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California-Engels Mining Company

CAEN
43
Copper · Basic Materials
Price
$4.00
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$2.8M
Winston Score
43
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Data not available
Valuation
Mixed

Share count falling — buybacks

1.2% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 704K (2021) → 696K (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

California-Engels Mining Company is a small mining company focused on copper exploration and development. Copper is a metal used in electrical wiring, construction, and electronics, making it essential for industries ranging from homebuilding to electric vehicles. The company operates mining properties in the western United States, with historical roots in California mining operations.

The company generates little to no meaningful revenue at this stage, which explains its deeply negative operating margin despite a high gross margin on limited sales. With a market cap near zero, it is an early-stage or dormant mining company, meaning it spends more money than it earns while trying to develop its mineral assets. The main risk is that small exploration-stage mining companies frequently struggle to secure the financing needed to bring a mine into full production, and many never reach that point.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+115.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+100.0% 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

49.5%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~5 years

$641,220 cash & investments

$641,220 cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue accelerating

California-Engels Mining Company grew revenue 115% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
99.2%
Premium pricing power — 99.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-19.6%
Losing money on operations — -19.6%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-11.0%
Weak — -11.0% 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
+31.3%
Fast-growing sales (+31.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+341.1%
Earnings growing fast (+341.1% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/6 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
18%
Weak — only 18% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
19.0%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (19.0%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
23.1x
Growth-priced — P/E 23.1

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

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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