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Neo Performance Materials

NOPMF
36
Chemicals - Specialty · Basic Materials
Price
$28.30
+0.51 (+1.83%)
Market Cap
$1.19B
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
36
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+8.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 38.5M (2021) → 41.7M (2025)

Neo Performance Materials is a Canadian company that processes rare earth elements and specialty metals into advanced materials used in electric motors, magnets, and electronics. Its core products include rare earth magnetic powders, specialty chemicals, and engineered materials sold to manufacturers in the automotive, electronics, and clean energy industries. The company is one of the few Western producers with the technical capability to refine and process rare earths at commercial scale.

Neo makes money by selling its processed materials and chemicals directly to industrial customers, operating facilities across Canada, Europe, China, and Estonia. With annual revenues in the range of several hundred million dollars, its competitive edge comes from its processing expertise and its rare position as a non-Chinese supplier of rare earth materials — something increasingly valued by Western governments and manufacturers trying to reduce supply chain dependence on China. The key growth driver is rising demand for rare earth magnets in electric vehicles, though volatile rare earth prices and competition from Chinese producers remain significant risks.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+25.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-10.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$19M/ year

Rising (+13% vs prior year)

3.9% of revenue

In line with sector average (3%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

23.1%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~4 months

$62M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Revenue accelerating

Neo Performance Materials grew revenue 26% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
31.4%
Modest — 31.4% gross margin
Operating Margin
17.1%
Healthy — 17.1% operating margin
ROCE
4.9%
Weak — 4.9% 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
+7.7%
Steady sales growth (7.7% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-20.2%
Burning cash (-20.2%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.40
Conservative — low debt load (0.40)
Interest Cover
11.37x
Comfortably covers interest (11.4x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.01%
Small dividend — 1.01% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
+0.6%
Dividend flat

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