AFC Energy plc risk profile
84 Acute at or past the historical limit
Measured 1 September 2026 from QC8's filed statements. Recomputed nightly.
84 (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 | 70 | Stretched | Worsening | Drawdown from the 52-week high — 38.2% |
| 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 — -18,310.9 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.