Stock

Benz Mining

BENZF

Industrial Materials · Basic Materials

Price

$3.90

+0.38 (+10.78%)

Market Cap

$1.30B

Exchange

Other OTC

Winston Score

–

No score yet — nothing to grade.

This is a pre-revenue company — it has no sales yet, just exploration or development costs. There’s no operating business to grade on profitability, margins or cash flow, so the Winston Score stays blank until it starts booking revenue.

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Share count rising — dilution

+171.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 106.1M (2022) → 288.3M (2026)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Benz Mining is a Canadian mining company focused on developing gold and critical mineral projects in Africa, primarily in Mali. The company is in the exploration and development stage, meaning it is working to prove out its mineral deposits and build mines rather than producing and selling metals at scale yet. Its flagship asset is the Douentza gold project in Mali.

Because Benz Mining is pre-revenue, it does not yet generate meaningful income from selling minerals. The company funds its operations by raising money from investors through stock offerings. It is listed on Canadian exchanges and has a market capitalization around $1.3 billion, reflecting investor expectations about the value of its mineral resources. The key growth driver is successfully advancing its projects toward production, but major risks include the high cost of mine development, fluctuating gold prices, and political instability in Mali.

Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

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

Revenue Growth

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

-500.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

C$0/ year

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

15.1%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~5 months

C$53M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Benz Mining 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

N/A

—

Data not available

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

N/A

—

Data not available

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-100.3%

Weak — -100.3% 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

N/A

—

Data not available

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

—

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

1/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

—

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

N/A

—

Data not available

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.00

Conservative — low debt load (0.00)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

—

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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