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PGG Wrightson Limited

PGW.NZ
47
Specialty Business Services · Industrials
Exchange
New Zealand Exchange
Winston Score
47
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
Weak
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

PGG Wrightson is a New Zealand agricultural services company that helps farmers run their businesses. It sells seeds, fertilizer, and farm supplies, and provides services like livestock trading, wool brokering, and rural real estate. It is one of New Zealand's largest rural services networks, serving sheep, beef, dairy, and crop farmers across the country.

The company makes money through product sales, commissions on livestock and wool transactions, and fees for advisory and real estate services. It operates almost entirely within New Zealand, with a wide branch network giving it strong reach into rural communities. Its competitive position comes from long-standing farmer relationships and a broad service offering that is hard for smaller competitors to replicate. The main risk is that the business is closely tied to agricultural commodity prices and farm profitability — when conditions are tough for farmers, demand for PGG Wrightson's products and services tends to fall as well.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+12.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+68.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

59.8%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

NZ$8M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

PGG Wrightson Limited is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 12%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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
7.6%
Thin — 7.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
0.1%
Thin — 0.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
9.8%
Below par — 9.8% 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
+10.2%
Steady sales growth (+10.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+48.7%
Earnings growing fast (+48.7% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
339%
Turns 339% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
4.4%
Thin free cash flow (4.4%)

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
0.63
Moderate — manageable debt (0.63)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.58x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.6x)

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)
11.1x
no trend
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
-4.0
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.21%
no trend
Healthy income — 4.21% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-70.0%
no trend
Dividend cut (-70.0% YoY) — warning sign

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