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FLSmidth & Co. A/S

FLS.CO
44
Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Price
kr 474.60
+11.80 (+2.55%)
Market Cap
kr 25.73B
Exchange
NASDAQ Copenhagen
Winston Score
44
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count rising — dilution

+8.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 52.1M (2021) → 56.6M (2025)

FLSmidth is a Danish company that makes the heavy machinery and equipment used to dig up and process minerals like copper, gold, and cement. Its main customers are large mining companies and cement producers around the world. It is one of the largest suppliers of full production-line equipment and services to the global mining and cement industries.

The company earns money by selling equipment, spare parts, and long-term service contracts to keep that machinery running — the aftermarket services business provides steady, recurring revenue. FLSmidth operates globally, with a strong presence in the Americas, Africa, and Asia-Pacific where most major mining activity takes place. Its competitive edge comes from deep technical expertise and the fact that customers rely on its parts and service teams to maintain expensive, hard-to-replace equipment. The key growth driver is rising demand for copper and other metals needed for electric vehicles and clean energy, though a slowdown in mining investment or falling commodity prices remains a significant risk.

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Quality

Gross Margin
32.3%
Modest — 32.3% gross margin
Operating Margin
12.9%
Healthy — 12.9% operating margin
ROCE
3.5%
Weak — 3.5% 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
-29.4%
Shrinking sales (-29.4% YoY)
EPS YoY
-42.1%
Earnings shrinking (-42.1% 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
174%
Turns 174% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
4.4%
Thin free cash flow (4.4%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.21
Conservative — low debt load (0.21)
Interest Cover
1.53x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.5x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
39.9x
Pricey — P/E 39.9

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward
+26.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (39.9 → 13.2)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
0.84%
Small dividend — 0.84% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
-13.6%
Dividend cut (-13.6% YoY) — warning sign

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