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West Red Lake Gold Mines

WRLG.V
41
Gold · Basic Materials
Price
C$0.79
+0.05 (+6.76%)
Market Cap
C$326.2M
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange Ventures
Winston Score
41
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Share count rising — dilution

+2596.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 14.9M (2021) → 401.0M (2025)

West Red Lake Gold Mines is a Canadian gold mining company focused on exploring and developing gold deposits in the Red Lake district of northwestern Ontario, Canada. Red Lake is one of the most historically productive gold mining regions in the world, known for its high-grade ore. The company's main asset is the Madsen Gold Mine, a past-producing underground mine that West Red Lake has been working to restart and bring back into production.

The company earns revenue by mining and selling gold, with its financial performance tied directly to gold prices and how much ore it can extract. It operates entirely in Canada, making it a focused, single-asset junior miner rather than a diversified producer. Its competitive position depends on the quality and size of the Madsen deposit and its ability to keep mining costs low. The key risk is the challenge of ramping up production at Madsen on time and on budget, which has historically been difficult for junior miners.

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Quality

Gross Margin
31.0%
Modest — 31.0% gross margin
Operating Margin
20.1%
Excellent — 20.1% operating margin
ROCE
3.7%
Weak — 3.7% 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
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
628%
Turns 628% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
-26.4%
Burning cash (-26.4%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.11
Elevated debt (1.11)
Interest Cover
4.97x
Adequate interest coverage (5.0x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
39.3x
Pricey — P/E 39.3

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward
+33.5
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (39.3 → 5.8)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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