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Lhyfe S.A.

LHYFE.PA
10
Renewable Utilities · Utilities
Exchange
Euronext Paris
Winston Score
10
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

Lhyfe is a French company that produces green hydrogen — a clean fuel made by splitting water using renewable electricity from wind or solar power. It sells this hydrogen to industrial customers and transportation operators, such as companies running hydrogen-powered trucks or buses. Lhyfe operates production sites mainly in France and is expanding across Europe, positioning itself as one of the early dedicated green hydrogen producers on the continent.

The company earns revenue by selling hydrogen directly to customers under supply agreements, but it is currently spending far more than it earns, as its deeply negative margins show. Its competitive angle is its focus on locally produced, fully renewable hydrogen, which appeals to customers with strict sustainability requirements. The main risk is straightforward: green hydrogen remains expensive to produce, and Lhyfe must scale up production volume significantly and reduce costs before it can reach profitability — a challenge shared across the entire young green hydrogen industry.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+49.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

-90.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

65.8%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~9 months

€75M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Strong grower

Lhyfe S.A. is growing revenue at 50% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

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
-457.4%
Thin — -457.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-517.4%
Losing money on operations — -517.4%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-46.2%
Weak — -46.2% 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
+91.6%
Fast-growing sales (+91.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
2/8 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
-452.5%
Burning cash (-452.5%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
3.61
Heavy debt load (3.61)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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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

Not applicable for this business.
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