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Afrimat Limited

AFT.JO
47
Construction Materials · Basic Materials
Exchange
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Winston Score
47
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Feb 28, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

Afrimat Limited is a South African mining and construction materials company. It supplies products like aggregates (crushed stone), concrete products, and industrial minerals to construction companies, infrastructure projects, and industrial customers across South Africa. Over the years, Afrimat has expanded beyond basic construction materials into iron ore and other bulk commodities, making it one of South Africa's more diversified mid-tier mining groups.

Afrimat earns money by selling mined and processed materials directly to customers, so revenue depends heavily on volumes sold and commodity prices. The company operates primarily in South Africa, with quarries, mines, and processing facilities spread across multiple provinces. Its competitive edge comes from owning its own resource deposits and running a vertically integrated supply chain, which helps control costs. The main risks facing Afrimat include volatile iron ore prices, South Africa's unreliable electricity supply, and slow government infrastructure spending, all of which can quickly squeeze margins and limit growth.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+11.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+86.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

26.8%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

647M ZAC cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Afrimat Limited is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 11%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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
15.2%
Thin — 15.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
2.8%
Thin — 2.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
7.4%
Weak — 7.4% 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
+20.3%
Fast-growing sales (+20.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+25.0%
Earnings growing fast (+25.0% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
314%
Turns 314% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
0.0%
Thin free cash flow (0.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.57
Conservative — low debt load (0.57)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
1.62x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.6x)

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)
35.0x
no trend
Pricey — P/E 35.0

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+29.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (35.0 → 5.4)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.21%
no trend
Small dividend — 1.21% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-83.1%
no trend
Dividend cut (-83.1% YoY) — warning sign

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