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Robertet S.A.

CBE.PA
63
Chemicals - Specialty · Basic Materials
Also trades as: 0NZN.L
Price
€673.30
-0.70 (-0.10%)
Market Cap
€1.62B
Exchange
Euronext Paris
Winston Score
63
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

6.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 2.3M (2021) → 2.2M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Robertet S.A. is a French company that makes natural fragrances and flavors — the scents and tastes added to perfumes, cosmetics, and food products. Its customers include large consumer goods companies that need ingredients to make their products smell or taste a certain way. Robertet is one of the oldest and most established independent fragrance and flavor houses in the world, founded in 1850 and headquartered in Grasse, France, which is historically the center of the global perfume industry.

Robertet earns revenue by selling fragrance compounds, flavor ingredients, and raw natural materials to manufacturers around the world. It operates globally, with a strong presence in Europe, North America, and Asia, and generates roughly €700–800 million in annual revenue. Its competitive advantage comes from deep expertise in natural raw materials and long-standing supplier relationships, which are hard to replicate quickly. The main risk is that natural ingredient costs can be volatile, squeezing margins when harvests are poor or supply chains are disrupted.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+1.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+16.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

€0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

84.9%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€211M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth context

Robertet S.A. is growing revenue at 1% 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
15.0%
Thin — 15.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
14.1%
Healthy — 14.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
17.1%
Strong — 17.1% 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
+4.5%
Slow sales growth (+4.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+16.1%
Earnings growing fast (+16.1% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
107%
Turns 107% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
8.0%
Modest free cash flow (8.0%)

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
0.34
Conservative — low debt load (0.34)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
13.5x
Attractive valuation — P/E 13.5

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
1.52%
Small dividend — 1.52% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+61.2%
Dividend growing fast (61.2% YoY)

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