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Friedrich Vorwerk Group SE

VH2.DE
78
Oil & Gas Midstream · Industrials
Price
€68.75
-0.30 (-0.43%)
Market Cap
€1.38B
Exchange
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Winston Score
78
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

Friedrich Vorwerk Group SE is a German engineering and construction company that builds and maintains energy infrastructure. Its core work includes pipelines, compressor stations, and electrical grid connections used to move natural gas and hydrogen across Germany and neighboring European countries. The company serves large energy utilities, grid operators, and industrial customers who need reliable energy transport networks.

Vorwerk earns revenue by winning project contracts — customers pay for engineering, construction, and maintenance work on a project-by-project basis. The company operates primarily in Germany, with some activity across the broader European energy market, and generates roughly €500–600 million in annual revenue. Its competitive position benefits from deep technical expertise and long-standing relationships with major German grid operators, which are not easy for new competitors to replicate. The key growth driver is Europe's energy transition, as governments invest heavily in hydrogen pipelines and expanded electricity grids — but project delays, labor shortages, or slower-than-expected hydrogen infrastructure spending could weigh on future results.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+16.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+72.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

€1M/ year

0.2% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

62.3%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€255M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth + cash flow

Friedrich Vorwerk Group SE is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 17%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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.

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: 20.0M (2021) → 20.0M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
28.3%
Modest — 28.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
20.1%
Excellent — 20.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
41.9%
Exceptional — 41.9% 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
+21.6%
Fast-growing sales (+21.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+98.2%
Earnings growing fast (+98.2% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
193%
Turns 193% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
21.1%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (21.1%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.05
Conservative — low debt load (0.05)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
90.27x
Comfortably covers interest (90.3x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
12.7x
Attractive valuation — P/E 12.7

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
-0.5
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.63%
Small dividend — 1.63% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
N/A
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