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Caledonia Mining Corporation

CMCL
82
Gold · Basic Materials
Also trades as: CMCL.L
Price
$24.77
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$478.4M
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange Arca
Winston Score
82
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Exceptional
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Mixed

Share count rising — dilution

+60.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 12.2M (2021) → 19.5M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Caledonia Mining Corporation is a gold mining company. It digs gold out of the ground and sells it to refiners and bullion dealers. Its main asset is the Blanket Mine in Zimbabwe, one of the oldest and most productive gold mines in that country.

Caledonia makes money by selling the gold it produces — revenue rises and falls with both production volumes and the global price of gold. The company operates primarily in Zimbabwe, with its corporate structure based in Jersey and shares listed in both the US and Canada. Its long-running ownership of the Blanket Mine gives it operational familiarity in a challenging regulatory environment, but operating in Zimbabwe carries real political and currency risk. Caledonia has been expanding its footprint by acquiring additional gold projects in Zimbabwe and South Africa, which is the key growth driver, though any slowdown in gold prices or new government restrictions in Zimbabwe could pressure results.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+10.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+16.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

25.1%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$186M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

Caledonia Mining Corporation is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 10%. 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
54.4%
Healthy — 54.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
46.2%
Excellent — 46.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
29.9%
Exceptional — 29.9% 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
+30.1%
Fast-growing sales (+30.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+71.6%
Earnings growing fast (+71.6% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
126%
Turns 126% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
18.6%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (18.6%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.40
Conservative — low debt load (0.40)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
17.62x
Comfortably covers interest (17.6x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
7.4x
Attractive valuation — P/E 7.4

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+0.5
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.88%
Moderate income — 2.88% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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