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FireFly Metals

FFM.AX
Industrial Materials · Basic Materials
Price
A$1.90
+0.03 (+1.33%)
Market Cap
A$1.46B
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
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We couldn’t gather enough financial data to score this stock reliably.

Share count rising — dilution

+422.3% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 104.5M (2021) → 545.9M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

FireFly Metals is an Australian mining exploration company focused on finding and developing copper deposits. Its main asset is the Green Bay copper-gold project in Newfoundland, Canada, which includes the former producing Ming Mine. The company does not yet sell any products — it is still in the exploration and development stage, working to define how much copper and gold sits in the ground before deciding whether to build a mine.

FireFly makes no revenue right now. It funds its work by raising money from investors through share issuances, which is typical for early-stage mining companies. The company operates primarily in Canada, with its corporate base in Australia, and its competitive position rests on the quality and scale of the Green Bay resource, which has shown promising drill results. The key risk is that exploration companies burn through cash without guaranteed returns — if copper prices fall or the deposit proves uneconomic to mine, the project may not move forward.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

-1000.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

A$0/ year

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

8.7%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Runway

~10 years

A$253M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

A$253M cash & investments at current burn rate

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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
-4.4%
Weak — -4.4% 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
N/A
Data not available
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
N/A
Data not available
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
0.00
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)
N/M
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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