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Schaffer Corporation Limited

SFC.AX
43
Auto - Parts · Consumer Cyclical
Price
A$19.60
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
A$263.6M
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
43
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

1.3% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 13.8M (2022) → 13.6M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Schaffer Corporation is an Australian holding company with two main businesses: making leather for car seats and building materials for construction. Its automotive leather is sold to car manufacturers around the world, while its building products — mainly autoclaved aerated concrete blocks — are sold to builders and developers in Western Australia. The company is one of the few independent automotive leather suppliers operating at scale globally.

Schaffer earns revenue by selling finished leather directly to automakers and their seat suppliers, and by selling lightweight concrete building products to the local construction market. It operates primarily out of Australia, with leather manufacturing also conducted overseas to serve international car brands. The company's relatively small size means it can be flexible, but it also faces concentration risk if major automaker customers reduce orders or shift to synthetic and vegan leather alternatives, which is a growing trend across the global auto industry.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
17.9%
Thin — 17.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
10.3%
Modest — 10.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
6.6%
Weak — 6.6% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-11.8%
Shrinking sales (-11.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-8.4%
Earnings shrinking (-8.4% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
108%
Turns 108% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
9.1%
Modest free cash flow (9.1%)

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
0.31
Conservative — low debt load (0.31)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
6.01x
Adequate interest coverage (6.0x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
12.0x
Attractive valuation — P/E 12.0

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
-2.0
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.61%
Healthy income — 4.61% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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