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Polimex-Mostostal S.A.

PXM.WA
56
Engineering & Construction · Industrials
Price
7.75 PLN
+0.27 (+3.61%)
Market Cap
1.99B PLN
Exchange
Warsaw Stock Exchange
Winston Score
56
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Weak

Share count falling — buybacks

9.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 284.6M (2021) → 258.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Polimex-Mostostal is a Polish construction and engineering company that builds large industrial facilities, power plants, and infrastructure projects. Its main customers are energy companies, industrial firms, and government bodies across Poland. The company is one of the largest general contractors in Poland, with a long history in heavy construction and steel fabrication.

The company earns money by winning contracts to design and build projects, then charging clients for labor, materials, and project management. It operates primarily in Poland, though it occasionally takes on projects in neighboring Central and Eastern European markets. Its competitive position comes partly from its scale, established relationships with major Polish state-owned energy clients, and in-house fabrication capabilities. The key growth driver is Poland's ongoing energy transition and EU-funded infrastructure spending, which is generating a large pipeline of new construction contracts — though thin margins mean cost overruns on large projects remain a persistent risk to profitability.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-1.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-28.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

0 PLN/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

63.2%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~14 months

671M PLN cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Revenue declining

Polimex-Mostostal S.A.'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.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
8.1%
Thin — 8.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
3.5%
Thin — 3.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
20.9%
Exceptional — 20.9% 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
+31.6%
Fast-growing sales (+31.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
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
225%
Turns 225% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
5.9%
Thin free cash flow (5.9%)

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
0.15
Conservative — low debt load (0.15)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
8.64x
Comfortably covers interest (8.6x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
15.3x
Fair value — P/E 15.3

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
+5.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (15.3 → 9.6)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.52%
Small dividend — 0.52% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-99.8%
Dividend cut (-99.8% YoY) — warning sign

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