Stock

29Metals Limited

29M.AX
23
Other Precious Metals · Basic Materials
Price
A$0.33
-0.01 (-2.94%)
Market Cap
A$576.6M
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
23
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Oct 10, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Weak
1/30
Growth
Mixed
5/20
Cash Flow
Weak
0/10
Stability
Mixed
4/10
Valuation
Data not available
0/10
Ownership
Good
10/15
Dividends
Good
3/5

23 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 23.

Share count rising — dilution

+204.4% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 492.8M (2021) → 1.50B (2025)

§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

+11.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-180.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

A$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

32.4%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~3 years

A$188M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

A$188M cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

29Metals Limited is growing revenue at 12% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
4.6%
Thin — 4.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-6.9%
Losing money on operations — -6.9%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-3.3%
Weak — -3.3% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+3.6%
Slow sales growth (+3.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-9.7%
Burning cash (-9.7%)

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
0.37
Conservative — low debt load (0.37)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
20.78%
Healthy income — 20.78% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
N/A
no trend
Data not available

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