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Fresnillo PLC

Basic Resources First-pass screen £23.8bn

410/1000 Overall fit

AI beneficiary 35% 27

Operating leverage 25% 60

Valuation 25% 30

Downside protection 15% 60

First-pass take

Fresnillo is a pure commodity play with no AI strategy or direct AI revenue exposure. Silver demand from solar/EV/electronics is indirect. Strong operating leverage evident: EBITDA +136% on revenue +27%, EBITDA margin expanded 24.2%→44.3%, US$40M efficiencies captured. Fortress balance sheet (net cash US$458M, CFO US$1.3B) but demand is commodity-price-cyclical and Mexico political risk explicitly flagged by board.

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