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Wynnstay Group

WYN.L
37
Agricultural Inputs · Basic Materials
Price
375.00 GBp
+1.00 (+0.27%)
Market Cap
£86.5M
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
37
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Apr 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Strong

Share count rising — dilution

+16.1% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 20.5M (2021) → 23.8M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Wynnstay Group is a British agricultural supplies company that sells products farmers need to run their operations. Its core offerings include animal feed, fertilizers, seeds, and crop protection products, sold mainly to livestock and arable farmers across Wales and the English Midlands. The company also runs a network of rural retail stores under the "Just for Pets" brand, serving everyday consumers alongside its farming customers.

Wynnstay makes money by buying agricultural inputs in bulk and reselling them to farmers, earning a margin on each sale. It also manufactures its own animal feed at several mills, which gives it slightly more control over costs than a pure distributor. The company operates almost entirely in the UK, making it a regional player with a relatively small market cap of around £100 million. Its main competitive advantage is long-standing relationships with local farming communities, but thin operating margins of around 1.5% mean any rise in raw material costs or drop in farm spending can quickly squeeze profits.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
13.9%
Thin — 13.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
1.7%
Thin — 1.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
6.1%
Weak — 6.1% 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
-1.2%
Shrinking sales (-1.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-20.7%
Earnings shrinking (-20.7% YoY)

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

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
537%
Turns 537% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
1.8%
Thin free cash flow (1.8%)

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
0.01
Conservative — low debt load (0.01)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
7.83x
Adequate interest coverage (7.8x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
29.9x
Growth-priced — P/E 29.9

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+18.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (29.9 → 11.8)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.85%
Healthy income — 4.85% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+3.3%
Dividend growing modestly (3.3% YoY)

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