Paladin Energy

PALAF

Uranium · Energy

Price

$6.59

+0.24 (+3.86%)

Market Cap

$2.96B

Exchange

Other OTC

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+59.9% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 220.2M (2021) → 352.1M (2025)

Paladin Energy is an Australian uranium mining company. It digs uranium ore out of the ground and sells it as uranium concentrate — also called "yellowcake" — to nuclear power utilities around the world. The company's main asset is the Langer Heinrich Mine in Namibia, Africa, which it restarted in 2024 after being on care and maintenance for several years due to low uranium prices.

Paladin makes money by selling uranium under long-term contracts and on the spot market to power companies that run nuclear reactors. It operates primarily through the Langer Heinrich Mine, giving it a single-asset concentration that is both a strength and a risk. The company is currently in a ramp-up phase, which explains its negative margins as production costs are high relative to output. The key growth driver is rising global uranium demand tied to nuclear energy's comeback, but the main risk is that production ramp-up delays or falling uranium prices could strain the business before it reaches profitability.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

-293.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

2.6%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Runway

~5 months

$91M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

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Paladin Energy has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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Quality

Gross Margin

28.7%

Modest — 28.7% gross margin

Operating Margin

18.7%

Healthy — 18.7% 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

+209.1%

Fast-growing sales (209.1% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

-20.8%

Burning cash (-20.8%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.15

Conservative — low debt load (0.15)

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

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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