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Fabryka Farb i Lakierow Sniezka S.A.

SKA.WA
61
Industrial - Specialties · Basic Materials
Price
85.40 PLN
-1.00 (-1.16%)
Market Cap
1.08B PLN
Exchange
Warsaw Stock Exchange
Winston Score
61
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
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Exceptional

Winston Score History

The full picture

Śnieżka is a Polish company that makes paints, varnishes, and coatings for homes and buildings. Its products are sold to everyday consumers doing home renovations as well as to professional painters and construction companies. It is one of the largest paint manufacturers in Central and Eastern Europe, best known for its Śnieżka brand of interior and exterior wall paints.

The company earns money by selling its products through hardware stores, home improvement retailers, and building supply distributors across Poland and neighboring countries including Ukraine, Belarus, and Hungary. With a gross margin near 50%, Śnieżka benefits from strong brand recognition and an established distribution network in its home region, which are difficult for new competitors to quickly replicate. The key growth driver is reconstruction demand in Ukraine, where Śnieżka has had a long commercial presence, though ongoing conflict there remains a significant risk to both sales volumes and operational stability in that market.

Share count broadly stable

0.0% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 12.6M (2021) → 12.6M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
52.7%
Healthy — 52.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
11.3%
Modest — 11.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
18.4%
Strong — 18.4% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-4.2%
Shrinking sales (-4.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+6.5%
Modest earnings growth (+6.5% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

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
203%
Turns 203% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
17.1%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (17.1%)

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
0.37
Conservative — low debt load (0.37)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
7.91x
Adequate interest coverage (7.9x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
14.5x
Attractive valuation — P/E 14.5

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
+3.9
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (14.5 → 10.6)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
6.07%
Healthy income — 6.07% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+17.9%
Dividend growing fast (17.9% YoY)

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