Heliostar Metals

HSTXF

Gold · Basic Materials

Exchange

Other OTC

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

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

How the score breaks down

Quality

Exceptional

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Exceptional

Stability

Data not available

Valuation

Exceptional

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Heliostar Metals Ltd. is a Canadian gold mining company focused on exploring and developing gold deposits in Mexico. Its core business is pulling gold out of the ground and selling it to refiners and bullion dealers. The company operates mines and exploration projects in the Sonora region of Mexico, a historically productive gold mining area.

Heliostar makes money by selling the gold it produces, with revenue tied directly to gold prices and how much ore it can process. It is a small-cap miner with a market cap around $400 million, giving it less financial cushion than major gold producers. Its competitive position depends on the quality and size of its mineral deposits, particularly its Ana Paula project, which is a key development-stage asset. The main growth driver is advancing Ana Paula toward full production, but the biggest risks are gold price volatility, permitting delays in Mexico, and the execution challenges that come with building a mine from scratch.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

50.4%

Healthy — 50.4% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

35.2%

Excellent — 35.2% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

37.0%

Exceptional — 37.0% 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

N/A

Data not available

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

6/7 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

121%

Turns 121% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

15.7%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (15.7%)

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)

14.0x

no trend

Attractive valuation — P/E 14.0

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+9.0

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (14.0 → 5.0)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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