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Wawel S.A.

WWL.WA
62
Food Confectioners · Consumer Defensive
Price
710.00 PLN
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
917.2M PLN
Exchange
Warsaw Stock Exchange
Winston Score
62
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

13.9% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.5M (2021) → 1.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Wawel S.A. is a Polish candy and chocolate company based in Kraków, Poland. It makes chocolates, pralines, gummy candies, and hard sweets sold mainly to everyday consumers through grocery stores and supermarkets across Poland. The company is one of the oldest and most recognized confectionery brands in Poland, with roots going back over 100 years.

Wawel earns money by selling packaged sweets directly to retailers, who then sell them to shoppers. The business operates primarily in Poland, with some export sales to other European markets and Polish diaspora communities abroad. Its main competitive advantage is strong brand recognition built over generations, which gives it pricing power and shelf space in stores. The key risk is rising input costs — cocoa, sugar, and packaging materials can be volatile — which could squeeze the company's margins if it cannot pass those costs on to customers.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
35.0%
Modest — 35.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
12.0%
Modest — 12.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
13.2%
Good — 13.2% 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
-1.1%
Shrinking sales (-1.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+35.2%
Earnings growing fast (+35.2% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
134%
Turns 134% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
9.7%
Modest free cash flow (9.7%)

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
0.00
Conservative — low debt load (0.00)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
16.56x
Comfortably covers interest (16.6x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
9.3x
Attractive valuation — P/E 9.3

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.90%
Healthy income — 4.90% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-14.3%
Dividend cut (-14.3% YoY) — warning sign

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