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Deep Value: cash covers more than 100% of the stock price

This company holds roughly $31M in cash and investments — more than its entire stock-market value, based on its latest quarterly filing. You're paying very little for the actual business. Sometimes that's a genuine bargain or a takeover target, sometimes it's cheap for a reason. Not a buy signal on its own — always ask why it's this cheap.

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Sciuker Frames S.p.A.

SCK.MI
31
Construction Materials · Industrials
Price
€0.94
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
€21.0M
Exchange
Italian Stock Exchange
Winston Score
31
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 13, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2024

Share count rising — dilution

+104.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 10.9M (2019) → 22.4M (2023)

Sciuker Frames S.p.A. is an Italian company that makes windows and doors, mainly for homes and buildings. Its products use wood, aluminum, and combinations of both materials, and it sells primarily to residential customers and construction contractors across Italy. The company is part of Italy's broader building renovation market, which has been heavily influenced by government tax incentive programs designed to encourage energy-efficient home upgrades.

Sciuker earns money by selling its window and door products directly and through a network of dealers and installers. It operates mainly in Italy, with a relatively small market presence, as reflected in its near-zero market capitalization. The company benefited significantly from Italy's "Superbonus" tax incentive scheme, which drove strong demand for energy-efficient windows — but as those incentives have been scaled back by the Italian government, Sciuker faces the key risk of a meaningful drop in customer demand and revenue going forward.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+35.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

-99.1% 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

59.6%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$27M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Strong grower

Sciuker Frames S.p.A. is growing revenue at 36% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

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Quality

Gross Margin
29.0%
Modest — 29.0% gross margin
Operating Margin
7.8%
Modest — 7.8% operating margin
ROCE
2.4%
Weak — 2.4% 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
+54.0%
Fast-growing sales (+54.0% YoY)
EPS YoY
-167.4%
Earnings shrinking (-167.4% YoY)

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

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
-33.8%
Burning cash (-33.8%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.71
Elevated debt (1.71)
Interest Cover
0.17x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.2x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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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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