Olaplex Holdings

OLPX

Specialty Retail · Consumer Cyclical

Price

$2.07

+0.00 (+0.00%)

Market Cap

$1.39B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+2.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 648.8M (2021) → 666.5M (2025)

Olaplex Holdings, Inc. manufactures and sells hair care products. The company offers hair care shampoos and conditioners for use in treatment, maintenance, and protection of hair. It provides hair care products to professional hair salons, retailers, and everyday consumers. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Santa Barbara, California.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+2.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

<−1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

80.5%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$326M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth context

Olaplex Holdings is growing revenue at 2% 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.

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Quality

Gross Margin

72.1%

Premium pricing power — 72.1% gross margin

Operating Margin

-5.1%

Losing money on operations — -5.1%

ROCE

-0.4%

Weak — -0.4% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+1.1%

Nearly flat sales (1.1% YoY)

EPS YoY

-222.3%

Earnings shrinking (-222.3% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

16.0%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (16.0%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.40

Conservative — low debt load (0.40)

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

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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