AFC Energy plc risk profile
85 Acute at or past the historical limit
Measured 21 October 2026 from QC8's filed statements. Recomputed nightly.
85 (Acute), driven by Cash conversion at 100, over 5 weighted categories on the MANUFACTURER profile.
What is measured
| Mechanism | Reading | Band | Direction | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market expectation | 82 | Acute | Stable | Drawdown from the 52-week high — 46.6% |
| Operating pressure | 83 | Acute | Worsening | Costs outgrowing revenue — +94.5 percentage points |
| Cash conversion | 100 | Acute | Stable | Capital spending against operating cash — -0.51x |
| Leverage and coverage | 35 | Normal | Stable | Interest cover — -730.24x |
| Competitive position | 100 | Acute | Stable | Operating-margin gap against peers — -18,313.1 percentage points |
| Concentration | Reads identified supplier spend, customers above the 10% disclosure threshold and revenue by region. No reading is stored for this company. | |||
These are descriptive readings of disclosed mechanisms, not investment advice, and not a prediction. A band says where a measured input sits, never what to do about it or what happens next.