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Larvotto Resources Limited

LRV.AX
Other Precious Metals · Basic Materials
Price
A$1.30
+0.01 (+0.77%)
Market Cap
A$677.7M
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

+605.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 63.5M (2021) → 448.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Larvotto Resources is an Australian mining exploration company focused on finding and developing deposits of antimony and gold. Its main asset is the Hillgrove project in New South Wales, Australia, which is one of the largest known antimony deposits in the country. Antimony is a metal used in flame retardants, batteries, and military applications, making it a strategically important material.

The company does not yet produce or sell metals at scale, so it earns little to no revenue from operations — the negative operating margin reflects heavy spending on exploration and development relative to minimal income. Larvotto is focused entirely on Australia and is a small-cap company still in the pre-production phase. Antimony has recently attracted attention because China controls most of the world's supply and has restricted exports, which could benefit projects like Hillgrove — but the key risk is that moving from exploration to actual mining production requires significant capital and carries substantial execution uncertainty.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-100.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+56.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

A$0/ year

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

44.2%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~13 months

A$185M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Revenue declining

Larvotto Resources Limited'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.

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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
-7.6%
Weak — -7.6% 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
+153.4%
Fast-growing sales (+153.4% 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
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-5468.4%
Burning cash (-5468.4%)

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
1.46
Elevated debt (1.46)
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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