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Ivanhoe Mines
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Rating:51Neutral
Price Target:
C$9.00
▼(-27.59% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:10/23/26
The score is held back primarily by weak cash-flow fundamentals (negative operating and free cash flow) and clearly bearish technicals (below major moving averages with negative MACD). Offsetting factors include a relatively manageable leverage profile and a generally constructive earnings-call outlook supported by solid operational performance and cost/credit mitigants, but valuation remains stretched with a high P/E and no dividend support.
Positive Factors
Scaled copper and zinc operations
Large-scale production at Kamoa-Kakula and record Kipushi output demonstrate operating scale across copper and zinc. Strong throughput and sales capacity can support recurring revenue growth, improve fixed-cost absorption, and strengthen the company’s position as projects mature.
Negative Factors
Persistently negative cash generation
Negative operating and free cash flow across recent periods indicates that reported profitability has not consistently converted into internally generated funds. Continued investment and working-capital demands may require financing or asset-level funding, limiting flexibility for expansion and shareholder returns.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Scaled copper and zinc operations
Large-scale production at Kamoa-Kakula and record Kipushi output demonstrate operating scale across copper and zinc. Strong throughput and sales capacity can support recurring revenue growth, improve fixed-cost absorption, and strengthen the company’s position as projects mature.
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Ivanhoe Mines (IVN) vs. iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
C$12.89B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)3.73M
Price to Earnings (P/E)66.6
Beta (1Y)2.08
Revenue Growth168.44%
EPS Growth-66.54%
CountryCA
Employees6,800
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryIndustrial Materials
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.10
Shares Outstanding1,426,373,200
10 Day Avg. Volume4,596,059
30 Day Avg. Volume3,728,662
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio3.22
Price to Book (P/B)2.64
Price to Sales (P/S)34.67
P/FCF Ratio-32.63
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
C$14.45Price Target Upside16.25% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering8
EPS Forecast (FY)0.16
Revenue Forecast (FY)C$837.53M
Ivanhoe Mines Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., a company founded in 1993 and based in Vancouver, Canada, primarily focuses on the discovery, advancement, and extraction of diverse minerals and precious metals, predominantly within Africa. The firm targets deposits rich in s...
How the Company Makes Money
Ivanhoe Mines makes money primarily through its ownership interests in producing mining operations that sell metal into global commodities markets. Its main revenue stream is from copper: through the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the DRC, the ope...
Ivanhoe Mines Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jul 29, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Nov 03, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
Overall the call conveyed solid operational performance and meaningful downside mitigation actions: strong Q2 production and EBITDA, record performance at Kipushi, a large sulfuric‑acid price tailwind and commissioning of a 60 MW solar plant that will materially reduce diesel consumption. These positives offset near‑term headwinds including a tragic safety incident, diesel inflation, dewatering/development constraints delaying access to higher‑grade ore, logistics/trucking disruptions and a recent S&P downgrade. Management outlined clear mitigations (solar, increased byproduct credits, project execution and drilling/upgraded models) and reiterated guidance with tightened ranges, supporting a constructive near‑to‑medium‑term outlook.Positive Updates
Strong Q2 copper production and sales
Kamoa-Kakula produced in excess of 64,000 tonnes of copper in Q2 and sold just over 61,000 tonnes of payable copper; copper inventory remained ~40,000 tonnes with an expected destock of ~10,000 tonnes in H2 2026 (targeting ~25–30k tonnes year‑end inventory).
Negative Updates
Fatality and safety incident at Kakula
A fatal fall‑of‑ground on July 6 resulted in the loss of life of an employee at Kakula. The root cause has been identified; large‑scale training, updated operating procedures and enhanced scaling/hazard identification programs have been implemented, but this is a significant safety and social impact.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Q2 copper production and sales
Kamoa-Kakula produced in excess of 64,000 tonnes of copper in Q2 and sold just over 61,000 tonnes of payable copper; copper inventory remained ~40,000 tonnes with an expected destock of ~10,000 tonnes in H2 2026 (targeting ~25–30k tonnes year‑end inventory).
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Company Guidance
The company tightened 2026 copper production guidance to 290,000–310,000 t (2027 guidance 380,000–420,000 t) and reiterated a first‑half C1 cash cost of $2.70/lb (Q2 C1 $2.84/lb) while realizing a copper price of $5.99/lb; Kamoa‑Kakula sold just over 61,000 t of payable copper in Q2 (production >64,000 t), generated Q2 revenue of $880M (including $56M sulfuric acid sales and $33M mark‑to‑market gains), and reported Kamoa‑Kakula EBITDA of $385M (Ivanhoe adjusted EBITDA $179M, profit $46M); management expects to destock ~10,000 t (current inventory ~40,000 t, targeting ~25–30,000 t year‑end), sees a net smelter benefit of roughly $0.50/lb (smelter operating cost ~$0.33/lb), and anticipates a much larger sulfuric‑acid byproduct credit in Q3 (~$0.60/lb versus $0.38/lb in Q2) as sulfuric prices moved from $465/t average to recent contracts near $840/t; capital and liquidity metrics include $635M cash at June 30, modest pro rata net‑debt movements, $76M quarter contribution to Kamoa‑Kakula, Platreef Phase‑2 financing draw of $87M (Japanese consortium $65M), a 500,000 tpa smelter currently at ~60% capacity, Phase‑1 solar (60 MW) with ~95% availability coming online this quarter to cut diesel use ~25–30%, and Phase‑2 concentrator milling >25% above design (~6.3 Mtpa).Ivanhoe Mines Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
58
Neutral
Balance Sheet
74
Positive
Cash Flow
24
Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 582.55M | 449.35M | 40.82M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Gross Profit | 58.05M | -35.18M | -8.64M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EBITDA | 227.92M | 380.79M | -123.73M | -93.14M | -84.94M | -101.12M |
| Net Income | 136.65M | 266.13M | 228.13M | 318.93M | 410.86M | 55.24M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 7.79B | 7.61B | 5.74B | 5.00B | 3.97B | 3.22B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 634.29M | 883.64M | 102.08M | 560.27M | 597.45M | 608.18M |
| Total Debt | 1.30B | 1.27B | 369.19M | 953.98M | 741.88M | 490.63M |
| Total Liabilities | 2.00B | 1.90B | 901.91M | 1.42B | 1.13B | 841.21M |
| Stockholders Equity | 5.97B | 5.89B | 4.99B | 3.70B | 2.93B | 2.49B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -463.31M | -477.48M | -644.14M | -509.46M | 18.43M | -59.69M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -85.18M | -129.68M | -152.43M | -31.57M | 177.09M | -7.09M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -700.24M | -677.37M | -495.40M | -477.00M | -173.63M | -208.58M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 741.55M | 1.44B | 206.95M | 500.27M | -9.69M | 561.97M |
Ivanhoe Mines Technical Analysis
Negative
12.43
Price Trends
11.48
Negative
11.24
Negative
12.33
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.68
Positive
30.91
Neutral
27.03
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For TSE:IVN, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 12.43 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 10.45, above the 50-day MA of 11.48, and above the 200-day MA of 12.33, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.68 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 30.91 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 27.03 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for TSE:IVN.
Ivanhoe Mines Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 Outperform | C$41.46B | 10.90 | 14.09% | 0.59% | 44.25% | 220.56% | |
69 Neutral | C$41.46B | 10.90 | 14.09% | 0.59% | 44.25% | 220.56% | |
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% | |
56 Neutral | C$4.69B | -18.17 | -166.74% | ― | ― | -36.42% | |
52 Neutral | C$4.39B | -33.21 | -31.93% | ― | ― | -34.95% | |
51 Neutral | C$12.89B | 66.63 | 2.32% | ― | 168.44% | -66.54% |
* Basic Materials Sector Average
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Ivanhoe Mines Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Ivanhoe Mines lifts Q3 copper and zinc output as solar expansion cuts diesel use
Positive
Oct 8, 2026
Ivanhoe Mines reported third-quarter 2026 production of 76,401 tonnes of copper in saleable products from its Kamoa-Kakula complex, supported by combined concentrator output of 68,188 tonnes of copper in concentrate. Africa’s largest copper ...
Business Operations and Strategy
Ivanhoe Mines boosts Western Forelands copper discovery by 30% and accelerates Makoko development
Positive
Sep 8, 2026
Ivanhoe Mines has increased the size of its Western Forelands copper discovery in the DRC by 30%, confirming the Makoko District as one of the world’s largest and highest-grade new copper finds of the past decade. The updated 2026 Mineral Re...
Business Operations and Strategy
Ivanhoe Mines to Provide Western Forelands Project Update and Host Investor Webinar
Positive
Sep 4, 2026
Ivanhoe Mines will release an operational and exploration update on its majority-owned Western Forelands Exploration Project before markets open on September 8, 2026, signalling potential progress in one of its key growth regions adjacent to the K...
Business Operations and StrategyRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Ivanhoe Mines Downplays Impact of Longstanding DRC Concentrate Export Ban
Positive
Aug 6, 2026
Ivanhoe Mines, a Canadian miner with major copper, zinc and platinum-group metal projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa, is expanding its footprint through large exploration holdings in the Western Forelands and new copp...
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