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Lion One Metals Limited

LOMLF
51
Gold · Basic Materials
Price
$0.12
+0.00 (+1.44%)
Market Cap
$48.1M
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
51
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Mixed
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
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Share count rising — dilution

+83.5% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 149.2M (2021) → 273.8M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Lion One Metals is a gold mining and exploration company focused on its Tuvatu Gold Mine in Fiji. The company mines gold from underground deposits and sells it on the open market. It is one of the few foreign-owned gold producers operating in the South Pacific island nation.

Lion One generates revenue by extracting and selling gold, with prices tied to global gold markets. The company is small by mining standards, with operations concentrated at a single mine site, which creates both operational and geographic risk. Its key growth driver is expanding production capacity at Tuvatu and exploring nearby high-grade deposits, but the reliance on one asset means any disruption — whether regulatory, geological, or weather-related — could significantly impact the business.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+125.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

C$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

9.5%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~2 months

C$8M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Lion One Metals Limited has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
39.6%
Modest — 39.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
26.5%
Excellent — 26.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
7.5%
Weak — 7.5% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+41.0%
Fast-growing sales (+41.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
-12%
Weak — only -12% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-35.6%
Burning cash (-35.6%)

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
0.18
Conservative — low debt load (0.18)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
1.79x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.8x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
4.5x
Attractive valuation — P/E 4.5

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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