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Tubacex, S.A.

TUB.MC
29
Steel · Basic Materials
Price
€2.83
+0.01 (+0.18%)
Market Cap
€349.5M
Exchange
Madrid Stock Exchange
Winston Score
29
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Sep 2, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Data not available
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

3.1% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 126.6M (2021) → 122.7M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Tubacex, S.A. is a global company, headquartered in Llodio, Spain, that produces and sells stainless steel and nickel tubes across both Spanish and international markets. Its comprehensive product range includes various seamless stainless steel tubes, such as CRA OCTG for oil and gas, specialized tubing for aerospace, space exploration, and defense, hydraulic and instrumentation lines, subsea umbilical components, and high-pressure tubes. Additionally, the company supplies foundational metal forms like round bars, billets, and ingots, alongside an assortment of fittings and custom-machined components like butt welding fittings, bends, elbows, tees, reducers, and caps. A proprietary offering is Tubacoat, a ceramic coating developed for enhancing long steel and high-nickel alloy products. Tubacex complements its product offerings with a broad suite of services, including design and simulation, logistics, repair, maintenance, and numerous value-added processes such as shotpeening, connection threading, bending, cutting, machining, welding, and specialized finishing. These products and services cater to a wide array of industries, including low-carbon solutions, power generation, oil and gas exploration and production, fertilizer manufacturing, aerospace, and hydrocarbon processing. The company was established in 1963.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+80.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-85.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

€273,000/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Cash Runway

~4 years

€127M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

€127M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue accelerating

Tubacex, S.A. grew revenue 81% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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
27.9%
Modest — 27.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
4.0%
Thin — 4.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-1.5%
Weak — -1.5% 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
+31.7%
Fast-growing sales (+31.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-295.8%
Earnings shrinking (-295.8% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

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
1.9%
Thin free cash flow (1.9%)

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
1.64
Elevated debt (1.64)
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

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.76%
Small dividend — 1.76% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+256.0%
Dividend growing fast (256.0% YoY)

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