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Hexagon Composites ASA

HEX.OL
23
Packaging & Containers · Consumer Cyclical
Also trades as: 0EOF.L
Price
kr 14.18
+0.28 (+2.01%)
Market Cap
kr 3.57B
Exchange
Oslo Stock Exchange
Winston Score
23
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 13, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+64.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 139.8M (2021) → 230.5M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Hexagon Composites is a Norwegian company that makes lightweight composite pressure cylinders and systems used to store and transport compressed natural gas (CNG), hydrogen, and other alternative fuels. Its main customers are truck and bus manufacturers, fuel system integrators, and industrial gas companies. The company is one of the largest producers of high-pressure composite cylinders in the world.

Hexagon earns revenue by selling these cylinders and complete fuel storage systems, primarily to commercial vehicle and transportation markets. It operates globally, with manufacturing and sales across North America, Europe, and Asia, and generates roughly $600–700 million in annual revenue. Its competitive edge comes from deep engineering expertise and long customer relationships in a technically demanding niche, but the company is currently unprofitable at the operating level. The key growth driver is rising adoption of hydrogen and CNG as cleaner fuels for heavy transport, though slow hydrogen infrastructure buildout and weak demand cycles remain meaningful risks.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-6.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-188.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

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

Insider Activity

25.5%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$482M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue declining

Hexagon Composites ASA's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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

Gross Margin
1.0%
Thin — 1.0% gross margin
Operating Margin
1.0%
Thin — 1.0% operating margin
ROCE
0.2%
Weak — 0.2% 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
-39.0%
Shrinking sales (-39.0% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
3.4%
Thin free cash flow (3.4%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.36
Conservative — low debt load (0.36)
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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