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Afrimat Limited

AFT.JO
42
Construction Materials · Basic Materials
Price
2724.00 ZAc
-69.00 (-2.47%)
Market Cap
4.19B ZAc
Exchange
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Winston Score
42
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 10, 2026 · filings through Feb 28, 2026

Share count rising — dilution

+8.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 141.4M (2022) → 153.5M (2026)

Afrimat Limited, established in 1963 and headquartered in Bellville, South Africa, operates as a prominent open-pit mining company. It specializes in providing a wide array of industrial minerals and construction materials, serving various sectors across South Africa. The company's operations are strategically divided into three core segments: Construction Materials, Industrial Minerals, and Bulk Commodities. The Construction Materials division offers a comprehensive suite of products, including clinker ash, aggregates, both manufactured and natural sand, stone dust, a variety of building blocks and bricks, pavers, lintels, and ready-mix concrete. In its Industrial Minerals segment, Afrimat supplies metallurgical dolomite, quartzite, and limestone, high calcium neutralization limestone, agricultural lime, feedlime, hydrated lime, calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, silica sand, ultra-fine limestone and dolomite, and dolomite fillers. The Bulk Commodities segment is dedicated to the extraction of iron ores and underground anthracites. Beyond its material production, Afrimat also extends its expertise through services such as drilling and blasting, mobile crushing, screening, and various bid preparation and contractual services. The company caters to diverse industries, including industrial minerals, building, construction, road building, railroad, and mining sectors.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+11.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+86.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$647M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth + cash flow

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Quality

Gross Margin
15.2%
Thin — 15.2% gross margin
Operating Margin
2.8%
Thin — 2.8% operating margin
ROCE
1.9%
Weak — 1.9% 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 YoY
+20.3%
Fast-growing sales (+20.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
+25.0%
Earnings growing fast (+25.0% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
314%
Turns 314% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
0.0%
Thin free cash flow (0.0%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.57
Conservative — low debt load (0.57)
Interest Cover
1.62x
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

P/E Ratio (TTM)
34.0x
Pricey — P/E 34.0

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.21%
Small dividend — 1.21% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
-83.1%
Dividend cut (-83.1% YoY) — warning sign

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