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European Lithium Limited

EUR.AX
27
Industrial Materials · Basic Materials
Price
A$0.30
-0.02 (-6.15%)
Market Cap
A$526.3M
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
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+78.6% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 797.3M (2021) → 1.42B (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

European Lithium Limited is a mining exploration company focused on developing a lithium deposit in Austria called the Wolfsberg Lithium Project. Lithium is a key ingredient in the batteries used in electric vehicles and consumer electronics. The company's main potential customers would be battery manufacturers and automakers looking for a stable supply of lithium from within Europe.

The company currently earns almost no revenue from mining operations and instead funds itself through capital raises and asset development activities. Its high gross margin figure reflects minimal cost of goods sold rather than a profitable business — the deeply negative operating margin shows it is spending far more than it earns. The main growth driver is advancing Wolfsberg toward production, which would position it as a rare domestic European lithium supplier at a time when Europe is trying to reduce dependence on lithium imports; however, the key risk is that mine development is expensive and uncertain, and the company may need to raise more money before it ever produces lithium at scale.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+18.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+74.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

A$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

17.7%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Runway

~2 years

A$202M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

A$202M cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

European Lithium Limited is growing revenue at 18% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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
N/A
Data not available
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
N/A
Data not available
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-4.2%
Weak — -4.2% 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
-66.2%
Shrinking sales (-66.2% 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
-3%
Weak — only -3% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-7909.1%
Burning cash (-7909.1%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.00
Conservative — low debt load (0.00)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
0.4x
Attractive valuation — P/E 0.4

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

Not applicable for this business.
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