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Prairie Lithium Limited

PL9.AX
20
Other Precious Metals · Basic Materials
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
20
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2024
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Data not available
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

Prairie Lithium Limited is an Australian exploration company focused on finding and developing lithium deposits. Lithium is a key ingredient in the batteries used in electric vehicles and energy storage systems. The company's main project is a lithium brine resource in Saskatchewan, Canada, where it is working to extract lithium dissolved in underground saltwater.

Prairie Lithium does not yet sell products or generate meaningful revenue — it is in the early exploration and development stage. The company raises money by issuing shares to fund drilling, testing, and feasibility work. Its Saskatchewan brine project is notable because the region already has established brine extraction infrastructure from the potash industry, which could lower development costs. The main risk is that moving from exploration to actual lithium production requires significant capital, regulatory approvals, and time, and there is no guarantee the project will ever reach commercial scale.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

>+1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+26.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

20.1%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~4 months

A$12M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Revenue accelerating

Prairie Lithium Limited grew revenue 83721% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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
0.0%
Thin — 0.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-45.9%
Losing money on operations — -45.9%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-14.8%
Weak — -14.8% 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
>+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
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-248.9%
Burning cash (-248.9%)

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
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
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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