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Fundamental data last updated:April 13, 2026

company profile

SECTOR

Financial Services

industry

Banks - Regional

Exchange

NYSE

County of HQ

Canada

Next Earnings Date

04/30/26

Business Summary

Almonty Industries operates as a specialty metals miner, developing and producing industrial metals used in high-performance applications. The company generates cash by extracting ore, processing it, and selling refined output into global commodity markets where pricing is externally determined. Its moat is not brand-driven but asset-based: ownership of strategic mineral deposits and long-cycle mining infrastructure creates high barriers to entry once production is established. Execution, cost control, and securing long-term offtake agreements ultimately determine whether those hard assets translate into durable free cash flow.

VALUATION

P/E

-

Market Cap ($M USD)

$379

Forward P/E

14.6

PEG

-

PRICE TO SALES

3.8

PRICE TO BOOK

1

EV / EBITDA

-

5-Year Average P/E

DIVIDEND

Yield

0.20%

Annual Payout

$0.05

Payout Ratio

-

Consecutive Years of Dividend Growth

0

5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

-

Financial Health & Profitability

Earnings Per Share

-$0.18

Next Year EPS Growth Estimate

$1.40

Next Year Revenue Growth Estimate

-

Return on Equity (ROE)

-0.90%

Operating Margin

15.70%

Debt-to-Equity

0.8

Piotroski F-Score

-

Altman Z-Score

0.3

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

6.10%%

Current Ratio

-

Quick Ratio

Gainseekers Quantitative Analysis

Summary

Almonty Industries is a high-volatility deep-value speculation masquerading as a growth story. The absence of a trailing P/E and an EPS of -44 confirm the company is currently unprofitable, yet the market is assigning a Forward P/E of 16.6 and an extraordinary Price/Sales of 158.7, implying investors are pricing in a dramatic earnings inflection. The Altman Z-Score of 17.7 signals virtually no near-term bankruptcy risk, reinforced by a strong Current Ratio of 3.9, but a Piotroski F-Score of 3 reflects weak underlying operating quality. This is not a stable compounder; it is a balance-sheet-secure turnaround where the valuation assumes execution perfection.

AI Exposure / Tech Reliance

As a Basic Materials company in Other Industrial Metals & Mining, Almonty sits upstream in the supply chain that feeds advanced manufacturing and high-performance industrial applications. AI infrastructure, electrification, and defense modernization require specialty metals, which structurally supports long-term demand for niche miners. However, miners are price takers, meaning technological resilience depends more on commodity cycles than proprietary innovation.

The Bull Case

A GARP-oriented investor could justify a position based on the Forward P/E of 16.6 combined with explosive forward expectations embedded in a Price/Sales of 158.7, signaling the market anticipates a sharp revenue and earnings ramp. The Altman Z-Score of 17.7 and Current Ratio of 3.9 provide unusual balance sheet safety for a company with negative earnings, reducing insolvency risk during the turnaround phase. Institutional Ownership at 20.95 suggests some professional participation, while a 0.5 TTM Yield indicates at least a token shareholder return policy. If operating leverage materializes and margins recover from the current -45.20%, the equity could rerate aggressively given how depressed current profitability metrics are.

The Bear Case

The bear case is straightforward and brutal: EPS of -44, Operating Margin of -45.20%, and ROIC of -44.60% reflect a business currently destroying capital at scale. A Piotroski F-Score of 3 signals weak financial momentum, and the absence of a PEG ratio combined with negative earnings makes growth-adjusted valuation impossible to justify quantitatively. The Debt/Equity ratio of -89.90% is structurally unusual and raises questions about capital structure sustainability, while a Price/Book of 19.5 indicates investors are paying a massive premium to accounting equity despite negative profitability. This is a story stock trading on anticipated transformation rather than demonstrated operating performance.

Market Sentiment & Smart Money

Short Interest %

0.40%

Analyst Consensus

2

Average Analyst Price Target

$22.00

Institutional Ownership %

29.30%

1-Year Beta

0.56

Insider Buying % (6 Mo)

9.00%%

Distance to 52-Week High

98.60%%

Distance to 52-Week Low

146.00%%