Equity Brief · Consumer Defensive2026-10-27
ZWACK.BD·Consumer Defensive

Zwack Unicum Likoripari és Kereskedelmi Nyilvánosan Muködo Részvénytársaság

I · AI Analysis

The brief

Zwack manufactures Hungarian spirits — most notably Unicum herbal liqueur — and distributes major international alcohol brands like Johnnie Walker, Baileys, Captain Morgan, and Tanqueray across Hungary and Europe [Yahoo Finance]. The company operates both as a producer of its own portfolio and as a local distribution partner for global spirits giants [Yahoo Finance].

Zwack Unicum is a Hungarian spirits manufacturer and distributor with 259 employees, producing brands like Unicum and distributing international labels including Johnnie Walker, Baileys, and Smirnoff [Yahoo Finance]. Trailing-twelve-month revenue through 31 March 2026 stood at HUF 24.4B with a market cap of HUF 58.0B [Yahoo Finance]. The company is 76% owned by insiders or strategic holders, with institutional ownership at just 0.8% [Yahoo Finance].

The company shows strong profitability with a 50.8% return on invested capital and no net debt [Sentinellis calculation].

The brief AI analysisConfidence 6/10

Sentinellis health

Financially healthy

10.0/10

7.5+ strong · 4.5–7.5 moderate · under 4.5 weak

Profitability

14% of score10.0/10
Net margin+13.0%Gross margin+63.6%

Returns on capital

14% of score10.0/10
ROIC+50.8%Return on equity+31.5%

Growth & momentum

19% of score10.0/10
Revenue growth+108.0%Operating margin trend+36.9pp YoY

Balance sheet

29% of score10.0/10
Current ratio2.0xNet debt / EBITDA-0.8xInterest coverage2001.5xDebt / equity0.00

Cash generation

14% of score10.0/10
Free cash flowHUF 2.9BCash vs reported profitHUF 3.7B vs HUF 3.2B

Value creation

10% of score10.0/10
ROIC vs cost of capital+45.6pp

Sentinellis calculation from the published statements — not a score reported by any data source. Each category is scored on the checks that had data; missing inputs are excluded rather than counted as failures.

Market capitalisation

HUF 58.0B

Revenue (TTM)

HUF 24.4B

Explainers

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The company is thinly traded with only 0.8% institutional ownership and 76% held by insiders or a strategic parent, which can lead to low liquidity and wide bid-ask spreads [Yahoo Finance].

1 of 4 risks in this report

Risks

4

Opportunities

4

Red flags

2

Leadership

6

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Produced 27 Oct 2026, 10:27 UTC

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