Champion Iron Limited

CIA.AX

Steel · Basic Materials

Exchange

Australian Securities Exchange

Winston Score

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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Good

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Good

Valuation

Strong

Dividends

Mixed

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Champion Iron Limited is a Canadian mining company that digs iron ore out of the ground in Quebec, Canada. Its main product is a high-grade iron ore concentrate, which it sells mostly to steel mills in Asia and Europe. The company operates the Bloom Lake mine, one of the largest iron ore operations in Canada.

Champion makes money by selling iron ore concentrate by the tonne, so its revenue rises and falls with global iron ore prices. Most of its sales go to customers in China and other parts of Asia, making it heavily exposed to demand from the Chinese steel industry. The company's competitive edge comes from the high iron content of its product, which steel mills prefer because it produces less pollution and waste — a growing advantage as environmental rules tighten in China. The biggest risk is that iron ore prices are volatile and largely outside the company's control.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-2.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-42.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

31.9%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

A$383M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue declining

Champion Iron Limited's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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

5.9%

Thin — 5.9% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-0.1%

Losing money on operations — -0.1%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

10.5%

Below par — 10.5% 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

+14.3%

Fast-growing sales (+14.3% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+22.9%

Earnings growing fast (+22.9% YoY)

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

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

390%

Turns 390% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

0.8%

Thin free cash flow (0.8%)

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

0.80

Moderate — manageable debt (0.80)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

4.96x

Adequate interest coverage (5.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

17.5x

no trend

Fair value — P/E 17.5

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+10.6

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (17.5 → 6.8)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

3.35%

no trend

Moderate income — 3.35% yield

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

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

-21.1%

no trend

Dividend cut (-21.1% YoY) — warning sign

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