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Saint Jean Groupe S.A.

SABE.PA
20
Packaged Foods · Consumer Defensive
Price
€20.20
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
€64.5M
Exchange
Euronext Paris
Winston Score
20
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available

Share count falling — buybacks

4.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 3.4M (2021) → 3.2M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Saint Jean Groupe is a French food company that makes fresh pasta, gnocchi, and other refrigerated dough-based products. It sells these products to grocery retailers and supermarkets, primarily targeting everyday consumers looking for convenient, ready-to-cook meals. The company operates in the packaged fresh foods segment, which is a competitive but stable part of the European food industry.

The company earns revenue by selling its products directly to retailers, who then sell them to shoppers. Saint Jean Groupe operates mainly in France and a handful of other European markets, and it is a small-cap business with a market value around $100 million. Its negative gross and operating margins signal that the company is currently spending more to make and sell its products than it earns, which is a meaningful financial concern. The key risk is whether management can cut production costs and improve pricing power before losses erode the business further.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+7.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+85.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

€0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

82.7%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€36M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Saint Jean Groupe S.A. is growing revenue at 8% 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
0.7%
Thin — 0.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-0.6%
Losing money on operations — -0.6%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-1.0%
Weak — -1.0% 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
+6.7%
Slow sales growth (+6.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 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
1.5%
Thin free cash flow (1.5%)

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
0.77
Moderate — manageable debt (0.77)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
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

Not applicable for this business.
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