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Korvest

KOV.AX
53
Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication · Industrials
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
53
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Mixed

Winston Score History

The full picture

Korvest is an Australian company that makes metal products used in construction and industrial projects. Its main business is manufacturing cable management systems — things like cable trays and support structures that hold electrical wiring in place inside buildings, factories, and infrastructure projects. It also makes galvanized steel products through its EzyStrut brand, which is well known in the Australian market.

Korvest sells its products to electrical contractors, engineers, and industrial customers, almost entirely within Australia. The company earns revenue by selling these fabricated metal goods directly, not through subscriptions or licensing. With a market cap of around $200 million, it is a small but profitable business, and its established brand and local manufacturing give it a degree of pricing power in its niche. The main risk is that its revenue is closely tied to the level of construction and infrastructure activity in Australia, meaning a slowdown in building projects could quickly reduce demand for its products.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+1.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-24.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

19.4%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~0 months

A$269,000 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Korvest has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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
39.6%
Modest — 39.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
15.3%
Healthy — 15.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
27.0%
Exceptional — 27.0% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+8.3%
Steady sales growth (+8.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-7.1%
Earnings shrinking (-7.1% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

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
49%
Weak — only 49% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-3.8%
Burning cash (-3.8%)

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
0.05
Conservative — low debt load (0.05)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
23.93x
Comfortably covers interest (23.9x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
17.0x
no trend
Fair value — P/E 17.0

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
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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