Willamette Valley Vineyards

WVVI

Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries · Consumer Defensive

Price

$2.22

-0.02 (-0.89%)

Market Cap

$11.1M

Exchange

NASDAQ Capital Market

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 31, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Good

Valuation

Data not available

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Willamette Valley Vineyards is a winery based in Oregon's Willamette Valley, one of the top wine-growing regions in the United States. The company produces and sells Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and other wines under its own brand. Its customers include restaurants, wine shops, and individual consumers who buy directly through the winery's tasting rooms and wine club.

The company earns revenue by selling wine through wholesale distribution, direct-to-consumer channels, and on-site tasting room visits. It is a small, publicly traded winery with a market cap well under $100 million, operating primarily in the Pacific Northwest. Its estate vineyards and established brand in Oregon wine give it a regional identity, but the business currently operates at a loss, and its key challenge is reaching consistent profitability while competing against much larger wine producers with greater scale and distribution reach.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-1.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-321.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

↓ Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

20.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$589,502 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

Willamette Valley Vineyards'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.

Share count broadly stable

+0.1% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 5.0M (2021) → 5.0M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

57.5%

Premium pricing power — 57.5% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-13.5%

Losing money on operations — -13.5%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-3.7%

Weak — -3.7% 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

-1.6%

Shrinking sales (-1.6% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

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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

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

1.6%

Thin free cash flow (1.6%)

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

0.22

Conservative — low debt load (0.22)

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

Not applicable for this business.

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