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i-80 Gold

IAUX
25
Gold · Basic Materials
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange American
Winston Score
25
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

i-80 Gold Corp. is a gold mining company based in Canada that focuses on finding and producing gold in the state of Nevada. Nevada is one of the most gold-rich regions in the United States, and i-80 Gold controls several mining projects there, including properties at Granite Creek, Ruby Hill, and McCoy-Cove. The company is still in the development and early production stage, meaning it is working to build up its mines rather than running them at full capacity.

i-80 Gold makes money by selling gold and other metals like silver and antimony from its Nevada properties. The company is relatively small, with a market cap around $1.3 billion, and its negative margins show it is spending more than it earns right now — a common situation for early-stage miners. The key growth driver is successfully advancing its high-grade underground deposits toward full commercial production, but the main risk is that continued losses and capital needs could pressure the company to raise more money and dilute existing shareholders.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-12.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-18.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

16.4%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~20 months

$465M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Revenue declining

i-80 Gold's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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
35.4%
Modest — 35.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-140.2%
Losing money on operations — -140.2%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-17.0%
Weak — -17.0% 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
+69.7%
Fast-growing sales (+69.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-149.5%
Burning cash (-149.5%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.72
Elevated debt (1.72)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
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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