%
Healthy — 49.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
10.1%
Modest — 10.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-3.9%
Weak — -3.9% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-10.4%
Shrinking sales (-10.4% 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
-16.2%
Burning cash (-16.2%)

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
1.37
Elevated debt (1.37)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
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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