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Installux S.A.

ALLUX.PA
43
Aluminum · Basic Materials
Exchange
Euronext Paris
Winston Score
43
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Mixed
Dividends
Mixed

Winston Score History

The full picture

Installux S.A. is a French company that makes aluminum products used in buildings. Its main products include aluminum frames, shutters, pergolas, and other architectural components sold to construction companies, builders, and distributors across France and neighboring European markets. The company is a small, specialized manufacturer focused on the building and construction industry.

Installux earns revenue by selling finished aluminum products directly to professional customers in the construction sector. It operates primarily in France, with a market capitalization of around $100 million, making it a very small company by global standards. Its competitive position relies on long-standing customer relationships and product specialization rather than scale, which also means it faces real pressure from larger aluminum manufacturers and from swings in raw material costs. The main risk is that aluminum prices and weak construction activity in Europe could squeeze already thin margins, which currently sit around 6%.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+12.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+19.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

Insider Activity

67.9%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€62M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

Installux S.A. is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 12%. 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
4.7%
Thin — 4.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
5.2%
Thin — 5.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
7.1%
Weak — 7.1% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+11.6%
Steady sales growth (+11.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-10.7%
Earnings shrinking (-10.7% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
199%
Turns 199% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
7.6%
Modest free cash flow (7.6%)

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
0.12
Conservative — low debt load (0.12)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
12.76x
Comfortably covers interest (12.8x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
18.3x
no trend
Fair value — P/E 18.3

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
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.62%
no trend
Small dividend — 1.62% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+8.5%
no trend
Dividend growing modestly (8.5% YoY)

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