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West Red Lake Gold Mines

WRLG.V
47
Gold · Basic Materials
Price
C$0.90
+0.04 (+4.65%)
Market Cap
C$371.7M
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange Ventures
Winston Score
47
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+2596.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 14.9M (2021) → 401.0M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

West Red Lake Gold Mines is a Canadian gold mining company focused on exploring and developing gold deposits in the Red Lake district of northwestern Ontario, Canada. Red Lake is one of the most historically productive gold mining regions in the world, known for its high-grade ore. The company's main asset is the Madsen Gold Mine, a past-producing underground mine that West Red Lake has been working to restart and bring back into production.

The company earns revenue by mining and selling gold, with its financial performance tied directly to gold prices and how much ore it can extract. It operates entirely in Canada, making it a focused, single-asset junior miner rather than a diversified producer. Its competitive position depends on the quality and size of the Madsen deposit and its ability to keep mining costs low. The key risk is the challenge of ramping up production at Madsen on time and on budget, which has historically been difficult for junior miners.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
31.0%
Modest — 31.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
20.1%
Excellent — 20.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
16.5%
Strong — 16.5% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
N/A
Data not available
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
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
628%
Turns 628% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-26.4%
Burning cash (-26.4%)

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
1.11
Elevated debt (1.11)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
4.97x
Adequate interest coverage (5.0x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
44.8x
Pricey — P/E 44.8

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+39.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (44.8 → 5.8)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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