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Synertec Corporation Limited

SOP.AX
27
Engineering & Construction · Industrials
Price
A$0.05
-0.00 (-5.77%)
Market Cap
A$25.5M
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
27
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
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+83.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 282.9M (2021) → 519.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Synertec Corporation Limited is a small Australian engineering and technology company that designs and builds systems for industries that need precise control over energy, safety, and industrial processes. Its core work includes engineering services and proprietary technology products, with customers mainly in the oil and gas, resources, and infrastructure sectors. The company is based in Australia and operates primarily in the Asia-Pacific region.

Synertec makes money by selling engineering services on a project basis and through its own technology products, including systems for gas measurement and safety monitoring. It is a very small company with a market cap under $50 million, but its relatively high return on invested capital suggests it can generate decent profits from the capital it deploys. The main growth driver is expanding sales of its proprietary products, which carry better margins than pure services work, though its small size means it depends heavily on winning individual contracts, making revenue lumpy and unpredictable from year to year.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+20.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+40.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

A$655,483/ year

Declining (-42% vs prior year)

3.7% of revenue

In line with sector average (4%)

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

Insider Activity

8.2%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~21 months

A$4M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Growth context

Synertec Corporation Limited is growing revenue at 21% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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
8.8%
Thin — 8.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-20.7%
Losing money on operations — -20.7%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
25.7%
Exceptional — 25.7% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+6.0%
Slow sales growth (+6.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-19.3%
Burning cash (-19.3%)

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
1.76
Elevated debt (1.76)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
1.56x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.6x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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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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