Komax Holding AG

KOMN.SW

Industrial - Machinery · Industrials

Also trades as: 0QKL.L

Exchange

SIX Swiss Exchange

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Mixed

Valuation

Data not available

Dividends

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Komax Holding AG is a Swiss industrial company that makes machines used to process electrical wires and cables. Its equipment cuts, strips, crimps, and assembles wire harnesses — the bundles of wires that carry electricity through cars, planes, and other machines. The automotive industry is its biggest customer, and Komax is one of the largest manufacturers of wire processing machines in the world.

Komax earns revenue by selling its machines outright and by providing spare parts, software, and after-sales services. It operates globally, with a strong presence in Europe, the Americas, and Asia, and its scale and specialized engineering give it a durable position in a niche market with few large competitors. However, the company's very thin operating margin of under 1% signals that it is currently struggling with weak demand and high costs, and its near-term performance depends heavily on whether automakers resume normal production investment, particularly as the auto industry navigates the slow shift to electric vehicles.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+93.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-182.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

25.6%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

CHF 68M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue accelerating

Komax Holding AG grew revenue 94% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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

13.7%

Thin — 13.7% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

0.6%

Thin — 0.6% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

0.4%

Weak — 0.4% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+28.0%

Fast-growing sales (+28.0% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

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

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

0.5%

Thin free cash flow (0.5%)

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

0.51

Conservative — low debt load (0.51)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

0.28x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.3x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

no trend

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

4.07%

no trend

Healthy income — 4.07% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

-8.6%

no trend

Dividend cut (-8.6% YoY) — warning sign

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