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Capital Limited

CAPD.L
51
Engineering & Construction · Industrials
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
51
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
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Capital Limited is a mining services company. It provides drilling services to mining companies that are searching for gold, copper, and other minerals underground. The company works across Africa and other emerging markets, helping miners figure out what resources are buried beneath the surface before they decide to dig a full mine.

Capital Limited makes money by charging mining companies for the use of its drilling rigs and crews. It operates mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, with a growing presence in the Middle East and Central Asia, and generates roughly $300 million in market value. Its competitive edge comes from being one of the larger dedicated drilling contractors focused on African mining projects, where it has built long-term relationships with major gold producers. The key risk is that demand for its services depends heavily on commodity prices — when gold or copper prices fall, mining companies cut exploration budgets, and Capital Limited sees fewer contracts.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
33.3%
Modest — 33.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
16.3%
Healthy — 16.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
9.9%
Below par — 9.9% 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
-0.4%
Shrinking sales (-0.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+290.1%
Earnings growing fast (+290.1% YoY)

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

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
106%
Turns 106% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
11.6%
Modest free cash flow (11.6%)

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
0.25
Conservative — low debt load (0.25)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.21x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.2x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
4.6x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 4.6

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

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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