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Meeka Metals Limited

MEK.AX
68
Gold · Basic Materials
Price
A$0.13
+0.01 (+13.04%)
Market Cap
A$387.9M
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
68
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Exceptional

Share count rising — dilution

+339.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 482.2M (2021) → 2.12B (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Meeka Metals Limited is an Australian gold mining and development company focused on advancing its Murchison Gold Project in Western Australia. The project includes several historic gold deposits being consolidated into a single, larger mining operation. The company's main customers are gold refiners and bullion dealers who purchase refined gold.

Meeka generates revenue by mining and selling gold, with its income tied directly to the gold price and how much ore it can extract and process. Operations are concentrated entirely in Western Australia, making it a single-asset, single-commodity business at a relatively early stage of production. At a market cap of around $400 million, it is a small-cap miner, and its competitive position depends heavily on the grade and size of its ore reserves rather than any unique technology or brand. The key risk is that gold price volatility, cost overruns, or slower-than-expected production ramp-up could significantly pressure margins and cash flow.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

+58.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

A$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

20.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~3 months

A$56M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Meeka Metals Limited 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
60.6%
Premium pricing power — 60.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
54.1%
Excellent — 54.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
17.0%
Strong — 17.0% 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
>+1,000%
Fast-growing sales (>+1,000% YoY)
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
71%
Modest — 71% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-106.5%
Burning cash (-106.5%)

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
0.03
Conservative — low debt load (0.03)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
1062.93x
Comfortably covers interest (1062.9x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
13.1x
Attractive valuation — P/E 13.1

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
+11.2
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (13.1 → 2.0)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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