Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA

WWI.OL

Marine Shipping · Industrials

Exchange

Oslo Stock Exchange

Winston Score

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

Mixed

Cash Flow

Exceptional

Stability

Strong

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Strong

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding is a Norwegian company that has been in the shipping business for over 160 years. It moves cars, trucks, and heavy machinery across oceans for automakers and industrial companies around the world. The company is one of the largest operators of roll-on/roll-off ships, which are vessels designed to carry wheeled cargo that can be driven on and off the ship.

Wilhelmsen earns money through freight charges for transporting vehicles and equipment, and also through maritime services like ship management, port services, and crew training sold to other shipping companies. It operates globally, with routes covering Europe, the Americas, Asia, and beyond, and generates billions of dollars in annual revenue. The company's long customer relationships with major automakers and its large, specialized fleet give it a durable position in a market that is hard to enter cheaply. The main risk is that a slowdown in global car production or trade volumes would directly reduce demand for its ships.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-2.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-43.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

77.3%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

kr 3.0B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA'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

13.4%

Thin — 13.4% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

13.4%

Healthy — 13.4% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

3.3%

Weak — 3.3% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+4.8%

Slow sales growth (+4.8% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-12.1%

Earnings shrinking (-12.1% YoY)

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

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

132%

Turns 132% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

47.6%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (47.6%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.09

Conservative — low debt load (0.09)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

4.25x

Adequate interest coverage (4.3x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

6.8x

no trend

Attractive valuation — P/E 6.8

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

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

-3.1

SLOWING

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

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

3.65%

no trend

Moderate income — 3.65% yield

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

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+108.7%

no trend

Dividend growing fast (108.7% YoY)

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