Rosebank Industries Plc (ROSE.L) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Rosebank Industries Plc is graded D (A to F). Of 21 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 9 pass, warnings: 2, red flags: 10.

About Rosebank Industries Plc

Rosebank Industries Plc is an Industrials company (Electrical Equipment & Parts) based in Jersey, listed on LSE as ROSE.L.

What our checks show for ROSE.L

Red flags

• Net debt is 9.3x a year of EBITDA (debt/equity 0.35). That limits room in a downturn and raises refinancing risk.
• Operating profit covers interest only 1.3 times: a weak year could make the payments hard.
• The net margin fell by 5.4 points over 5 years, to -5.4%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• Weak EPS growth
• The company is losing money: the net margin is -5.4%.
• Free cash flow is negative (-4% of revenue): the business spends more cash than it brings in.
• The stock has fallen as much as 67% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• The share count grew by 23.3% in 2 years: each shareholder owns a smaller slice.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is only 0.8%.
• Pay in shares equals 0% of free cash flow: it dilutes shareholders.

Warning signs

• A small company (market value $1.74 billion): usually riskier and followed by fewer analysts.
• The stock is still below its previous peak.

Strengths

• The gross margin is 25.8% and has risen by 25.8 points: pricing power is holding.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to grow about 30% a year over the next years.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 7.7 points from today's -5.4%.
• Beta -0.09: the stock usually moves less than the market.
• Actively traded: about 2.4 million shares a day.

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Questions

What grade does Rosebank Industries Plc (ROSE.L) have?

In our weekly check, Rosebank Industries Plc is graded D (A to F). Of 21 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 9 pass, warnings: 2, red flags: 10. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of ROSE.L stock?

This week's biggest flags for Rosebank Industries Plc: High debt, Weak interest cover, Margins falling. In total 12 of 21 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Rosebank Industries Plc do?

Rosebank Industries Plc is an Industrials company (Electrical Equipment & Parts) based in Jersey, listed on LSE as ROSE.L.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-31

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