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MHP SE

MHPC.L
47
Agricultural Farm Products · Consumer Defensive
Price
7.74 GBp
+0.04 (+0.52%)
Market Cap
£828.5M
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
47
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Exceptional

Winston Score History

The full picture

MHP SE is a large agricultural company based in Ukraine that raises chickens and grows crops. Its main product is poultry — it sells chicken meat to grocery stores, food companies, and consumers across Ukraine and in export markets. MHP is one of the largest poultry producers in Europe, operating large-scale farms and processing facilities.

The company earns money by selling chicken and other food products, with most revenue coming from Ukraine and a meaningful share from exports to the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. Its scale gives it a cost advantage over smaller local competitors, which helps protect its margins. However, MHP faces serious risk from the ongoing war in Ukraine, which has disrupted operations, raised costs, and made it harder to access capital markets — this remains the single biggest factor investors watch when evaluating the business.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+31.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-366.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

59.7%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~5 years

$582M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$582M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue accelerating

MHP SE grew revenue 31% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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.

Share count broadly stable

+0.3% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 107.0M (2021) → 107.3M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
15.9%
Thin — 15.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
1.9%
Thin — 1.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
7.7%
Weak — 7.7% 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
+29.1%
Fast-growing sales (+29.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-61.8%
Earnings shrinking (-61.8% YoY)

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

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
421%
Turns 421% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-0.4%
Burning cash (-0.4%)

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
1.14
Elevated debt (1.14)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.64x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.6x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
14.6x
Attractive valuation — P/E 14.6

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
+10.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (14.6 → 3.9)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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