Century Aluminum Company (CENX) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

Century Aluminum Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces standard-grade and value-added primary aluminum products in the United States and Iceland. It also owns and operates a carbon anode production facility in the Netherlands. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+0.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-96.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

40.5%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$136M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Century Aluminum Company is growing revenue at 0% 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

Gross Margin

14.2%

Thin — 14.2% gross margin

Operating Margin

6.4%

Modest — 6.4% operating margin

ROCE

3.0%

Weak — 3.0% 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

+13.9%

Fast-growing sales (13.9% YoY)

EPS YoY

-87.8%

Earnings shrinking (-87.8% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

439%

Turns 439% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

3.4%

Thin free cash flow (3.4%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.66

Moderate — manageable debt (0.66)

Interest Cover

3.48x

Tight — interest eats into profit (3.5x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

13.1x

no trend

Attractive valuation — P/E 13.1

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward

+8.9

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (13.1 → 4.1)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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