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Imperial Metals
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Rating:72Outperform
Price Target:
C$7.00
▼(-27.91% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/10/26
The score is driven primarily by improved financial performance (strong profitability and conservative leverage), partially offset by cyclical volatility and inconsistent free cash flow. Technicals are supportive but look overextended, and valuation appears reasonable on earnings but lacks dividend support.
Positive Factors
Profitability turnaround
Recent profitability marks a meaningful improvement from losses in 2021–2023, with strong operating and net margins continuing in TTM. This stronger earnings base can support internal reinvestment and improve resilience, provided operating performance holds.
Negative Factors
Revenue volatility
TTM revenue growth turned sharply negative after strong growth in 2024–2025, exposing the company to meaningful volatility in realized prices, production volumes, or both. Persistent contraction would weaken operating leverage and make recent profitability harder to sustain.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Profitability turnaround
Recent profitability marks a meaningful improvement from losses in 2021–2023, with strong operating and net margins continuing in TTM. This stronger earnings base can support internal reinvestment and improve resilience, provided operating performance holds.
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Imperial Metals (III) vs. iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
C$1.11B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)118.51K
Price to Earnings (P/E)10.0
Beta (1Y)2.50
Revenue Growth4.77%
EPS Growth-43.42%
CountryCA
Employees65
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryCopper
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.62
Shares Outstanding178,178,670
10 Day Avg. Volume131,393
30 Day Avg. Volume118,513
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.29
Price to Book (P/B)1.64
Price to Sales (P/S)2.43
P/FCF Ratio13.26
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)N/A
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
Imperial Metals Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Imperial Metals Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, and production of base and precious metals in the United States, Switzerland, China, the Philippines, Singapore, and Canada. It explores for copp...
How the Company Makes Money
Imperial Metals makes money primarily by producing minerals and selling the resulting products into commodity markets. Its core revenue model is driven by: (1) Sales of metal production: The company extracts ore and processes it into saleable prod...
Imperial Metals Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
76
Positive
Balance Sheet
82
Very Positive
Cash Flow
68
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 660.50M | 691.78M | 494.37M | 344.45M | 172.80M | 133.59M |
| Gross Profit | 228.77M | 294.81M | 161.22M | -13.46M | -28.72M | 10.43M |
| EBITDA | 324.04M | 393.86M | 215.11M | 22.81M | -35.88M | 11.83M |
| Net Income | 108.28M | 153.78M | 106.26M | -36.72M | -75.97M | -26.07M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 1.99B | 1.79B | 1.66B | 1.41B | 1.30B | 1.19B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 86.94M | 36.82M | 58.12M | 24.94M | 27.54M | 33.39M |
| Total Debt | 197.50M | 178.79M | 372.85M | 319.79M | 197.79M | 40.42M |
| Total Liabilities | 926.35M | 766.00M | 834.25M | 695.76M | 563.97M | 423.25M |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.07B | 1.03B | 823.63M | 716.23M | 735.73M | 763.10M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 75.66M | 126.90M | -26.84M | -126.28M | -231.26M | -87.18M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 292.37M | 348.56M | 155.41M | -3.81M | -86.76M | 15.02M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -211.70M | -212.53M | -161.07M | -125.33M | -127.82M | -102.91M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -44.41M | -156.78M | 37.62M | 126.56M | 208.27M | 87.21M |
Imperial Metals Technical Analysis
Negative
9.71
Price Trends
8.48
Negative
7.90
Negative
8.30
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.54
Positive
22.73
Positive
18.78
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For TSE:III, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 9.71 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 7.53, above the 50-day MA of 8.48, and above the 200-day MA of 8.30, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.54 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 22.73 is Positive, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 18.78 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for TSE:III.
Imperial Metals Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 Outperform | C$1.22B | 11.99 | 68.47% | 11.54% | 54.30% | 272.06% | |
72 Outperform | C$1.11B | 10.04 | 10.49% | ― | 4.77% | -43.42% | |
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% | |
54 Neutral | C$900.15M | -18.05 | -14.45% | ― | ― | -67.26% | |
51 Neutral | C$352.62M | -44.07 | -9.42% | ― | ― | -324.25% | |
46 Neutral | C$1.20B | -27.69 | -36.55% | 128.75% | ― | -19.67% |
* Basic Materials Sector Average
TSE:III
Imperial Metals
6.23
-0.59
-8.65%
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7.54
4.82
177.51%
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Faraday Copper
4.07
1.95
91.98%
TSE:MARI
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6.66
-3.98
-37.41%
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11.60
2.95
34.10%
Imperial Metals Corporate Events
Business Operations and Strategy
Imperial Metals Expands High-Grade Gold Mineralization at Porcher Island
Positive
Oct 28, 2026
Imperial Metals reported spring 2026 diamond drilling results from its Porcher Island gold property near Prince Rupert, British Columbia, where all ten holes intersected gold and silver mineralization. The program confirmed and extended near-surfa...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Imperial Metals Advances Red Chris Block Cave Plan as Long-Life Copper-Gold Project Takes Shape
Positive
Oct 22, 2026
Imperial Metals reported progress on the definitive feasibility study for the Red Chris Block Cave project, a major copper-gold development beneath the existing open pit in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle, and provided a third-quarter 202...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Imperial Metals Q2 Profit Falls as Lower Grades Hit Output, Permitting Supports Future Mine Life
Negative
Aug 6, 2026
Imperial Metals reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $166.5 million, down from $175.8 million a year earlier, as fewer concentrate shipments and lower grades at its Mount Polley and Red Chris mines weighed on results. Net income fell to $22.0 m...
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