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29Metals Limited

29M.AX
33
Other Precious Metals · Basic Materials
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
33
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Good
Valuation
Mixed

Winston Score History

The full picture

29Metals Limited is an Australian mining company that digs copper, gold, silver, and zinc out of the ground. Its main operating asset is the Capricorn Copper mine in Queensland, Australia, though it has faced significant disruptions at that site in recent years. The company sells these metals to industrial buyers and commodity markets, where copper is the most important product given its wide use in construction, electronics, and energy infrastructure.

The company earns money by selling the physical metals it produces, so its revenue rises and falls with commodity prices and how much metal it can actually mine. It operates entirely in Australia and is a relatively small producer with a market cap around $400 million. Its thin gross margin of around 13% reflects the high cost of running its mines, and the business has limited pricing power since metals trade as global commodities. The key risk is operational — flooding at Capricorn Copper caused major production setbacks, and restoring consistent output is critical to the company's financial recovery.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-3.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+91.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Cash Runway

~7 months

A$103M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

29Metals Limited has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
11.7%
Thin — 11.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-1.5%
Losing money on operations — -1.5%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
7.1%
Weak — 7.1% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+3.1%
Slow sales growth (+3.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
204%
Turns 204% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-9.1%
Burning cash (-9.1%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.42
Conservative — low debt load (0.42)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.02x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.0x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
18.0x
no trend
Fair value — P/E 18.0

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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