Cash Generator Analysis

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AngloGold Ashanti plc · NYSE · United States

Elite cash generator: strong owner-cash yield with clean quality and limited trap risk.

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Owner Yield14.3%FCF/EV, FCF/price and earnings/price blended to…

Earnings / Price8.1%Net income divided by market value. It gives th…

FCF / Price17.5%Free cash flow divided by market value. This is…

Trap Risk8Penalty score from leverage, poor conversion, n…

Piotroski8Nine-point fundamental strength check. Higher s…

Dividend Yield5.4%Income paid to shareholders. Useful only when s…

This is the kind of business-quality read Buffett and Munger would start with: cash first, accounting second, then a ruthless check for debt, deterioration and market rejection. The current snapshot looks unusually clean: owner cash is strong, quality is visible, and the trap brake is quiet.

97 Owner Cash

Does the business produce meaningful cash relative to the price paid?

96 Quality Of Earnings

Do reported profits convert into free cash flow rather than accounting smoke?

87 Durable Engine

Is the cash generation supported by growth, stability and margin resilience?

100 Balance Sheet

Can the company survive a tougher cycle without the cash story breaking?

50 Capital Allocation

Is management returning or retaining cash in a way that supports owners?

Pillar Breakdown

The final score is weighted toward cash yield and cash quality, then reduced by value-trap risk.

Cash Yield96.9

Cash Quality96.1

Durability87.4

Balance Sheet100.0

Capital Allocation49.8

Market Confirmation58.9

Score History

Weekly factor snapshots, using the same scoring logic.

Cash Quality Metrics

Income, cash flow, growth and balance sheet context behind the headline score.

FCF Yield17.1%

EV / FCF5.84

FCF Margin67.1%

Cash Conversion2.16

EPS Growth191.0%

Revenue Growth75.2%

ROIC54.2%

Net Debt / EBITDA-0.13

Interest Cover27.28

Dividend Yield5.4%

Shareholder Yield5.4%

12-1 Momentum90.3%

Value-Trap Checks

Reasons the model may distrust the headline cash yield.

large drawdownThe stock has suffered a deep trailing 12-month drawdown.

Recent Weekly Reads

The latest scoring history for this company.

Week	Score	Owner Yield	Trap Risk
5 Jul 2026	85.1	14.3%	8
28 Jun 2026	84.9	14.8%	8
21 Jun 2026	85.0	13.3%	8
14 Jun 2026	85.2	14.0%	8
7 Jun 2026	85.2	14.3%	8