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FLSmidth & Co. A/S

FLS.CO
54
Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Price
kr 583.50
+34.50 (+6.28%)
Market Cap
kr 31.64B
Exchange
NASDAQ Copenhagen
Winston Score
54
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak

Share count rising — dilution

+8.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 52.1M (2021) → 56.6M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

FLSmidth is a Danish company that makes the heavy machinery and equipment used to dig up and process minerals like copper, gold, and cement. Its main customers are large mining companies and cement producers around the world. It is one of the largest suppliers of full production-line equipment and services to the global mining and cement industries.

The company earns money by selling equipment, spare parts, and long-term service contracts to keep that machinery running — the aftermarket services business provides steady, recurring revenue. FLSmidth operates globally, with a strong presence in the Americas, Africa, and Asia-Pacific where most major mining activity takes place. Its competitive edge comes from deep technical expertise and the fact that customers rely on its parts and service teams to maintain expensive, hard-to-replace equipment. The key growth driver is rising demand for copper and other metals needed for electric vehicles and clean energy, though a slowdown in mining investment or falling commodity prices remains a significant risk.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
33.6%
Modest — 33.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
15.3%
Healthy — 15.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
15.0%
Strong — 15.0% 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
-20.3%
Shrinking sales (-20.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+204.2%
Earnings growing fast (+204.2% 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
33%
Weak — only 33% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
1.5%
Thin free cash flow (1.5%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.25
Conservative — low debt load (0.25)
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)
20.7x
Growth-priced — P/E 20.7

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+4.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (20.7 → 16.1)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.69%
Small dividend — 0.69% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-13.6%
Dividend cut (-13.6% YoY) — warning sign

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