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Lingotes Especiales, S.A.

LGT.MC
21
Auto - Parts · Consumer Cyclical
Price
€6.16
-0.04 (-0.65%)
Market Cap
€61.6M
Exchange
Madrid Stock Exchange
Winston Score
21
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

Lingotes Especiales is a Spanish company that makes cast iron and metal components used in cars and trucks. Its main products are brake discs, drums, and other safety-related parts sold to automakers and automotive suppliers across Europe. The company is a small, specialized manufacturer operating in the competitive auto parts industry.

Lingotes Especiales earns money by selling these metal components directly to vehicle manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers, primarily in Spain and the broader European market. With a market cap of roughly $0.1 billion, it is a small-cap industrial company with limited pricing power, which is reflected in its very thin operating margin of around 1.2%. The biggest risk the company faces is the ongoing shift toward electric vehicles, since EVs use different braking systems and lighter materials, which could reduce long-term demand for traditional cast iron brake components.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+3.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+107.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

€70,000/ year

Rising (+8% vs prior year)

0.1% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

45.1%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~3 months

€10M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Lingotes Especiales, S.A. has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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: 10.0M (2021) → 10.0M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
21.1%
Thin — 21.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
2.5%
Thin — 2.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
1.2%
Weak — 1.2% 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
-1.5%
Shrinking sales (-1.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-102.6%
Earnings shrinking (-102.6% 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
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-5.0%
Burning cash (-5.0%)

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
0.91
Moderate — manageable debt (0.91)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
0.81x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.8x)

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/A
Data not available
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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