Empress Royalty

EMPYF

Other Precious Metals · Basic Materials

Exchange

Other OTC

Winston Score

Winston is happy

A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Exceptional

Growth

Exceptional

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Exceptional

Valuation

Exceptional

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Empress Royalty Corp. is a small Canadian company that provides upfront cash to gold and silver mining operations in exchange for the right to buy a portion of their future metal production at a fixed, below-market price. These arrangements are called royalties and streams. The company's customers are mining operators who need financing but want to avoid traditional bank loans or giving up equity.

Empress earns revenue each time a partner mine produces and sells precious metals, keeping the difference between the low fixed price it pays and the higher market price. The company holds a portfolio of royalty and streaming interests across mines in Africa, Latin America, and other regions. Its high gross margin reflects the low-cost nature of royalty income once deals are in place. The main risk is that partner mines underperform, face operational problems, or fail to produce as expected, which would directly reduce Empress's cash flow.

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

+109.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

-56.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

21.3%ownership

↓ Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$5M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Strong grower

Empress Royalty is growing revenue at 110% 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

73.9%

Premium pricing power — 73.9% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

54.6%

Excellent — 54.6% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

42.6%

Exceptional — 42.6% 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

+120.1%

Fast-growing sales (+120.1% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+150.5%

Earnings growing fast (+150.5% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

Weak — only 9% of profit becomes cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

3.3%

Thin free cash flow (3.3%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.05

Conservative — low debt load (0.05)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

15.89x

Comfortably covers interest (15.9x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

9.7x

no trend

Attractive valuation — P/E 9.7

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+3.6

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (9.7 → 6.1)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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