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Miquel y Costas & Miquel, S.A.

0O6D.L
56
Paper, Lumber & Forest Products · Basic Materials
Price
13.20 GBp
-0.25 (-1.86%)
Market Cap
£495.9M
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
56
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

3.4% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 39.2M (2021) → 37.9M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Miquel y Costas & Miquel is a Spanish company that makes specialty papers — thin, technical papers used in cigarettes, filters, and other tobacco products. It also produces papers for industrial and printing uses. The company sells to tobacco manufacturers and other industrial customers around the world, and it is one of the leading producers of cigarette paper in Europe.

The company earns money by selling its paper products directly to manufacturers, not through subscriptions or software. It operates mainly from Spain but sells globally, with a meaningful share of revenue coming from international markets. Its competitive edge comes from decades of manufacturing expertise and long-standing relationships with large tobacco companies, which are not easy customers to replace. The biggest long-term risk is the steady decline in global cigarette consumption, which could shrink demand for its core tobacco paper products over time.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+0.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-5.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

€0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

63.9%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€113M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth context

Miquel y Costas & Miquel, S.A. is growing revenue at 0% 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
40.6%
Healthy — 40.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
15.0%
Healthy — 15.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
11.5%
Below par — 11.5% 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
+1.6%
Nearly flat sales (+1.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-7.0%
Earnings shrinking (-7.0% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

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
124%
Turns 124% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
3.8%
Thin free cash flow (3.8%)

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
0.12
Conservative — low debt load (0.12)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
41.68x
Comfortably covers interest (41.7x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
11.1x
Attractive valuation — P/E 11.1

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
N/A
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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
3.49%
Moderate income — 3.49% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+3.0%
Dividend growing modestly (3.0% YoY)

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