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City Chic Collective Limited

CCX.AX
29
Apparel - Retail · Consumer Cyclical
Price
A$0.05
-0.01 (-8.93%)
Market Cap
A$19.6M
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
29
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025

Share count rising — dilution

+37.9% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 274.5M (2021) → 378.5M (2025)

City Chic Collective is an Australian fashion retailer that designs and sells clothing, shoes, and accessories for plus-size women. Its main brand is City Chic, which targets women who wear sizes 14 and above — a customer group that has historically been underserved by mainstream fashion. The company sells through its own stores, its website, and through third-party online marketplaces.

City Chic makes money primarily through direct product sales, both in physical stores and online. It operates mainly in Australia and New Zealand, and previously had a significant presence in the United States through its Avenue brand, which it has since wound down. The company has faced serious financial pressure in recent years, reflected in its negative operating and return-on-invested-capital margins, as it works to cut costs and refocus on its core Australian business. The key risk going forward is whether it can return to profitability before its cash reserves run thin.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-0.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+73.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

30.5%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$5M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue declining

City Chic Collective 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.

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Quality

Gross Margin
17.3%
Thin — 17.3% gross margin
Operating Margin
-1.1%
Losing money on operations — -1.1%
ROCE
-1.2%
Weak — -1.2% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+41.0%
Fast-growing sales (+41.0% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
6.7%
Modest free cash flow (6.7%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.07
Elevated debt (1.07)
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
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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