Acquires interests in future production from mining companies at a fixed, low cost. Sells gold, silver, palladium, and cobalt deposits in Canada and internationally. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 18% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
The market pays 46.7× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 17% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 7% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
Sales are growing strongly for its sector.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades near its peak today. For long-term holders the ride has paid off so far — though past performance guarantees nothing about the future.
The net profit margin is 64% — that slice of every sale is the company’s cushion in hard quarters.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 18% a year on average.
There is $1.2B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $1.1B would remain.
The company’s market value is 47 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 17/100.
On our five-subject report card, WPM sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: WPM is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.