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Wolford AG

WOL.VI
46
Apparel - Manufacturers · Consumer Cyclical
Exchange
Vienna Stock Exchange
Winston Score
46
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Exceptional
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

Wolford AG is an Austrian luxury fashion company that makes high-end hosiery, legwear, bodywear, and ready-to-wear clothing. Its products — including tights, stockings, leggings, and bodysuits — are sold to fashion-conscious adult consumers, primarily women, through its own boutiques and department store partners. Founded in 1950 and headquartered in Bregenz, Austria, Wolford is one of Europe's most recognized names in premium legwear.

The company earns revenue through direct retail sales in its own stores, wholesale partnerships with luxury department stores, and online channels. Wolford operates mainly across Europe and North America, with a small but growing presence in Asia. Its moat comes from strong brand heritage, high-quality manufacturing, and loyal customers willing to pay premium prices — reflected in its roughly 76% gross margin. However, with a very low return on invested capital and thin operating margins, the key risk is whether Wolford can scale revenue fast enough to justify its cost structure in a competitive luxury market.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-6.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+42.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

30.8%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~5 months

€9M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Wolford AG has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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
79.2%
Premium pricing power — 79.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
18.6%
Healthy — 18.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
28.3%
Exceptional — 28.3% 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
N/A
Data not available
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
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
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-45.5%
Burning cash (-45.5%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
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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