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Masterflex SE

MZX.DE
66
Chemicals - Specialty · Basic Materials
Exchange
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Winston Score
66
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

Masterflex SE is a German company that makes specialty hoses and tubing used in industrial and medical applications. Its products move liquids, gases, and other materials through machines and equipment in industries like healthcare, food processing, and manufacturing. The company is based in Germany and focuses on technically demanding hose systems where standard off-the-shelf products do not work well enough.

Masterflex earns revenue by selling its hoses and connectors directly to industrial customers and distributors, primarily across Europe. It is a small-cap company with a market value around $100 million, and its competitive edge comes from engineering custom solutions for niche applications where customers need reliable, chemically resistant, or sterile tubing. The main growth driver is demand from the medical and pharmaceutical sector, where strict quality requirements favor specialized suppliers like Masterflex, though its small size and limited geographic reach outside Europe remain meaningful risks to long-term expansion.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+15.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

Insider Activity

57.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€10M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth context

Masterflex SE is growing revenue at 4% 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
28.7%
Modest — 28.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
12.5%
Healthy — 12.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
15.9%
Strong — 15.9% 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
+3.7%
Slow sales growth (+3.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+9.2%
Earnings growing (+9.2% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
152%
Turns 152% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
7.7%
Modest free cash flow (7.7%)

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
0.20
Conservative — low debt load (0.20)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
12.79x
Comfortably covers interest (12.8x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
14.8x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 14.8

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
+5.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (14.8 → 9.7)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.10%
no trend
Moderate income — 2.10% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+200.0%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (200.0% YoY)

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