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First Au Limited

FAU.AX
23
Gold · Basic Materials
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
23
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

First Au Limited is a small Australian mining exploration company focused on finding and developing gold deposits. It explores for gold across projects in Western Australia, one of the world's most active gold mining regions. The company does not yet produce gold commercially — it is in the exploration and early development stage.

First Au makes money by raising capital from investors to fund drilling and exploration work, which is typical for junior mining companies at this stage. It operates entirely within Australia, and its portfolio is concentrated in Western Australia's established goldfields. The company has no significant revenue from operations, which means it depends on continued investor funding and the results of its exploration programs. The key risk is that exploration is uncertain — there is no guarantee that drilling will find enough gold to build a profitable mine, and the company may need to raise more money through share issuances, which can dilute existing shareholders.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+421.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

-233.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Cash Runway

~1 months

A$971,072 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Strong grower

First Au Limited is growing revenue at 422% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

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
-511.1%
Thin — -511.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-624.9%
Losing money on operations — -624.9%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-85.9%
Weak — -85.9% 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
+606.0%
Fast-growing sales (+606.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-553.7%
Burning cash (-553.7%)

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
0.01
Conservative — low debt load (0.01)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
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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