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49 North Resources

FNR.V
56
Asset Management · Financial Services
Price
C$0.03
+0.01 (+20.00%)
Market Cap
C$5.0M
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange Ventures
Winston Score
56
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Share count rising — dilution

+78.5% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 93.2M (2021) → 166.3M (2025)

49 North Resources Inc. is a Canadian investment company that puts money into small resource companies, mainly ones focused on mining and energy. It acts like a fund, owning shares in multiple junior resource firms, mostly based in Saskatchewan and across Canada. The company trades on the TSX Venture Exchange and gives investors a way to get exposure to a basket of early-stage resource projects.

The company makes money through gains on its investments, dividends from portfolio companies, and management fees. It operates almost entirely in Canada, and its portfolio is concentrated in Saskatchewan, which gives it deep regional knowledge but also limits diversification. With a very small market cap, 49 North is a micro-cap vehicle, meaning its value rises and falls heavily with commodity prices and the success of the junior mining sector. The main risk is that junior resource companies are highly speculative, and a prolonged downturn in commodity markets could significantly reduce the value of its holdings.

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Quality

Gross Margin
98.6%
Premium pricing power — 98.6% gross margin
Operating Margin
46.3%
Excellent — 46.3% operating margin
ROCE
1.9%
Weak — 1.9% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
-21%
Weak — only -21% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
-23.5%
Burning cash (-23.5%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.55
Conservative — low debt load (0.55)
Interest Cover
34.50x
Comfortably covers interest (34.5x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
1.7x
Attractive valuation — P/E 1.7

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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