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Grupa Forte Spolka S.A.

FTE.WA
58
Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances · Consumer Cyclical
Price
17.50 PLN
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
418.8M PLN
Exchange
Warsaw Stock Exchange
Winston Score
58
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Fabryki Mebli FORTE S.A. is a Polish furniture manufacturer that makes flat-pack furniture — the kind you assemble at home. Its main products include bedroom sets, living room furniture, and storage units sold under the FORTE brand, primarily to retail chains and furniture stores across Europe. The company is one of the largest furniture producers in Poland and competes in the same broad market as IKEA.

FORTE earns money by selling furniture in bulk to retailers, who then sell it to everyday consumers. Most of its revenue comes from European markets, with Germany and other Western European countries being key export destinations alongside Poland. The company's competitive edge comes from its large-scale manufacturing and established retail relationships, though it faces pressure from rising raw material costs — particularly wood and board materials — and competition from lower-cost producers. Expanding its export reach and managing input costs are the two factors that will most shape its financial performance going forward.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+5.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-61.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$636,000/ year

Declining (-84% vs prior year)

0.1% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

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

Insider Activity

43.2%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$68M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Grupa Forte Spolka 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.

Share count broadly stable

0.0% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 23.9M (2021) → 23.9M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin
32.2%
Modest — 32.2% gross margin
Operating Margin
3.3%
Thin — 3.3% operating margin
ROCE
0.9%
Weak — 0.9% 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
+13.6%
Fast-growing sales (13.6% YoY)
EPS YoY
+169.0%
Earnings growing fast (169.0% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
123%
Turns 123% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
6.5%
Modest free cash flow (6.5%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.23
Conservative — low debt load (0.23)
Interest Cover
6.72x
Adequate interest coverage (6.7x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
5.2x
Attractive valuation — P/E 5.2

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

P/E vs Forward
-5.6
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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