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VGZ vs IDR // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION

Vista Gold Corp (NYSE) VS. Idaho Strategic Resources Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VGZ 2 — IDR 3

■ METRIC PARITY

LAST: $2.58 (-4.44%) • MKT CAP: $376.6M

valuation

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LAST: $20.67 (-1.66%) • MKT CAP: $327.1M

valuation

15.4x

15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VGZ VS. IDR) EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	VGZ	IDR	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	—	61.80%	—	TIE	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	-35.00%	11.40%	-46.40	IDR	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE	—	15.4x	—	TIE	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield	-1.91%	3.79%	-5.70	IDR	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	—	36.80%	—	TIE	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin	—	39.40%	—	TIE	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	—	64.60%	—	TIE	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety	0.00%	0.00%	0.00	TIE	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity	—	—	—	TIE	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality	2/9	8/9	-6.00	IDR	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew	—	—	—	TIE	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum	43.0	31.3	+11.73	VGZ	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta	—	—	—	TIE	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	—	16.5x	—	TIE	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$376.6M	$327.1M	$49.5M	VGZ	/market-cap <GO>

5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY

FISCAL YEAR	VGZ REV	IDR REV	VGZ GROSS %	IDR GROSS %	VGZ FCF	IDR FCF
FY 2025	$0	$42.4M	—	61.8%	-$7.2M	$12.4M
FY 2024	$0	$25.8M	—	50.3%	-$6.1M	$8.6M
FY 2023	$0	$13.7M	—	—	-$5.9M	$2.1M

FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r

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