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ACG Metals Limited

ACG.L
53
Copper · Basic Materials
Price
2,080.00 GBp
-20.00 (-0.95%)
Market Cap
£481.4M
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
53
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Exceptional
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+36.2% over 3y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 15.6M (2022) → 21.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

ACG Metals Limited is a mining and metals company focused on developing copper and gold projects. It operates mineral assets primarily in Turkey, targeting industrial buyers and commodity markets that need raw materials for construction, electronics, and energy infrastructure. The company is in the exploration and development stage, working to bring its flagship Gediktepe project in western Turkey into full production.

ACG Metals generates revenue through metal sales as it moves toward commercial production, with a business model tied to commodity prices for copper, gold, and zinc. It operates mainly in Turkey, giving it exposure to a region with established mining infrastructure but also political and regulatory risk. With relatively high gross and operating margins for a junior miner, the company's near-term growth depends heavily on successfully scaling output at Gediktepe, while its main risk is the volatility of global metal prices and the execution challenges that come with ramping up a new mine.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+16.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-633.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$3M/ year

Rising (+708% vs prior year)

2.2% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

78.2%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~20 months

$99M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Growth context

ACG Metals Limited is growing revenue at 16% 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
57.8%
Premium pricing power — 57.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
53.2%
Excellent — 53.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
31.2%
Exceptional — 31.2% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+98.4%
Fast-growing sales (+98.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/7 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-21.1%
Burning cash (-21.1%)

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
4.18
Heavy debt load (4.18)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.35x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.4x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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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

Not applicable for this business.
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