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NWF Group

NWF.L
48
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing · Energy
Price
151.00 GBp
+0.50 (+0.33%)
Market Cap
£74.9M
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
48
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through May 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Strong

Share count rising — dilution

+1.7% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 49.4M (2022) → 50.3M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

NWF Group is a UK-based distribution business that delivers fuel, food, and animal feed to customers across England and Wales. Its core divisions include heating oil and diesel delivery to homes, farms, and businesses, plus a food warehousing and logistics service for grocery brands, and an animal feed manufacturing operation serving livestock farmers. The company is a mid-sized regional distributor rather than a global energy giant.

NWF makes money by buying fuel and other goods in bulk and reselling or distributing them, earning a small margin on each transaction — which explains the very thin gross margin of around 1.5%. It operates entirely within the UK, generating roughly £1 billion in annual revenue across its three divisions. Its competitive position relies on established local delivery networks and long-term customer relationships rather than any unique product. The main risk the business faces is margin pressure from fuel price volatility, since it buys and sells commodities where it has limited pricing power.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+8.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+83.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

£0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

22.6%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£9M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

NWF Group is growing revenue at 8% 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
2.7%
Thin — 2.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
2.7%
Thin — 2.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
16.3%
Strong — 16.3% 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
+1.9%
Nearly flat sales (+1.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+47.5%
Earnings growing fast (+47.5% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
320%
Turns 320% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
2.8%
Thin free cash flow (2.8%)

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
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.50x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.5x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
8.2x
Attractive valuation — P/E 8.2

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+0.1
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
5.59%
Healthy income — 5.59% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+7.5%
Dividend growing modestly (7.5% YoY)

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