Quality Momentum

QM · rank #7 · 2026-07-22

TOR

GPW · PLN · $445M (USD)

SignalStrong Buy2.1strength 2.1 / 10
verdict · PROCEED

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Momentum 12-1
Return from 12 months ago to 1 month ago.
+85.02%
ROE TTM
Return on equity, trailing 12 months.
+13.9%
Profit margin
Net profit margin, trailing 12 months.
+4.1%
Market cap (USD)
Size filter: > $300M required (USD-equivalent).
$445M
Anchor (recent)
Close on 2026-06-22
$67.80
Anchor (far)
Close on 2025-06-20
$36.64

The AI research card

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Summary

Torpol SA (TOR@GPW) is a Polish specialist railway and infrastructure engineering group focused on design, modernization, and construction of rail lines, stations, and associated systems, with a growing Oil & Gas subsidiary.

Rationale

The 85% 12-1 month momentum is directly reinforced by concrete fundamental catalysts — a record ~PLN 7bn net backlog anchored by the ~PLN 3bn Warszawa Wschodnia contract and Warsaw diameter award — giving the quality-momentum signal a hard earnings-visibility backbone rather than pure sentiment.

Material risks

  • 1Revenue concentration in PKP PLK mega-projects means a single political budget cut, tender cancellation, or adverse re-pricing on the fixed-price Warszawa Wschodnia or E65 contracts could collapse both the backlog narrative and the margin trajectory simultaneously.
  • 2Management explicitly flagged the need to "participate in a price war" to refill post-2028 backlog, meaning new awards may be won at structurally lower margins, eroding the ROE (13.9%) and profit margin (4.1%) quality metrics the screen relies on.

AI verdict council

Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 3 of 3 voted to proceed.

OpenAI
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Claude
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Gemini
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