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City Chic Collective Limited

CCX.AX
27
Apparel - Retail · Consumer Cyclical
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
27
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

City Chic Collective is an Australian fashion retailer that designs and sells clothing, shoes, and accessories for plus-size women. Its main brand is City Chic, which targets women who wear sizes 14 and above — a customer group that has historically been underserved by mainstream fashion. The company sells through its own stores, its website, and through third-party online marketplaces.

City Chic makes money primarily through direct product sales, both in physical stores and online. It operates mainly in Australia and New Zealand, and previously had a significant presence in the United States through its Avenue brand, which it has since wound down. The company has faced serious financial pressure in recent years, reflected in its negative operating and return-on-invested-capital margins, as it works to cut costs and refocus on its core Australian business. The key risk going forward is whether it can return to profitability before its cash reserves run thin.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+152.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+93.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

30.5%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

A$8M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue accelerating

City Chic Collective Limited grew revenue 153% 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.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
17.3%
Thin — 17.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-1.1%
Losing money on operations — -1.1%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-10.1%
Weak — -10.1% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+41.0%
Fast-growing sales (+41.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
6.7%
Modest free cash flow (6.7%)

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
1.07
Elevated debt (1.07)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
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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