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Zimtu Capital

ZC.V
73
Investment - Banking & Investment Services · Financial Services
Price
C$0.38
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
C$6.4M
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange Ventures
Winston Score
73
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through May 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Exceptional
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

16.8% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 16.2M (2021) → 13.5M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Zimtu Capital Corp. is a Canadian venture capital and merchant banking company that invests in and helps build early-stage resource exploration companies. It focuses mainly on mining and mineral exploration businesses, particularly those looking for metals like lithium, copper, and gold. Zimtu trades on the TSX Venture Exchange and acts as a kind of launchpad for small companies that need funding, management support, and market access.

Zimtu makes money by taking equity stakes in the companies it helps create or promote, then earning returns when those companies grow or get acquired. It operates primarily in Canada, with a focus on British Columbia, and is a very small firm with a market cap under $10 million. Its competitive edge comes from its network of contacts in the junior mining world and its ability to identify early-stage opportunities, but its main risk is heavy dependence on the volatile junior resource sector, where many companies fail before producing any revenue.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

<−1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-300.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

C$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

9.6%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

C$29M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

Revenue declining

Zimtu Capital's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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
101.2%
Premium pricing power — 101.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
109.3%
Excellent — 109.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
36.6%
Exceptional — 36.6% 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
+674.1%
Fast-growing sales (+674.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+466.3%
Earnings growing fast (+466.3% YoY)

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

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
1%
Weak — only 1% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
0.8%
Thin free cash flow (0.8%)

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
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
1017.30x
Comfortably covers interest (1017.3x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
0.3x
Attractive valuation — P/E 0.3

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
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Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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