Südzucker AG

SUEZY

Packaged Foods · Consumer Defensive

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Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through May 31, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Mixed

Valuation

Data not available

Dividends

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Südzucker is Europe's largest sugar producer, based in Germany. It grows sugar beets and processes them into sugar for food companies, retailers, and industrial users. Beyond sugar, the company also makes starch-based products, frozen pizza and baked goods (through its Freiberger and Schöller brands), and bioethanol for fuel.

The company earns revenue by selling sugar and specialty food ingredients across Europe, along with its consumer-facing frozen food and bakery segments. It operates in over 20 countries, with most sales concentrated in the European Union. Südzucker's scale in sugar production gives it a cost advantage, but the business faces thin margins due to volatile sugar prices and EU market regulations. Key factors ahead include sugar price trends, the growth of its higher-margin specialty segments like CropEnergies (bioethanol), and whether the company can shift its product mix toward more profitable categories.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-10.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-188.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

92.7%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$583M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue declining

Südzucker AG'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

100.0%

Premium pricing power — 100.0% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

3.0%

Thin — 3.0% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-6.6%

Weak — -6.6% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-11.2%

Shrinking sales (-11.2% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

0.8%

Thin free cash flow (0.8%)

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

0.93

Moderate — manageable debt (0.93)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

no trend

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

1.71%

no trend

Small dividend — 1.71% yield

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

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+98.1%

no trend

Dividend growing fast (98.1% YoY)

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