WASGAU Produktions & Handels AG — Cyborg Score 6/10
Solid
Food Retail & Wholesale Distribution
Strategic Profile
The Retail segment focuses on production and sale of food and near-food products to consumers, while the Wholesale segment operates six cash and carry markets and provides direct delivery to customers and independent retailers. The company has demonstrated steady earnings per share growth of 7.0% on average over five years with management reinvesting almost all profits back into the business.
Cyborg Score Rationale
Recent LTM revenue of €653.26M shows 2.72% year-over-year growth, with 2024 annual revenue of €646.17M, indicating modest but consistent performance. The company maintains conservative financial discipline with a 20% payout ratio and pays out only 5.1% of free cash flow in dividends, signaling sustainability and reinvestment capacity. The small-cap, niche regional focus limits growth upside but provides stability.
Top Insights
LTM revenue of €653.26M with 2.72% year-over-year growth demonstrates steady but moderate expansion
Earnings per share growing 7.0% average over five years indicates underlying operational improvement despite modest top-line growth
Conservative 20% net income payout ratio and only 5.1% free cash flow payout signal strong reinvestment capacity and dividend safety
Operation of six cash and carry wholesale markets provides B2B revenue stream supporting independent retailers and business customers
Named Competitors
General Groceries & Food Distribution — Major German grocery retailer and wholesale distributor
General Groceries & Food Distribution — Large-scale German food retail and wholesale operator