Magnum Ice Cream
Magnum Ice Cream's revenue fell 0.5% to €7.9 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 7.6%, down from 9.6% a year earlier. Free cash flow was €126 million, down 84.1%. It paid out €83 million in dividends and buybacks, 66% of free cash flow.
Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on equity is net income as a share of shareholders' equity.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | — | 70 | 441 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | — | — | — |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | — | — | — |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — | — |
| Debt to equity | — | — | — |
| Interest coverage | 247.3x | 127.3x | 5.1x |
| Current ratio | — | 0.8x | 1.0x |
| Quick ratio | — | 0.3x | 0.7x |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | — | Pass |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | — | — |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | — | — |
| Current ratio rose | — | Pass |
| Share count didn't rise | — | — |
| Gross margin rose | Pass | Fail |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | — | — |
| F-score | — | — |
| Accruals ratio | — | −2.9% |
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| Company | Year | Revenue growth | Operating margin | Free cash flow margin | Return on capital | Net debt to EBITDA | F-score | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnum Ice Cream | FY25 | −0.5% | 7.6% | 1.6% | — | — | — | |
| Post | FY25 | 3.0% | 9.8% | 6.0% | 5.7% | 5.5x | 4 | Compare |
| J.M. Smucker | FY26 | 3.7% | 4.0% | 12.8% | 2.2% | 7.5x | — | Compare |
| McCormick | FY25 | 1.7% | 15.7% | 10.8% | 8.7% | 3.1x | 6 | Compare |
| Lamb Weston | FY26 | 2.5% | 8.9% | 8.2% | 7.1% | 3.9x | 7 | Compare |
3 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||
| Revenue | 7,618 | 7,947 | 7,910 |
| Revenue growth | — | 4.3% | −0.5% |
| Gross profit | 2,596 | 2,774 | 2,739 |
| Research and development | 92 | 92 | 88 |
| Operating income | 742 | 764 | 599 |
| Net income | 492 | 579 | 293 |
| Diluted EPS (EUR) | — | — | 0.48 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | — | — | 616 |
| Cash flow | |||
| Cash from operations | 914 | 1,113 | 483 |
| Capital expenditure | 278 | 321 | 357 |
| Free cash flow | 636 | 792 | 126 |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 11 | 83 |
| Share buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acquisitions | 604 | 61 | 0 |
| Stock-based compensation | 20 | 32 | 35 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | |||
| Cash and short-term investments | — | 70 | 441 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | — | — | — |
| Total assets | — | 5,521 | 7,488 |
| Total liabilities | — | 2,720 | 6,855 |
| Shareholders' equity | 2,535 | 2,778 | 625 |
| Margins and ratios | |||
| Gross margin | 34.1% | 34.9% | 34.6% |
| Operating margin | 9.7% | 9.6% | 7.6% |
| Net margin | 6.5% | 7.3% | 3.7% |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.3% | 10.0% | 1.6% |
| Return on capital | — | — | — |
| Return on equity | — | — | 17.2% |
| Return on assets | — | — | 4.5% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — | — |