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MARR S.p.A.

MARR.MI
41
Food Distribution · Consumer Defensive
Exchange
Italian Stock Exchange
Winston Score
41
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Good
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

MARR S.p.A. is an Italian company that distributes food and beverages to restaurants, hotels, cafeterias, and other foodservice businesses across Italy. It acts as a middleman, sourcing thousands of products — including fresh fish, meat, dry goods, and frozen foods — and delivering them to professional kitchens. MARR is one of the largest foodservice distributors in Italy, serving tens of thousands of customers in the hospitality and catering sector.

The company makes money by buying food products in bulk and reselling them at a markup, keeping a gross margin of around 13%. It operates almost entirely within Italy, with a network of regional distribution centers that gives it strong logistical reach and customer relationships built over decades. Its main competitive advantage is scale and a broad product catalog that smaller local distributors struggle to match. The key risk is that MARR's business depends heavily on the health of Italy's tourism and restaurant industry, which can slow sharply during economic downturns or travel disruptions.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+1.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-33.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

53.4%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€85M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth context

MARR S.p.A. is growing revenue at 2% 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.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
0.4%
Thin — 0.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
1.5%
Thin — 1.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
15.3%
Strong — 15.3% 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
+2.7%
Nearly flat sales (+2.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-41.4%
Earnings shrinking (-41.4% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
0/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
75%
Modest — 75% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-0.0%
Burning cash (-0.0%)

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
1.74
Elevated debt (1.74)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
7.22x
Adequate interest coverage (7.2x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
18.5x
no trend
Fair value — P/E 18.5

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
+7.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (18.5 → 10.9)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
7.38%
no trend
Healthy income — 7.38% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-12.4%
no trend
Dividend cut (-12.4% YoY) — warning sign

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