Valterra Platinum Limited (VAL.JO) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Valterra Platinum Limited is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 14 pass, warnings: 2, red flags: 9.

About Valterra Platinum Limited

Valterra Platinum Limited is a Basic Materials company (Other Precious Metals) based in South Africa, listed on JNB as VAL.JO.

What our checks show for VAL.JO

Red flags

• Operating profit covers interest only 1.5 times: a weak year could make the payments hard.
• The net margin fell by 23.6 points over 5 years, to 13.3%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• The gross margin fell by 24.4 points, to 24.6%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• Revenue fell 10.8% a year over the last 3 years.
• The dividend takes 1822% of profit: little cushion if profit falls.
• A small company (market value $180 million): usually riskier and followed by fewer analysts.
• The price swings a lot: 59.3% annual volatility. Expect large ups and downs.
• The stock has fallen as much as 88% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 4.5 years.

Warning signs

• Earnings per share fell 32% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit fell 32.1% a year over the last 3 years.

Strengths

• Debt is low: 0.03x equity.
• Operating cash flow is 1.87x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to grow about 31.9% a year over the next years.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 7.2 points from today's 13.3%.
• The price is 8.2 times earnings (P/E), reasonable for its growth.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is 37.5%: the business earns well on the money put into it.

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Questions

What grade does Valterra Platinum Limited (VAL.JO) have?

In our weekly check, Valterra Platinum Limited is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 14 pass, warnings: 2, red flags: 9. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of VAL.JO stock?

This week's biggest flags for Valterra Platinum Limited: Weak interest cover, Margins falling, Gross margin falling. In total 11 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Valterra Platinum Limited do?

Valterra Platinum Limited is a Basic Materials company (Other Precious Metals) based in South Africa, listed on JNB as VAL.JO.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-24

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