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CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income

CYN.L
56
Asset Management - Income · Financial Services
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
56
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Exceptional
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Exceptional

Winston Score History

The full picture

CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income plc is a closed-end investment fund listed on the London Stock Exchange. It pools money from investors and uses it to buy shares and bonds in companies that work in natural resources — things like mining, oil and gas, and metals. The fund is managed by CQS, a specialist asset management firm, and it targets both income (regular payments) and capital growth for its shareholders.

The fund makes money for investors through dividends and interest collected from the companies it holds, as well as gains when those holdings rise in value. It operates primarily out of the UK but invests globally, with a focus on smaller and mid-sized natural resources companies that larger funds often overlook. The main risk is that commodity prices — like copper, gold, or oil — can fall sharply, which directly hurts the value of the fund's holdings and its ability to pay consistent dividends to shareholders.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
80.8%
Premium pricing power — 80.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
1859.4%
Excellent — 1859.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
49.8%
Exceptional — 49.8% 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
-141.1%
Shrinking sales (-141.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
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
3%
Weak — only 3% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
N/A
Data not available

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.09
Conservative — low debt load (0.09)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
214.07x
Comfortably covers interest (214.1x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
3.3x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 3.3

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

Dividend
Dividend Yield
7.69%
no trend
Healthy income — 7.69% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+267.6%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (267.6% YoY)

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