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Peruvian Metals

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38
Industrial Materials · Basic Materials
Price
$0.12
+0.01 (+5.41%)
Market Cap
$16.9M
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+40.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 98.4M (2021) → 138.3M (2025)

Peruvian Metals Corp. is a small mining company focused on extracting and processing metals in Peru. Its core business involves operating silver, gold, and base metal properties, selling raw or processed ore to industrial buyers and commodity markets. The company works in one of the world's most mineral-rich regions, giving it access to high-grade deposits in the Andes.

The company earns revenue by selling mined metals at prevailing commodity prices, meaning its income rises and falls with global metal markets. It operates entirely in Peru, and with a market cap near zero it is a micro-cap company with limited financial resources compared to major mining peers. The biggest risk it faces is commodity price volatility combined with the operational and political challenges common to small miners working in emerging markets, including permitting delays, funding constraints, and currency exposure.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-7.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

>+1,000% 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

25.5%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$3M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

Revenue declining

Peruvian Metals's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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Quality

Gross Margin
15.9%
Thin — 15.9% gross margin
Operating Margin
-14.0%
Losing money on operations — -14.0%
ROCE
-3.2%
Weak — -3.2% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+13.7%
Fast-growing sales (13.7% YoY)
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
15%
Weak — only 15% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
6.9%
Modest free cash flow (6.9%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Interest Cover
82.04x
Comfortably covers interest (82.0x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
7.5x
Attractive valuation — P/E 7.5

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

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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