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LPP S.A.

LPP.WA
72
Apparel - Manufacturers · Consumer Cyclical
Price
20800.00 PLN
+100.00 (+0.48%)
Market Cap
38.66B PLN
Exchange
Warsaw Stock Exchange
Winston Score
72
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Apr 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Exceptional

Share count rising — dilution

+1.0% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.8M (2022) → 1.9M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

LPP S.A. is a Polish clothing company that designs and sells affordable fashion for men, women, and children. It owns five brands — Reserved, Cropp, House, Mohito, and Sinsay — and sells through its own stores and online shops across Europe and beyond. It is one of the largest fashion retailers headquartered in Central and Eastern Europe.

LPP makes money by selling clothes directly to shoppers through roughly 2,000 physical stores and a growing e-commerce business, keeping most of the supply chain and brand ownership in-house. The company operates mainly in Poland, Central Europe, and select markets across the Middle East and Asia, generating several billion dollars in annual revenue. Its main competitive advantage is strong brand recognition in markets where Western fast-fashion giants have less presence, but its biggest risk is exposure to currency swings and geopolitical disruption, since it previously had significant operations in Russia before exiting that market in 2022.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+10.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+42.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

0 PLN/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

31.1%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

1.2B PLN cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth + cash flow

LPP S.A. is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 10%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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
58.5%
Premium pricing power — 58.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
13.4%
Healthy — 13.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
31.9%
Exceptional — 31.9% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+13.4%
Fast-growing sales (+13.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-9.3%
Earnings shrinking (-9.3% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
308%
Turns 308% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
9.1%
Modest free cash flow (9.1%)

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
0.42
Conservative — low debt load (0.42)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
6.96x
Adequate interest coverage (7.0x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
23.6x
Growth-priced — P/E 23.6

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+11.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (23.6 → 11.8)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.81%
Healthy income — 4.81% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+12.2%
Dividend growing fast (12.2% YoY)

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