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Zaklady Magnezytowe ROPCZYCE S.A.

RPC.WA
49
Construction Materials · Basic Materials
Exchange
Warsaw Stock Exchange
Winston Score
49
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Zaklady Magnezytowe ROPCZYCE S.A. is a Polish company that makes refractory products — special materials designed to withstand extremely high temperatures without melting or breaking down. Its main products include bricks, mixes, and linings used inside industrial furnaces and kilns. The primary customers are steel mills, cement plants, and other heavy industrial facilities that need heat-resistant materials to keep their equipment running.

The company earns revenue by selling these refractory products directly to industrial clients, mostly in Poland and Central Europe. It is a relatively small business with a market cap around $0.1 billion, but it holds an established position in a niche market where switching suppliers is costly and technical expertise matters. The main risk the company faces is its heavy dependence on the steel industry, which is cyclical — when steel production slows down, demand for refractory products tends to fall with it, putting pressure on already thin operating margins.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+5.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-7.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

18.6%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

87M PLN cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Zaklady Magnezytowe ROPCZYCE S.A. is growing revenue at 5% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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
20.4%
Thin — 20.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
3.8%
Thin — 3.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
5.0%
Weak — 5.0% 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
+6.3%
Slow sales growth (+6.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+61.2%
Earnings growing fast (+61.2% 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
47%
Weak — only 47% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-0.7%
Burning cash (-0.7%)

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
0.21
Conservative — low debt load (0.21)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
7.00x
Adequate interest coverage (7.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
7.8x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 7.8

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

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

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.31%
no trend
Healthy income — 4.31% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-4.1%
no trend
Dividend cut (-4.1% YoY) — warning sign

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