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Lentex S.A.

LTX.WA
46
Manufacturing - Textiles · Industrials
Price
6.98 PLN
-0.02 (-0.29%)
Market Cap
237.2M PLN
Exchange
Warsaw Stock Exchange
Winston Score
46
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Mixed
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

21.9% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 44.0M (2021) → 34.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Lentex S.A. is a Polish manufacturer that makes nonwoven fabrics and insulation materials used in construction and industrial applications. Its core products include mineral wool insulation, technical textiles, and filtration materials sold to construction companies, industrial manufacturers, and distributors across Europe. The company is one of Poland's established producers in the nonwoven and insulation segment.

Lentex earns revenue by selling its manufactured products directly to business customers, making it dependent on order volumes rather than recurring subscriptions. It operates primarily in Poland with some export sales to neighboring European markets, and its relatively modest market cap of around $0.2 billion reflects its regional scale. The company's main competitive advantage is its established manufacturing base and long-standing customer relationships in Poland, though its 4.5% ROIC suggests thin returns on capital. The key risk it faces is exposure to the European construction cycle, where slowdowns in building activity can quickly reduce demand for insulation and related materials.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
25.4%
Modest — 25.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
2.9%
Thin — 2.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
8.8%
Below par — 8.8% 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
-4.3%
Shrinking sales (-4.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-5.0%
Earnings shrinking (-5.0% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

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
227%
Turns 227% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
3.9%
Thin free cash flow (3.9%)

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
0.01
Conservative — low debt load (0.01)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
17.89x
Comfortably covers interest (17.9x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
17.6x
Fair value — P/E 17.6

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
7.19%
Healthy income — 7.19% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-5.4%
Dividend cut (-5.4% YoY) — warning sign

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