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Argo Gold

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16
Gold · Basic Materials
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
16
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

Argo Gold Inc. is a small Canadian mining company focused on exploring for gold deposits. It works to find and develop gold-bearing properties, primarily in Canada, with the goal of eventually producing gold that can be sold to refiners and commodity markets. The company is in the exploration stage, meaning it is searching for gold rather than operating a full-scale mine.

Argo Gold generates little to no revenue from gold sales at this stage, relying instead on equity financing — selling shares — to fund its exploration work. It operates in Canada and is a micro-cap company with a market value near zero on major exchanges, reflecting the early-stage nature of its business. The core risk is that exploration-stage miners frequently spend money without finding economically viable deposits, and with a negative operating margin and negative return on invested capital, the company depends heavily on continued access to capital markets to survive.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

-62.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-712.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

11.2%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~3 months

$129,910 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Argo Gold has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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
-97.2%
Thin — -97.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-170.3%
Losing money on operations — -170.3%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-6.5%
Weak — -6.5% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-32.2%
Shrinking sales (-32.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-310.0%
Earnings shrinking (-310.0% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-1.4%
Burning cash (-1.4%)

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
2.56
Heavy debt load (2.56)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
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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