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Galiano Gold

GAU
78
Gold · Basic Materials
Also trades as: GAU.TO
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange American
Winston Score
78
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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
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Exceptional

Winston Score History

The full picture

Galiano Gold is a mining company that digs gold out of the ground and sells it. Its main operation is the Asanko Gold Mine, located in Ghana, West Africa — one of the larger gold mines in that region. The company sells gold to refiners and bullion dealers, and its revenue depends almost entirely on the global price of gold.

Galiano earns money by producing and selling physical gold, so its profits rise and fall with gold prices. The company operates primarily in Ghana and is relatively small, with a market cap around $500 million. Its competitive position depends on keeping mining costs low enough to stay profitable when gold prices dip — a challenge for any single-asset miner. The biggest risk the company faces is its reliance on one mine, meaning any operational disruption, permitting issue, or reserve depletion at Asanko could significantly hurt its business.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+56.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

+228.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

31.1%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~7 years

$114M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

$114M cash & investments at current burn rate

Strong grower

Galiano Gold is growing revenue at 57% 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
40.8%
Healthy — 40.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
39.8%
Excellent — 39.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
77.9%
Exceptional — 77.9% 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
+90.8%
Fast-growing sales (+90.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
247%
Turns 247% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
6.2%
Modest free cash flow (6.2%)

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
0.06
Conservative — low debt load (0.06)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
30.15x
Comfortably covers interest (30.2x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
8.5x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 8.5

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+6.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (8.5 → 1.8)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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