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ECB Spolka Akcyjna

BDZ.WA
40
Regulated Electric · Utilities
Exchange
Warsaw Stock Exchange
Winston Score
40
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Elektrocieplownia Bedzin S.A. is a Polish utility company that produces and supplies both electricity and heat to customers in the Będzin region of southern Poland. It operates a combined heat and power (CHP) plant, meaning it generates electricity and captures the leftover heat to warm homes and buildings at the same time. This dual-output model is common in Central European district heating systems.

The company earns revenue by selling electricity to the grid and charging local residents and businesses for heat delivered through a network of pipes. It operates almost entirely in one region of the Silesia area in Poland, making it a small, locally focused utility with a market cap of roughly $100 million. Its main competitive advantage is the regulated, captive nature of district heating — customers connected to the pipe network have few alternatives — but its thin margins and reliance on a single geographic market mean fuel cost increases or regulatory changes in Poland's energy sector are the key risks to watch.

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Quality

Gross Margin
0.0%
Thin — 0.0% gross margin
Operating Margin
10.8%
Modest — 10.8% operating margin
ROCE
12.9%
Good — 12.9% 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 YoY
-17.2%
Shrinking sales (-17.2% YoY)
EPS YoY
-99.4%
Earnings shrinking (-99.4% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
36%
Weak — only 36% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
-11.0%
Burning cash (-11.0%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.03
Conservative — low debt load (0.03)
Interest Cover
33.53x
Comfortably covers interest (33.5x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
16.6x
no trend
Fair value — P/E 16.6

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
3.53%
no trend
Moderate income — 3.53% yield

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

Dividend Growth
-28.2%
no trend
Dividend cut (-28.2% YoY) — warning sign

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