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Meier Tobler Group AG

MTG.SW
40
Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Also trades as: 0QQK.L
Price
CHF 33.80
+0.70 (+2.11%)
Market Cap
CHF 364.9M
Exchange
SIX Swiss Exchange
Winston Score
40
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
Weak
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Data not available
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

13.3% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 12.0M (2021) → 10.4M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Meier Tobler Group AG is a Swiss company that supplies heating, cooling, and hot water systems to buildings across Switzerland. It sells products like heat pumps, boilers, ventilation equipment, and related parts to plumbers, heating installers, and construction companies. The company acts as a distributor and service provider sitting between manufacturers and the tradespeople who actually install the equipment.

Meier Tobler makes money by selling hardware and spare parts, and by offering technical services and logistics support to its installer customers. It operates almost entirely within Switzerland, making it a domestically focused business with a strong distribution network built over many decades. Its main competitive advantage is its dense logistics infrastructure and long-standing relationships with Swiss tradespeople, which are hard for new entrants to replicate quickly. The key growth driver is the ongoing shift toward heat pumps and energy-efficient heating systems, pushed by Swiss and European climate regulations, though thin operating margins leave little room for error if volumes slow.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+3.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-4.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

CHF 3,000/ year

Declining (-93% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

62.2%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Runway

~14 months

CHF 15M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Growth context

Meier Tobler Group AG 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.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
15.6%
Thin — 15.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
3.4%
Thin — 3.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
9.1%
Below par — 9.1% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+2.5%
Nearly flat sales (+2.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-103.8%
Earnings shrinking (-103.8% 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
251%
Turns 251% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
7.1%
Modest free cash flow (7.1%)

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
293.36x
Comfortably covers interest (293.4x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
5.03%
Healthy income — 5.03% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-17.1%
Dividend cut (-17.1% YoY) — warning sign

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