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South32 Limited

SOUHY
41
Industrial Materials · Basic Materials
Price
$13.66
-0.18 (-1.30%)
Market Cap
$12.23B
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
41
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count falling — buybacks

5.5% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 957.0M (2021) → 904.8M (2025)

South32 Limited is a global mining company that digs up and sells metals and minerals used in everyday products. Its main materials include aluminum, copper, zinc, manganese, nickel, and coal. These materials are sold to manufacturers, steel producers, and industrial companies around the world.

South32 makes money by mining these raw materials and selling them at market prices, which means its revenue rises and falls with commodity prices. The company operates mines across Australia, South Africa, Colombia, Brazil, and North America, and it generates roughly $7–8 billion in annual revenue. Its competitive position comes from owning a diversified mix of mines across multiple continents, which reduces the risk of relying on any single metal or region. The key growth driver is rising demand for copper and other metals tied to electric vehicles and clean energy infrastructure, though the company remains exposed to the risk of sharp drops in commodity prices, which it cannot control.

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Quality

Gross Margin
80.2%
Premium pricing power — 80.2% gross margin
Operating Margin
4.5%
Thin — 4.5% operating margin
ROCE
1.2%
Weak — 1.2% 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
-28.9%
Shrinking sales (-28.9% YoY)
EPS YoY
-70.2%
Earnings shrinking (-70.2% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
694%
Turns 694% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
7.1%
Modest free cash flow (7.1%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.10
Conservative — low debt load (0.10)
Interest Cover
5.38x
Adequate interest coverage (5.4x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
28.5x
Growth-priced — P/E 28.5

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

P/E vs Forward
+18.4
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (28.5 → 10.1)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
2.27%
Moderate income — 2.27% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth
-49.0%
Dividend cut (-49.0% YoY) — warning sign

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