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VRX Silica Limited

VRX.AX
25
Industrial Materials · Basic Materials
Price
A$0.04
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
A$30.1M
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
25
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Based on the IPO prospectus (annual filing). This score will refine automatically once the company reports its first quarters.
Data as of Jul 28, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025

Share count rising — dilution

+44.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 480.7M (2021) → 695.5M (2025)

VRX Silica Limited is an Australian mining development company focused on silica sand. Silica sand is a high-purity industrial mineral used to make glass, solar panels, semiconductors, and other manufactured products. VRX is developing several silica sand projects in Western Australia, most notably its Arrowsmith North and Arrowsmith Central deposits, which are among the larger high-grade silica sand resources identified in Australia.

The company is still in the development stage and does not yet generate meaningful revenue from product sales, which explains its deeply negative operating margin. VRX plans to earn money by mining and selling silica sand to industrial customers, particularly in Asia where demand for high-purity silica is growing alongside solar panel and electronics manufacturing. Its competitive position depends on the quality and scale of its Western Australian deposits and its ability to secure offtake agreements and project financing. The main risk is that the company must raise additional capital and complete project development before it can become a producing, cash-generating business.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+660.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+54.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

29.2%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~9 months

$4M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Revenue accelerating

VRX Silica Limited grew revenue 661% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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
100.0%
Premium pricing power — 100.0% gross margin
Operating Margin
-1158.7%
Losing money on operations — -1158.7%
ROCE
-5.9%
Weak — -5.9% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
+225.0%
Fast-growing sales (225.0% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
N/A
Data not available

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-2815.3%
Burning cash (-2815.3%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.00
Conservative — low debt load (0.00)
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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