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Robertet S.A.

CBE.PA
52
Chemicals - Specialty · Basic Materials
Also trades as: 0NZN.L GBP 7.52 (+1.08%)
Price
€626.00
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
€1.51B
Exchange
Euronext Paris
Winston Score
52
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Oct 5, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Mixed
14/30
Growth
Mixed
8/20
Cash Flow
Strong
8/10
Stability
Mixed
4/10
Valuation
Good
5/10
Ownership
Good
10/15
Dividends
Good
3/5

52 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 52.

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

-0.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-1.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

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

Revenue declining

Robertet 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
0.0%
Thin — 0.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
17.0%
Healthy — 17.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
15.7%
Strong — 15.7% 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
+0.3%
Nearly flat sales (+0.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+5.8%
Modest earnings growth (+5.8% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

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
112%
Turns 112% 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
0.39
Conservative — low debt load (0.39)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
12.6x
Attractive valuation — P/E 12.6

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
-0.6
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.79%
Small dividend — 1.79% 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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