Ontex Group N.V.

ONXXF

Household & Personal Products · Consumer Defensive

Price

$3.27

+0.92 (+39.15%)

Market Cap

$260.7M

Exchange

Other OTC

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 31, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Good

Valuation

Data not available

Dividends

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Ontex is a Belgian company that makes disposable hygiene products like baby diapers, feminine care items, and adult incontinence products. It sells these mainly under retailer private-label brands, meaning stores put their own name on Ontex-made products. The company is one of Europe's largest private-label hygiene manufacturers.

Ontex earns revenue by manufacturing and selling these products in bulk to retailers and healthcare providers. It operates primarily in Europe, with additional presence in select emerging markets. The company's scale in private-label production gives it a cost advantage, though margins remain thin due to intense competition and sensitivity to raw material prices like pulp and plastic. A key challenge ahead is balancing pricing pressure from large retail customers against rising input costs, while its recent strategic shift to focus on core European markets could improve profitability over time.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-3.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

<−1,000% 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

26.1%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€96M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue declining

Ontex Group N.V.'s revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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

−0.9% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 81.0M (2021) → 80.2M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

27.1%

Modest — 27.1% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

4.2%

Thin — 4.2% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

6.6%

Weak — 6.6% 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

-4.9%

Shrinking sales (-4.9% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

<−1,000%

Earnings shrinking (<−1,000% 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

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

3.0%

Thin free cash flow (3.0%)

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

0.58

Conservative — low debt load (0.58)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

1.73x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.7x)

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)

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

14.05%

Healthy income — 14.05% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

N/A

Data not available

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