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Mineros S.A.

MSA.TO
72
Gold · Basic Materials
Price
C$8.17
+0.12 (+1.49%)
Market Cap
C$2.42B
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
72
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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
Strong
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Weak

Share count rising — dilution

+12.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 264.9M (2021) → 298.7M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Mineros S.A. is a Colombian gold mining company that digs gold out of the ground and sells it to refiners, banks, and commodity traders. It operates open-pit and underground mines, producing gold as its core product. The company is one of the largest gold producers listed on the Colombian Stock Exchange.

Mineros earns money by selling physical gold at market prices, so its revenue rises and falls with the global gold price. It operates primarily in Colombia, with additional mining assets in Nicaragua and Argentina, giving it a diversified Latin American footprint. The company's strong operating margin of over 40% suggests it keeps costs relatively low compared to peers, which is a meaningful competitive advantage in a commodity business. The biggest risk Mineros faces is a sustained drop in gold prices, since it has limited ability to control what buyers pay for its product.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+53.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+6.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

91.4%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$67M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Mineros S.A. grew revenue 54% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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
35.6%
Modest — 35.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
32.4%
Excellent — 32.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
60.8%
Exceptional — 60.8% 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
+63.3%
Fast-growing sales (+63.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+48.6%
Earnings growing fast (+48.6% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
52%
Weak — only 52% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
3.0%
Thin free cash flow (3.0%)

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
0.09
Conservative — low debt load (0.09)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
44.76x
Comfortably covers interest (44.8x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
8.8x
Attractive valuation — P/E 8.8

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+0.9
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.75%
Small dividend — 1.75% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+0.9%
Dividend flat

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