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Origin Enterprises PLC

Food, Beverage and Tobacco First-pass screen £427m

360/1000 Overall fit

AI beneficiary 35% 25

Operating leverage 25% 45

Valuation 25% 30

Downside protection 15% 60

First-pass take

Agricultural commodity business with minimal AI exposure and 4.3% operating margins. Strong balance sheet (0.58x leverage, €70.8m net debt, 7.21x interest coverage) mitigates cyclical farm-credit and commodity risks. Strategic shift to higher-margin Environmental services (18% of profit) promising but immaterial. Misaligned with AI and operating-leverage thesis.

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