The framework has shifted from distribution to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 20%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 31%.
Platinum Group Metals Ltd
PLG · NYSE AMERICAN · USD · Market cap $159M · 12 employees
Platinum Group Metals Ltd.
Not yet scoredAt the last full screen
2025-08-31
Screened 2025-08-31 · the tape above runs as of 22:12 UTC · 11 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its markdown label.
Platinum Group Metals Ltd holds its Markdown at $1.24. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 1 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 1 days |
| Price at the screen | $1.24 |
| Valuation | N/A trailing · -17.71 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | Not scored · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 1.99 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
This security has not been fully scored against the values screen yet.
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 0.33% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 0.3% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 18.18% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 18.2% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 0.80% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 0.8% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | Excluded | Below 5% | of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. | Fail |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Business, in Plain Words| Forward P/E | -17.7x |
| EPS, trailing | -0.03 |
| EPS, forward | -0.07 |
| Profit margin | 0.0%currently unprofitable |
| Return on equity | -8.6%not currently earning a positive return on equity |
| FCF yield | -1.41% |
| Debt to equity | 0.18minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet |
| Current ratio | 26.75comfortably covers its short-term bills |
| Beta | 1.99much more volatile than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.05% |
| 52-week range | 1.18 - 4.04 |
| Moat | NONE |
| Market cap | $159M |
| Employees | 12 |
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; it already moves more than the market on an average day; its business and earnings are exposed to Canada and to currency swings.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework has shifted from markdown to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 16.8% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 20%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 31%.
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 20%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 31%.
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $1.84 | -27.5% | · | $726 | -27.5% |
| 2 months | $1.82 | -26.7% | · | $734 | -26.7% |
| 3 months | $2.21 | -39.6% | · | $604 | -39.6% |
| 6 months | $2.69 | -50.4% | · | $496 | -50.4% |
| 1 year | $1.67 | -20.1% | · | $799 | -20.1% |
| 2 years | $1.72 | -22.4% | · | $776 | -22.4% |
| 3 years | $1.45 | -7.9% | · | $921 | -7.9% |
| 5 years | $3.85 | -65.3% | · | $347 | -65.3% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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