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Origin Enterprises

OGN.L
43
Agricultural Inputs · Basic Materials
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
43
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jan 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Exceptional

Winston Score History

The full picture

Origin Enterprises plc is an Irish agri-services company that helps farmers grow better crops. It sells seeds, fertilizers, crop protection products, and specialist agronomy advice to farmers across Europe and Latin America. The company is one of the larger integrated agri-services providers in its markets, combining physical inputs with on-the-ground agronomic expertise.

Origin makes money by selling agricultural inputs directly to farmers and through distribution networks, earning a margin on each product sold. It operates primarily in Ireland, the UK, Belgium, Ukraine, and several Latin American countries, giving it a geographically diversified revenue base. The company's main competitive edge is its network of local agronomists who build long-term relationships with farmers, making it harder for pure product distributors to compete on service alone. The key risk the business faces is margin pressure from volatile input costs — particularly fertilizers — which can squeeze profitability when commodity prices shift faster than the company can reprice its products.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+2.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-127.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

10.0%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Runway

~2 months

£111M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Origin Enterprises has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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
15.9%
Thin — 15.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
1.1%
Thin — 1.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
10.0%
Below par — 10.0% 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
+5.3%
Slow sales growth (+5.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-26.6%
Earnings shrinking (-26.6% 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
151%
Turns 151% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
1.8%
Thin free cash flow (1.8%)

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
0.85
Moderate — manageable debt (0.85)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.16x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.2x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
10.6x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 10.6

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
+1.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.12%
no trend
Healthy income — 4.12% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+5358.4%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (5358.4% YoY)

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