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Marcopolo S.A.

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43
Agricultural - Machinery · Industrials
Exchange
B3 S.A.
Winston Score
43
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Exceptional

Winston Score History

The full picture

Marcopolo is a Brazilian company that builds bus bodies — the outer shell and interior of buses that sit on top of truck or chassis frames made by other manufacturers. Its main products include city buses, intercity coaches, and school buses, sold to bus operators, governments, and transportation companies across Brazil and many other countries. Marcopolo is one of the largest bus body manufacturers in the world.

The company makes money by selling these bus bodies directly to fleet operators and through partnerships with chassis makers like Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz. Marcopolo operates in Brazil and exports to markets across Latin America, Africa, and beyond, giving it a broad geographic footprint for a manufacturer of its size. Its long-standing relationships with chassis partners and its scale in production give it a cost advantage over smaller rivals. The key growth driver is rising demand for public transportation investment in emerging markets, while currency swings and raw material costs remain ongoing risks.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+3.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-21.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

0.8%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Runway

~5 years

R$3.2B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

R$3.2B cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Marcopolo S.A. is growing revenue at 3% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
21.9%
Thin — 21.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
13.0%
Healthy — 13.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
17.8%
Strong — 17.8% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+1.6%
Nearly flat sales (+1.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-4.7%
Earnings shrinking (-4.7% 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
79%
Modest — 79% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
7.0%
Modest free cash flow (7.0%)

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
0.81
Moderate — manageable debt (0.81)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
6.90x
Adequate interest coverage (6.9x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
4.1x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 4.1

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-0.0
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
11.63%
no trend
Healthy income — 11.63% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+101.8%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (101.8% YoY)

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