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Ivanhoe Mines

IVN.TO
36
Industrial Materials · Basic Materials
Also trades as: IVPAF
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
36
Winston is serious
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
Good
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Ivanhoe Mines is a Canadian mining company that digs copper, zinc, and platinum-group metals out of the ground in Africa. Its most important asset is the Kamoa-Kakula copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is one of the largest copper deposits ever discovered. It also operates the Platreef platinum and palladium project in South Africa and the Kipushi zinc mine, also in the DRC.

The company makes money by selling mined metals to industrial buyers, smelters, and commodity traders around the world. Ivanhoe is still in a heavy growth and construction phase, which explains its near-zero margins and returns — most cash is being reinvested to expand production capacity. Copper is its biggest long-term opportunity, since demand for the metal is expected to rise sharply as the world builds more electric vehicles and power grids, but operating in the DRC carries real political and logistical risk that investors must weigh carefully.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+53.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

+4.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

Insider Activity

45.0%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

C$4.5B cash & investments at current burn rate

Strong grower

Ivanhoe Mines is growing revenue at 54% 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
18.7%
Thin — 18.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
7.3%
Modest — 7.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
0.3%
Weak — 0.3% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+171.5%
Fast-growing sales (+171.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-66.5%
Earnings shrinking (-66.5% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
-62%
Weak — only -62% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-79.5%
Burning cash (-79.5%)

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
0.22
Conservative — low debt load (0.22)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
0.62x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.6x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
92.6x
no trend
Expensive — P/E 92.6

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+79.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (92.6 → 13.3)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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