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Goodwin

GDWN.L
78
Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
78
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Oct 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Weak
Dividends
Exceptional

Winston Score History

The full picture

Goodwin PLC is a British industrial company that makes two main things: mechanical engineering products and refractory products. The mechanical side produces high-pressure valves, pumps, and castings used in oil and gas pipelines, nuclear power plants, and naval ships. The refractory side makes heat-resistant materials used in metal casting and foundry processes.

The company earns money by selling these specialist components directly to industrial customers, including energy companies, defense contractors, and manufacturers. Goodwin operates primarily from the UK but sells globally, and its strong margins reflect a niche position — it makes highly engineered, safety-critical parts that customers cannot easily swap out for cheaper alternatives. Its main growth driver is rising demand from nuclear energy and defense spending, particularly in Europe and the US, but being a small, family-influenced company means it has limited scale compared to larger industrial peers, which could constrain how quickly it can grow to meet that demand.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+21.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+63.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

60.1%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£25M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

Goodwin is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 21%. 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.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
49.3%
Healthy — 49.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
27.4%
Excellent — 27.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
44.1%
Exceptional — 44.1% 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
+24.4%
Fast-growing sales (+24.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+105.0%
Earnings growing fast (+105.0% 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
177%
Turns 177% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
20.4%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (20.4%)

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
0.25
Conservative — low debt load (0.25)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
45.94x
Comfortably covers interest (45.9x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
35.3x
no trend
Pricey — P/E 35.3

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.51%
no trend
Healthy income — 4.51% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+273.2%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (273.2% YoY)

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