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Saferoads Holdings Limited

SRH.AX
29
Industrial - Distribution · Industrials
Price
A$0.10
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
A$4.2M
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
29
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Weak
Dividends
Strong

Share count rising — dilution

+14.1% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 38.3M (2021) → 43.7M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Saferoads Holdings Limited is an Australian company that makes and sells road safety products. Its core offerings include temporary traffic management equipment such as barriers, delineators, signs, and crash cushions used on construction sites, highways, and work zones. The company sells to road construction firms, government transport agencies, and infrastructure contractors across Australia.

Saferoads earns money by selling and renting out its safety equipment, giving it both one-time product revenue and recurring hire income. It operates primarily in Australia, focusing on the infrastructure and civil construction market. The company's financial metrics — including a negative operating margin and negative return on invested capital — suggest it is currently struggling to turn revenue into profit. The key risk is that margins remain thin in a competitive distribution market, where larger rivals and cheaper imports can pressure pricing. Growth depends on increased government infrastructure spending and the company's ability to improve operational efficiency.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+135.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

>+1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

A$0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

3.7%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Runway

~3 years

A$3M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

A$3M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue accelerating

Saferoads Holdings Limited grew revenue 136% 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
21.2%
Thin — 21.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
7.2%
Modest — 7.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-4.1%
Weak — -4.1% 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
+11.9%
Steady sales growth (+11.9% 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
-15%
Weak — only -15% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-8.2%
Burning cash (-8.2%)

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
0.36
Conservative — low debt load (0.36)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
60.0x
Expensive — P/E 60.0

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
5.75%
Healthy income — 5.75% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+4.0%
Dividend growing modestly (4.0% YoY)

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