Vertical Exploration

VERT.V

Industrial Materials · Basic Materials

Price

C$0.03

+0.00 (+0.00%)

Market Cap

C$4.6M

Exchange

Toronto Stock Exchange Ventures

Winston Score

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Share count rising — dilution

+55.1% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 98.0M (2022) → 151.9M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Vertical Exploration Inc. is a small Canadian mineral exploration company. It searches for valuable minerals in the ground, such as metals or other natural resources, by conducting geological surveys and drilling programs. Companies like this work in the early stages of the mining industry, before any actual mine is built or ore is sold.

Vertical Exploration does not yet generate meaningful revenue, which is typical for early-stage exploration companies. It raises money by issuing shares to investors and uses that cash to fund fieldwork and drilling on its mineral properties, primarily in Canada. The company has no established moat since it owns exploration-stage assets with unproven commercial value. The biggest risk it faces is failing to discover a viable mineral deposit, which would make its properties worthless and force it to keep diluting shareholders to stay funded.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

+144.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

C$0/ year

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

5.9%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~1 months

C$45,398 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Vertical Exploration 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.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

N/A

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Data not available

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

N/A

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Data not available

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-6.3%

Weak — -6.3% 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

N/A

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Data not available

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

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Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

5/8 quarters

Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

N/A

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Data not available

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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)

N/M

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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