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PGG Wrightson Limited

PGW.NZ
38
Specialty Business Services · Industrials
Price
NZ$2.30
+0.02 (+0.88%)
Market Cap
NZ$173.6M
Exchange
New Zealand Exchange
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025

PGG Wrightson is a New Zealand agricultural services company that helps farmers run their businesses. It sells seeds, fertilizer, and farm supplies, and provides services like livestock trading, wool brokering, and rural real estate. It is one of New Zealand's largest rural services networks, serving sheep, beef, dairy, and crop farmers across the country.

The company makes money through product sales, commissions on livestock and wool transactions, and fees for advisory and real estate services. It operates almost entirely within New Zealand, with a wide branch network giving it strong reach into rural communities. Its competitive position comes from long-standing farmer relationships and a broad service offering that is hard for smaller competitors to replicate. The main risk is that the business is closely tied to agricultural commodity prices and farm profitability — when conditions are tough for farmers, demand for PGG Wrightson's products and services tends to fall as well.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+14.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+45.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

59.8%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$4M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth + cash flow

PGG Wrightson Limited is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 14%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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: 75.5M (2021) → 75.5M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin
9.1%
Thin — 9.1% gross margin
Operating Margin
4.6%
Thin — 4.6% operating margin
ROCE
6.3%
Weak — 6.3% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+10.7%
Steady sales growth (+10.7% YoY)
EPS YoY
+99.6%
Earnings growing fast (+99.6% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
-54%
Weak — only -54% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
-1.3%
Burning cash (-1.3%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.40
Elevated debt (1.40)
Interest Cover
5.25x
Adequate interest coverage (5.3x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
14.4x
Attractive valuation — P/E 14.4

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward
-0.6
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
4.21%
Healthy income — 4.21% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend Growth
-70.0%
Dividend cut (-70.0% YoY) — warning sign

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