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Emeco Holdings Limited

EHL.AX
60
Rental & Leasing Services · Industrials
Price
A$1.14
+0.07 (+6.07%)
Market Cap
A$588.4M
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
60
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
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Strong

Share count falling — buybacks

1.4% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 544.1M (2022) → 536.7M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Emeco Holdings is an Australian company that rents out heavy mining equipment — things like large excavators, bulldozers, and haul trucks — to mining companies that need machines without buying them outright. Its main customers are miners digging up coal, iron ore, gold, and other resources, mostly across Australia. Emeco is one of the largest independent mining equipment rental businesses in Australia.

The company makes money by charging miners a fee to use its fleet of machines, either on short-term or longer-term contracts. It operates almost entirely in Australia, with a fleet worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and its competitive edge comes from owning a large, well-maintained fleet that miners can access quickly without a huge upfront purchase. The key risk is that demand for its equipment depends heavily on mining activity levels, so if commodity prices fall and miners cut spending, Emeco's rental revenue can drop quickly.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-6.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-8.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

A$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

53.9%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

A$144M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

Emeco Holdings 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
30.8%
Modest — 30.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
17.5%
Healthy — 17.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
13.2%
Good — 13.2% 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
+1.0%
Nearly flat sales (+1.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+3.2%
Modest earnings growth (+3.2% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

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
348%
Turns 348% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
9.8%
Modest free cash flow (9.8%)

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
0.23
Conservative — low debt load (0.23)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
5.13x
Adequate interest coverage (5.1x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
7.6x
Attractive valuation — P/E 7.6

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+1.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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