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Landis+Gyr Group AG

LAND.SW
28
Electrical Equipment & Parts · Industrials
Also trades as: 0RTL.L GBP 0.50 (-0.50%)
Price
CHF 48.95
-1.00 (-2.00%)
Market Cap
CHF 1.39B
Exchange
SIX Swiss Exchange
Winston Score
28
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Oct 9, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Mixed
8/30
Growth
Weak
3/20
Cash Flow
Weak
1/10
Stability
Mixed
4/10
Valuation
Data not available
0/10
Ownership
Good
10/15
Dividends
Mixed
2/5

28 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 28.

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§Winston Score History

The full picture

Landis+Gyr is a Swiss company that makes smart meters and energy management systems. Smart meters are the digital devices that track how much electricity, gas, or water a home or building uses. Its main customers are utility companies — the businesses that supply power and water to homes and cities — across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific.

The company earns most of its revenue by selling hardware (the meters themselves) along with software and services that help utilities read data, manage grids, and bill customers accurately. Landis+Gyr operates globally and is one of the largest dedicated smart metering companies in the world, which gives it scale and long-term contracts that are hard for smaller rivals to displace. The key growth driver is the ongoing global push to replace old analog meters with smart ones, but the business faces risk from lumpy government-driven procurement cycles and rising competition from larger industrial conglomerates entering the space.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-21.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+118.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$93M/ year

↓ Declining (-46% vs prior year)

8.0% of revenue

2.0x the sector average (4%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

11.0%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$275M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue declining

Landis+Gyr Group AG's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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: 28.8M (2022) → 28.8M (2026)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
34.1%
Modest — 34.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
9.7%
Modest — 9.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-2.0%
Weak — -2.0% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-31.9%
Shrinking sales (-31.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
5.0%
Thin free cash flow (5.0%)

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
0.43
Conservative — low debt load (0.43)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
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
2.46%
Moderate income — 2.46% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-27.7%
Dividend cut (-27.7% YoY) — warning sign

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