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Goldplat

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47
Gold · Basic Materials
Price
17.75 GBp
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
30.3M GBp
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
47
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 24, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Mixed

Winston Score History

The full picture

Goldplat is a small gold recovery company based in the UK but operating mainly in Africa. Instead of traditional mining, it recovers gold from waste materials like slag, dust, and old equipment left over from other mining operations. Its main processing facilities are in South Africa, Ghana, and Kenya, serving mining companies that want to extract remaining value from their byproducts.

The company earns revenue by purchasing or receiving mining waste, processing it to extract gold and other precious metals, and then selling the refined product. This recovery model can be lower-cost than conventional mining, giving Goldplat a niche position in the gold supply chain. It is a micro-cap company with a modest market capitalization. Key growth depends on securing steady supplies of gold-bearing waste materials and favorable gold prices, while operational risks include regulatory challenges in its African markets and fluctuations in the quality of feedstock it receives.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-23.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-112.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

£0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.6%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

£6M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

Goldplat'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.

Share count broadly stable

0.9% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 170.6M (2021) → 169.1M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
14.6%
Thin — 14.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
10.5%
Modest — 10.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
22.1%
Exceptional — 22.1% 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
+11.3%
Steady sales growth (+11.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-35.5%
Earnings shrinking (-35.5% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

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
206%
Turns 206% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
6.3%
Modest free cash flow (6.3%)

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
0.00
Conservative — low debt load (0.00)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.15x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.2x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
10.4x
Attractive valuation — P/E 10.4

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+4.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (10.4 → 6.1)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.96%
Moderate income — 2.96% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
N/A
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