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Ponsse Oyj

0FNZ.L
44
Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Price
23.60 GBp
+0.10 (+0.43%)
Market Cap
£660.7M
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
44
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 12, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Ponsse Oyj is a Finnish company that designs and builds forestry machines — specifically cut-to-length harvesting equipment used to fell and process trees in forests. Its main products are harvesters (which cut and trim trees) and forwarders (which carry the logs out of the forest), sold primarily to professional logging contractors and forestry companies across Europe and beyond. Ponsse is one of the leading dedicated forestry machine manufacturers in the world, and the cut-to-length method it specializes in is the dominant logging technique in Scandinavia and many other markets.

The company earns money by selling machines outright and through a growing aftermarket business covering spare parts, maintenance, and service contracts, which provides more stable recurring revenue. Ponsse operates globally but generates most of its sales in Europe, Russia (historically), and South America, with its factory based in Vierenoja, Finland. The loss of the Russian market following geopolitical events has been a meaningful headwind, and the company's growth depends largely on recovering demand in core European markets and expanding its service revenue base.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-10.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-82.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$27M/ year

Rising (+9% vs prior year)

3.6% of revenue

In line with sector average (4%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

65.6%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$52M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

Ponsse Oyj'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.

Share count broadly stable

0.1% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 28.0M (2021) → 28.0M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin
12.2%
Thin — 12.2% gross margin
Operating Margin
0.9%
Thin — 0.9% operating margin
ROCE
0.4%
Weak — 0.4% 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
+19.6%
Fast-growing sales (+19.6% YoY)
EPS YoY
+9.2%
Earnings growing (+9.2% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
46%
Weak — only 46% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
-0.8%
Burning cash (-0.8%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.20
Conservative — low debt load (0.20)
Interest Cover
17.00x
Comfortably covers interest (17.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
0.2x
Attractive valuation — P/E 0.2

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

P/E vs Forward
-14.4
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
2.32%
Moderate income — 2.32% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth
-4.3%
Dividend cut (-4.3% YoY) — warning sign

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