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Trakcja S.A.

TRK.WA
48
Engineering & Construction · Industrials
Price
3.79 PLN
+0.01 (+0.13%)
Market Cap
1.75B PLN
Exchange
Warsaw Stock Exchange
Winston Score
48
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Mixed
Dividends
Mixed

Share count rising — dilution

+449.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 86.5M (2021) → 475.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Trakcja S.A. is a Polish construction and engineering company that builds and repairs railway infrastructure. Its core work includes laying tracks, installing overhead power lines for trains, and upgrading railway stations and signaling systems. The main customers are national rail operators and government agencies, primarily in Poland and the broader Central and Eastern European region.

The company earns money by winning public tenders and completing fixed-price construction contracts, which is typical for infrastructure contractors. Trakcja operates mainly in Poland, with some exposure to other European markets, and its competitive position is built on specialized technical expertise in rail electrification — a niche that has relatively few qualified players. The key growth driver is continued EU-funded investment in modernizing Poland's aging rail network, but the main risk is that fixed-price contracts can quickly turn unprofitable if material costs rise or projects run over schedule, which helps explain the company's thin gross margins.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+7.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+99.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

0 PLN/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

65.9%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

480M PLN cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Trakcja 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
3.7%
Thin — 3.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-1.2%
Losing money on operations — -1.2%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
25.4%
Exceptional — 25.4% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+8.1%
Steady sales growth (+8.1% 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
228%
Turns 228% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
7.4%
Modest free cash flow (7.4%)

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
0.24
Conservative — low debt load (0.24)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
6.37x
Adequate interest coverage (6.4x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
19.7x
Fair value — P/E 19.7

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

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.64%
Moderate income — 2.64% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
N/A
Data not available

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