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Capral Limited

CAA.AX
54
Aluminum · Basic Materials
Price
A$11.68
+0.23 (+2.01%)
Market Cap
A$185.0M
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
54
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
Strong
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Mixed

Share count falling — buybacks

3.0% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 17.7M (2021) → 17.2M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Capral Limited is an Australian company that makes aluminum products — mainly extruded aluminum profiles used in windows, doors, building facades, and industrial equipment. Its customers include builders, construction companies, and manufacturers across Australia. Capral is one of the largest aluminum extruders in Australia, supplying both standard and custom-shaped aluminum pieces to the construction and industrial sectors.

Capral makes money by buying aluminum billets, processing them into finished profiles, and selling those products at a margin — essentially a manufacturing and distribution business. It operates entirely within Australia, with production facilities and a national distribution network that gives it a logistical edge over smaller rivals. The main risk is that Capral's revenue is closely tied to Australian construction activity, so a slowdown in housing or commercial building — which has been under pressure from high interest rates — could meaningfully reduce demand for its products.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+23.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+25.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

A$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

35.3%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

A$60M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth + cash flow

Capral Limited is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 23%. 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
15.4%
Thin — 15.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
4.8%
Thin — 4.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
23.3%
Exceptional — 23.3% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+13.5%
Fast-growing sales (+13.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+16.4%
Earnings growing fast (+16.4% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

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
126%
Turns 126% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
4.9%
Thin free cash flow (4.9%)

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
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
11.39x
Comfortably covers interest (11.4x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
5.5x
Attractive valuation — P/E 5.5

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
2.86%
Moderate income — 2.86% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-10.7%
Dividend cut (-10.7% YoY) — warning sign

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