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Powell Max Ltd

PMAXdata completeness 88%1 fiscal years on file

Data notes: no data for concept 'incomeTaxExpense'

The thesis, from the filings

Powell Max Ltd earns about -85% on equity, with a roughly flat share count. The cash-flow models don't apply cleanly here — the ledger says why below.Whether it’s worth owning at today’s price is the last question — and yours to answer, below.

i. The business — what you’d actually own
FigureFY 2024
Revenue$4.69M1
Net income−$2.33M2
Operating cash flow−$1.47M3
Capital expenditure$191,8664
Free cash flow (derived)−$1.66M3
Total debt—
Cash & equivalents$5.44M5
Diluted shares13.2M

Superscripts are receipts. Each links to the SEC filing the number came from (full list at the bottom).

ii. Your slice — ownership made literal
If you owned
shares
Net assets behind them
$2.08
your share of equity
Profit it earned you last year
−$1.77
Free cash flow it threw off
−$1.26
Debt you’d be carrying
—

10 shares is a claim on $2.08 of net worth that earned you −$1.77 and generated −$1.26 of cash last year.

iii. Is this a good business?
Moat signal · return on equity
-85% avg · 1y
FY24 -85%

It earned an average -85% on equity over 1 years. Compare that to what it costs to fund the business.

seeing a moat in the numbers →
Management signal · capital allocation
−0% shares · 1y

Share count is roughly flat over 1 years — little dilution, little buyback.

reading capital allocation →

Signals, not verdicts — read from the filings above. Numbers don’t prove a moat; they show its footprint. You decide.

iv. What it’s worth — engine v0.1.0
DCF · Growth Exit 10Y
not applicable
only 1 years of FCF (need ≥3) — model not applicable
DCF · Growth Exit 5Y
not applicable
only 1 years of FCF (need ≥3) — model not applicable
Earnings Power Value
not applicable
only 1 years of net income (need ≥3)
Graham Number
not applicable
diluted EPS missing or non-positive — Graham Number undefined

Different models answer different questions — which to trust when →

Sources — the receipts
  1. 20-F · period ending 2024-12-31 · accession 0001213900-25-036127 (Revenue)
  2. 20-F · period ending 2024-12-31 · accession 0001213900-25-036127 (ProfitLoss)
  3. 20-F · period ending 2024-12-31 · accession 0001213900-25-036127 (CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivities)
  4. 20-F · period ending 2024-12-31 · accession 0001213900-25-036127 (PurchaseOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentClassifiedAsInvestingActivities)
  5. 20-F · period ending 2024-12-31 · accession 0001213900-25-036127 (CashAndCashEquivalents)