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Metals X Limited

MLXEF
72
Other Precious Metals · Basic Materials
Price
$1.31
+0.00 (+0.27%)
Market Cap
$1.16B
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
72
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

2.3% over 3y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 907.3M (2022) → 886.4M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Metals X Limited is an Australian mining company that produces tin, one of the most important metals used in electronics, soldering, and packaging. Its main asset is the Renison Bell tin mine in Tasmania, Australia, which is one of the largest operating tin mines in the world. The company sells tin concentrate to smelters and industrial buyers, primarily in Asia and Europe.

Metals X earns revenue by mining and selling tin concentrate, with profits closely tied to the global tin price. The company operates almost entirely in Australia, making it a geographically focused producer with relatively low political risk. Its competitive position comes from owning a large, long-life tin deposit at a time when tin demand is growing due to its use in semiconductor manufacturing and electric vehicles. The main risk the business faces is tin price volatility — a sharp drop in prices could quickly erode its strong operating margins, which currently sit above 40%.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+11.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-39.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

A$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

9.9%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

A$364M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

Metals X Limited is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 11%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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
45.8%
Healthy — 45.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
44.1%
Excellent — 44.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
23.0%
Exceptional — 23.0% 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
+30.8%
Fast-growing sales (+30.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+4.7%
Modest earnings growth (+4.7% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

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
123%
Turns 123% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
32.4%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (32.4%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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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
202.48x
Comfortably covers interest (202.5x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
11.1x
Attractive valuation — P/E 11.1

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
-1.9
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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