Denison Mines Corp. (DNN) is a uranium-focused company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and—through development activities—advancement of uranium-bearing projects in Canada. The company’s core geographic focus is the Athabasca Basin region in northern Saskatchewan, a globally significant uranium mining district known for high-grade deposits. Business and operations: Denison’s flagship ...Denison Mines Corp. (DNN) is a uranium-focused company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and—through development activities—advancement of uranium-bearing projects in Canada. The company’s core geographic focus is the Athabasca Basin region in northern Saskatchewan, a globally significant uranium mining district known for high-grade deposits.
Business and operations: Denison’s flagship asset is the Wheeler River uranium project in the Athabasca Basin, where it holds a 95% interest. The company’s work typically includes exploration programs (targeting and delineating resources), engineering and development activities (progressing deposits toward production), permitting and regulatory engagement, and operational readiness for mine construction and production phases. As an intermediate stage developer, Denison’s near-term value creation is closely tied to progress in project milestones—such as development studies, permitting, community engagement, and advancement toward construction and commissioning.
Products/services: While Denison is primarily a resource developer, its “product” is uranium in the form of contained uranium resources that, when developed, can support uranium production and sales to utilities and other nuclear fuel market participants. In the earlier stages, the company effectively provides project development “services” to its future production pathway—turning geological potential into mine plans and mine-ready projects through drilling, resource estimation, metallurgical work, and feasibility-level engineering.
Cost and BOM considerations (mining-development perspective): Uranium project development costs are generally dominated by (1) exploration drilling and geoscience work, (2) mine development and infrastructure buildout (access roads, site services, power/heat/water systems), (3) processing/processing plant and materials handling, and (4) permitting, closure planning, and regulatory compliance. Denison’s cost structure therefore reflects both capital expenditure (capex) for project advancement and ongoing research/engineering and site overhead required to move deposits through development gates.
Financial and market context (from provided metrics): The provided snapshot shows elevated leverage and negative profitability metrics (e.g., negative margins and negative return on assets/equity on a trailing basis), which is common for development-stage miners that incur costs before sustaining operating revenues. The dataset also includes liquidity indicators (such as strong current ratio and quick ratio figures) alongside negative operating cash flow ratios, emphasizing that cash generation may be limited during development and that capital planning and financing strategy are key.
Key people and governance: David D. Cates serves as President and CEO, with board leadership noted by Ron F. Hochstein as Chair. Leadership continuity is important in coordinating long-range technical and regulatory execution.
Wishes/strategy: The company’s strategic “wishes” typically center on de-risking technical assumptions (grade/tonnage, recoveries, geotechnical and metallurgical performance), advancing permitting and construction readiness, and translating resources into economic production while maintaining financial resilience through commodity-cycle volatility and project financing needs.
YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength.
QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes.
RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three).
$4.9M
+22.2%
-34.9%
Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day.
$-217.3M
-138.5%
+122.3%
Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials.
+100.0%
+608.0%
-6284.7%
Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on).
-1748.4%
-11.1%
-22.2%
Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales.
-4418.2%
-95.1%
+134.2%
Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock.
$-118.5M
-146.6%
-0.2%
FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine.
-2410.5%
-101.7%
-53.8%
Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe.
166.8%
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-15.2%
Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking.
10.75x
+194.4%
-31.7%
Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground.