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Viohalco S.A.

VIO.BR
38
Industrial Materials · Basic Materials
Price
€18.10
+0.20 (+1.12%)
Market Cap
€4.69B
Exchange
Euronext Brussels
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025

Viohalco is a large European industrial company that makes metal products — mainly copper, aluminum, steel, and cables. Its factories produce things like electrical cables, copper tubes, aluminum rolls, and steel pipes, which are sold to construction companies, energy utilities, and manufacturers across Europe and beyond. It is one of the largest metal processing groups in southeastern Europe.

Viohalco makes money by buying raw metals, processing them into finished or semi-finished products, and selling those at a markup — a model known as manufacturing conversion. The company is headquartered in Belgium but operates primarily through subsidiaries in Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, and other European countries, with some global exports. Its scale and integrated production network give it a cost advantage over smaller regional rivals. The key growth driver is demand for electrical cables tied to Europe's energy transition and grid upgrades, but thin margins and exposure to volatile metal commodity prices remain the main ongoing risk.

Winston Score History

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: 259.2M (2021) → 259.2M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin
11.6%
Thin — 11.6% gross margin
Operating Margin
6.8%
Modest — 6.8% operating margin
ROCE
5.6%
Weak — 5.6% 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
-19.0%
Shrinking sales (-19.0% YoY)
EPS YoY
-12.2%
Earnings shrinking (-12.2% 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
292%
Turns 292% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
0.8%
Thin free cash flow (0.8%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.02
Elevated debt (1.02)
Interest Cover
3.70x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.7x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
32.7x
Pricey — P/E 32.7

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward
+16.9
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (32.7 → 15.8)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.04%
Small dividend — 1.04% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
N/A
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