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Alfabs Australia Limited

AAL.AX
53
Conglomerates · Industrials
Price
A$0.23
+0.00 (+0.89%)
Market Cap
A$65.1M
Exchange
Australian Securities 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
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Alfabs Australia Limited is an Australian industrial services company that makes and repairs heavy equipment used in mining and resources operations. Its core work includes fabricating steel structures, maintaining large machinery, and providing engineering services to mining companies across Australia. The mining sector is its primary customer base, making the business closely tied to the health of the resources industry.

The company earns revenue by charging for fabrication work, maintenance contracts, and on-site engineering services rather than selling a single product. It operates mainly in Western Australia, a region with heavy concentrations of iron ore, gold, and other mining activity, which gives it geographic proximity to major customers. With a market cap of around $100 million, it is a small-cap business competing against larger industrial service providers. The main risk is that a slowdown in mining capital expenditure — driven by falling commodity prices or reduced project activity — could quickly reduce demand for its services.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+28.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-77.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

A$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

10.5%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~1 months

A$5M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Revenue accelerating

Alfabs Australia Limited grew revenue 28% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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.

Share count broadly stable

+0.9% over 3y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 286.8M (2022) → 289.4M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
23.5%
Thin — 23.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
5.5%
Thin — 5.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
13.1%
Good — 13.1% 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
+17.9%
Fast-growing sales (+17.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+50.6%
Earnings growing fast (+50.6% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/5 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
162%
Turns 162% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-16.8%
Burning cash (-16.8%)

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
0.48
Conservative — low debt load (0.48)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
6.45x
Adequate interest coverage (6.4x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
8.4x
Attractive valuation — P/E 8.4

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-3.5
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
29.96%
Healthy income — 29.96% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
N/A
Data not available

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