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ENCE Energía y Celulosa, S.A.

ENC.MC
26
Paper, Lumber & Forest Products · Basic Materials
Price
€2.59
-0.03 (-1.14%)
Market Cap
€628.1M
Exchange
Madrid Stock Exchange
Winston Score
26
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

Share count rising — dilution

+2.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 242.3M (2021) → 247.7M (2025)

ENCE Energía y Celulosa is a Spanish company that makes two main things: eucalyptus pulp and renewable energy. The pulp is sold to paper manufacturers across Europe, who use it to make tissue, printing paper, and packaging. ENCE is one of the largest eucalyptus pulp producers in Europe, operating large mills in Spain and managing its own eucalyptus forests.

The company earns money by selling pulp on global commodity markets and by generating electricity from biomass — burning wood waste to produce power sold to the Spanish grid. It operates primarily in Spain and Portugal, with pulp sold to customers across Europe and Asia. The negative margins shown in recent financial data reflect how sensitive the business is to pulp price cycles, which can swing sharply based on global supply and demand. The key risk going forward is continued pressure on pulp prices combined with rising energy and raw material costs, which can quickly erase profitability in a commodity-driven business like this one.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+105.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

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

Insider Activity

57.4%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~21 months

$208M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Growth context

ENCE Energía y Celulosa, 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.

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Quality

Gross Margin
49.1%
Healthy — 49.1% gross margin
Operating Margin
10.1%
Modest — 10.1% operating margin
ROCE
1.9%
Weak — 1.9% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-10.4%
Shrinking sales (-10.4% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-16.2%
Burning cash (-16.2%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.37
Elevated debt (1.37)
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
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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