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K has done well with the sector rally and is up 139% YTD, now trading at 15X earnings. Kinross reported strong Q2 2025 earnings exceeding analyst expectations and completed a significant share buyback of 15+ million shares, reflecting confidence in capital allocation and shareholder value creation. K projects approximately $6.4 billion in revenue and $1.5 billion in earnings by 2028 with modest revenue growth but stable earnings, supported by cost discipline and operational execution. The stock is still at a discount valuation to the peer group, but with improved execution this could change. We would consider it a decent large cap gold stock, and like it a bit better than we have in prior years.
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We think K is an OK solid miner and recent quarterly results were strong. The company does have decently high debt with a net debt balance of $1.8B, but debt/equity ratio is only 0.36x which makes us less concerned. Free cash flows have been rising over the last few years and revenues have been growing quite nicely as well. We think it is still worth it to hold onto K given the company's progress in its drilling campaign and the recent strength of gold. It has had some issues in the past with mines but these have been largely cleared up. It also had some Russian exposure but these assets were sold in 2022.
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