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Zwack Unicum Nyrt.

ZWACK.BD
44
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries · Consumer Defensive
Price
38500.00 HUF
+200.00 (+0.52%)
Market Cap
77.00B HUF
Exchange
Budapest Stock Exchange
Winston Score
44
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Jul 25, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Zwack Unicum Nyrt. is a Hungarian company that makes alcoholic drinks, most famously Unicum, a dark herbal liqueur that has been produced in Hungary for over 200 years. The company also makes fruit brandies, pálinka, and other spirits, selling them mainly to consumers in Hungary and across Central and Eastern Europe. It is the dominant producer of Unicum, which is a national icon in Hungary and a closely guarded family recipe.

The company earns money by selling its bottled spirits through retail stores, restaurants, and bars. It operates primarily in Hungary, where it holds a strong market position, with some export sales to neighboring countries and diaspora markets. Its main competitive advantage is the brand heritage and the secret recipe of Unicum, which is very difficult for competitors to replicate. The key risk is that the business is heavily concentrated in one country and one flagship product, making it vulnerable to shifts in Hungarian consumer spending or alcohol regulations.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+5.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-27.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

77.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~2 years

$3.8B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$3.8B cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Zwack Unicum Nyrt. is growing revenue at 6% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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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: 2.0M (2022) → 2.0M (2026)

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Quality

Gross Margin
14.9%
Thin — 14.9% gross margin
Operating Margin
-20.4%
Losing money on operations — -20.4%
ROCE
-7.1%
Weak — -7.1% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
+1.6%
Nearly flat sales (1.6% YoY)
EPS YoY
+6.4%
Modest earnings growth (6.4% 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
118%
Turns 118% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
12.5%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (12.5%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.00
Conservative — low debt load (0.00)
Interest Cover
79.55x
Comfortably covers interest (79.6x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
24.2x
Growth-priced — P/E 24.2

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

P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Dividends

Dividend Yield
4.03%
Healthy income — 4.03% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend Growth
+61.8%
Dividend growing fast (61.8% YoY)

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