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Atlas Critical Minerals Corporation

ATCX
29
Gold · Basic Materials
Price
$2.74
+0.17 (+6.61%)
Market Cap
$7.6M
Exchange
NASDAQ Global Market
Winston Score
29
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Dec 30, 2022

Share count rising — dilution

+49.6% over 6y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 25.3M (2019) → 37.8M (2025)

Atlas Critical Minerals Corporation is a small mining exploration company focused on finding and developing deposits of gold and other critical minerals. The company targets raw mineral resources in the ground, with the goal of eventually producing metals that are sold to refiners, industrial buyers, or government-backed buyers. It operates in the basic materials sector, where early-stage explorers spend years drilling and testing land before any production begins.

The company does not yet generate meaningful revenue, which explains its deeply negative margins — it spends money on exploration, drilling, and overhead without selling finished product. Atlas likely operates in North America, though early-stage miners often hold properties across multiple regions. At a near-zero market cap, it is a micro-cap or nano-cap company with very limited financial resources. The biggest risk is running out of cash before proving a commercially viable mineral deposit, which forces many small explorers to dilute shareholders through repeated stock offerings.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+3.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+52.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

75.5%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$6M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Atlas Critical Minerals Corporation is growing revenue at 4% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
47.3%
Healthy — 47.3% gross margin
Operating Margin
5.8%
Thin — 5.8% operating margin
ROCE
2.2%
Weak — 2.2% 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
+12.2%
Fast-growing sales (+12.2% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-1.0%
Burning cash (-1.0%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Interest Cover
0.86x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.9x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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