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FW Thorpe

TFW.L
73
Electrical Equipment & Parts · Industrials
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
73
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

FW Thorpe is a UK-based manufacturer of professional lighting systems. It makes lights and lighting controls for places like warehouses, offices, hospitals, schools, and roads. The company owns several brands, including Thorlux Lighting, which is its largest and best-known division.

The company sells its products directly to businesses and through contractors, earning revenue from hardware sales and increasingly from smart lighting control systems. FW Thorpe operates mainly in the UK but also has subsidiaries in the Netherlands, Australia, and other markets. Its competitive edge comes from its long history, in-house engineering, and a growing range of energy-efficient LED and connected lighting products. The main growth driver is the ongoing shift by businesses and governments toward energy-saving lighting to cut electricity costs and meet sustainability targets, though the company faces competition from larger global lighting manufacturers and exposure to construction market slowdowns.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
100.0%
Premium pricing power — 100.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
14.2%
Healthy — 14.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
17.1%
Strong — 17.1% 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
-2.1%
Shrinking sales (-2.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+5.9%
Modest earnings growth (+5.9% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

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
134%
Turns 134% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
16.2%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (16.2%)

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
0.01
Conservative — low debt load (0.01)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
65.77x
Comfortably covers interest (65.8x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
11.9x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 11.9

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
-14.7
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
3.77%
no trend
Moderate income — 3.77% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+49.6%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (49.6% YoY)

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