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Dusk Group Limited

DSK.AX
57
Specialty Retail · Consumer Cyclical
Price
A$0.78
-0.01 (-0.64%)
Market Cap
A$48.3M
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
57
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Exceptional
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

1.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 63.3M (2022) → 62.3M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Dusk Group Limited is an Australian specialty retailer that sells candles, home fragrance products, and related accessories. Its stores carry items like scented candles, diffusers, and reed diffusers aimed at everyday shoppers looking to decorate their homes. The company operates under the "dusk" brand and is one of Australia's best-known dedicated home fragrance retailers.

Dusk makes money by selling products directly to customers through its physical retail stores and its online channel. It operates almost entirely within Australia and New Zealand, with a network of stores located in shopping centers across both countries. The company's brand recognition and focus on a single product category give it some niche positioning, but it faces ongoing pressure from larger department stores, discount retailers, and online competitors. A key risk is its sensitivity to consumer spending — when household budgets tighten, discretionary purchases like candles and home fragrance are often among the first things shoppers cut back on.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+14.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+10.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

A$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

16.4%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~9 months

A$18M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Dusk Group Limited has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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
4.1%
Thin — 4.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-9.0%
Losing money on operations — -9.0%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
21.7%
Exceptional — 21.7% 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
+8.4%
Steady sales growth (+8.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+27.2%
Earnings growing fast (+27.2% YoY)

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

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
429%
Turns 429% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
13.4%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (13.4%)

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
0.44
Conservative — low debt load (0.44)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.86x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.9x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
9.0x
Attractive valuation — P/E 9.0

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+3.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (9.0 → 5.9)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
7.84%
Healthy income — 7.84% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-36.2%
Dividend cut (-36.2% YoY) — warning sign

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