# Western Copper and Gold Corporation (WRN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. AMEX, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Mining & Metals. Price $1.56, market value $353 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 156.0×**. Western Copper and Gold Corporation trades at 156.0× trailing earnings. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×.
- **Price / book: 1.8×**. The shares trade at 1.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -2.8%** (5-yr avg -7.3%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 0.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 0.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Return on equity: -1.6%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -5.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -5.2%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -1.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces -1.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 57.6%**. Earnings per share rose 57.6%.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 6.8×**. It would take 6.8 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Current ratio: 19.69** (quick 19.69). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 19.69 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 80.79**. A Z-score of 80.79 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 2/9**. 2 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Western Copper and Gold Corporation does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (2 analysts). 2 analysts cover Western Copper and Gold Corporation; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $5.50 (+253% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -24.0%** (YTD -40.8%, 3-mo -24.8%). The shares are down 24.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -63.4%** (1.0% above the low). Trading 63% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 25**. An RSI of 25 is oversold; bounces are common, but oversold can stay oversold in a real decline.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.40** (volatility 67%). Beta of 2.40 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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