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The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V.

MICC
46
Packaged Foods · Consumer Defensive
Also trades as: MICC.AS
Price
$19.96
+0.22 (+1.11%)
Market Cap
$12.22B
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
46
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
Strong
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Magnum is a global ice cream brand that sells premium chocolate-covered ice cream bars, tubs, and novelties to everyday consumers around the world. The brand is best known for its thick Belgian chocolate coating and positions itself in the premium segment of the frozen dessert market. Magnum operates as a standalone public company after being spun off from Unilever, which previously owned the brand for decades.

The company earns revenue by selling packaged ice cream products through grocery stores, convenience stores, and other retail channels across Europe, North America, Asia, and beyond. Its main competitive advantage is strong brand recognition in the premium ice cream category, built over many years of marketing and distribution. The key growth opportunity is expanding into faster-growing markets in Asia and the Americas, while the main risk is rising input costs for dairy, cocoa, and packaging, which can squeeze profit margins if the company cannot pass those costs on to consumers.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-24.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

€0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

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

Insider Activity

20.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€576M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. 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.

Share count broadly stable

+0.6% over 3y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 612.3M (2022) → 616.0M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
100.0%
Premium pricing power — 100.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
12.5%
Healthy — 12.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
6.9%
Weak — 6.9% 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
+0.2%
Nearly flat sales (+0.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-68.3%
Earnings shrinking (-68.3% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
0/6 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
341%
Turns 341% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
4.2%
Thin free cash flow (4.2%)

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
3.40
Heavy debt load (3.40)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
1.58x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.6x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
44.4x
Pricey — P/E 44.4

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+31.5
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (44.4 → 12.8)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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