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Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee

SWP.TO
54
Packaged Foods · Consumer Defensive
Price
C$7.21
+0.09 (+1.26%)
Market Cap
C$69.2M
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
54
Winston is curious
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
Strong
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+6.3% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 9.1M (2021) → 9.7M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Inc. removes caffeine from coffee beans without using chemical solvents. Instead, it uses a water-based process — called the Swiss Water Process — that strips caffeine while keeping the coffee's natural flavor. The company sells decaffeinated green coffee to roasters, specialty coffee brands, and private-label producers around the world.

The company earns revenue by charging coffee roasters a fee to decaffeinate their beans, essentially acting as a processing service. It operates primarily from a facility in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, and serves customers across North America and internationally. Its main competitive advantage is the Swiss Water brand itself — it is certified organic and non-GMO, which appeals to specialty and health-conscious coffee buyers. However, the company is small, with thin margins, and faces risk from volatile green coffee commodity prices, which can squeeze profitability if input costs rise faster than the fees it can charge customers.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-2.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+610.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

C$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

13.6%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

C$6M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

Revenue declining

Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee'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
15.3%
Thin — 15.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
6.5%
Modest — 6.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
10.1%
Below par — 10.1% 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
+14.1%
Fast-growing sales (+14.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+247.6%
Earnings growing fast (+247.6% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

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
700%
Turns 700% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
12.6%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (12.6%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.38
Elevated debt (1.38)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.45x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.4x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
14.6x
Attractive valuation — P/E 14.6

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
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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