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5N Plus

VNP.TO
65
Chemicals - Specialty · Basic Materials
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
65
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

5N Plus is a Canadian company that makes very pure specialty metals and chemicals used in high-tech industries. Its core products include semiconductor compounds and refined metals — materials used in solar panels, medical imaging devices, and space satellites. The company supplies these materials to manufacturers in the aerospace, defense, healthcare, and renewable energy sectors.

5N Plus earns revenue by selling these refined materials and compounds directly to industrial customers, often under long-term supply agreements. It operates globally, with facilities in North America and Europe, and generates roughly $250–300 million in annual revenue. Its competitive edge comes from the technical difficulty of producing metals at the extreme purity levels its customers require, which limits the number of competitors who can meet those standards. The key growth driver is rising demand for compound semiconductors used in satellites and next-generation solar technology, though the business faces risk from volatile raw material prices and customer concentration among a relatively small number of large buyers.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+25.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

+23.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

Insider Activity

3.4%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~22 months

C$55M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Strong grower

5N Plus is growing revenue at 25% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
26.6%
Modest — 26.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
22.5%
Excellent — 22.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
28.9%
Exceptional — 28.9% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+32.5%
Fast-growing sales (+32.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+89.4%
Earnings growing fast (+89.4% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
38%
Weak — only 38% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-1.1%
Burning cash (-1.1%)

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

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.34
Conservative — low debt load (0.34)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
10.63x
Comfortably covers interest (10.6x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
29.0x
no trend
Growth-priced — P/E 29.0

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+3.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (29.0 → 26.0)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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