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The Environmental Group Limited

EGL.AX
24
Engineering & Construction · Industrials
Price
A$0.09
-0.00 (-2.22%)
Market Cap
A$33.5M
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
24
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+28.3% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 296.6M (2022) → 380.5M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

The Environmental Group Limited (EGL) is an Australian company that helps industrial businesses manage pollution and meet environmental regulations. It provides services like air pollution control, industrial ventilation, and waste gas treatment, mainly to customers in mining, manufacturing, and energy sectors. EGL operates through several specialist subsidiaries, making it one of the few Australian companies offering a broad range of industrial environmental engineering services under one roof.

EGL earns revenue by designing, building, and maintaining pollution control systems for its clients, which means income comes from both project-based contracts and ongoing service agreements. The company operates primarily in Australia, and its small market size means it competes against both large engineering firms and niche specialists. With thin operating margins around 4-5%, the key risk is that project delays or cost overruns can quickly squeeze profits, while the main growth opportunity lies in tightening environmental regulations pushing more industrial companies to upgrade their pollution control infrastructure.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-7.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-276.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

A$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

40.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~2 years

A$2M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

A$2M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

The Environmental Group Limited's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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
-1.6%
Losing money on operations — -1.6%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
0.5%
Weak — 0.5% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-0.1%
Shrinking sales (-0.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-222.6%
Earnings shrinking (-222.6% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

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
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
0.5%
Thin free cash flow (0.5%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.22
Conservative — low debt load (0.22)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
0.18x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.2x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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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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