New Risk • Mar 02
New minor risk - Financial data availability The company's latest financial reports are more than 6 months old. Last reported fiscal period ended June 2024. This is considered a minor risk. If the company has not reported its earnings on time, it may have been delayed due to audit problems or it may be finding it difficult to reconcile its accounts. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months (23% average weekly change). Revenue is less than US$1m. Minor Risks Latest financial reports are more than 6 months old (reported June 2024 fiscal period end). Market cap is less than US$100m (CA$16.3m market cap, or US$11.3m). New Risk • Dec 18
New major risk - Market cap size The company's market capitalization is less than US$10m. Market cap: CA$14.3m (US$9.96m) This is considered a major risk. Companies with a small market capitalization are most likely businesses that have not yet released a product to market or are simply a very small company without a wide reach. Either way, risk is elevated with these companies because there is a chance the product may not come to fruition or the company's addressable market or demand may not be as large as expected. In addition, if the company's size is the main factor, it is less likely to have many investors and analysts following it and scrutinizing its performance and outlook. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months (18% average weekly change). Revenue is less than US$1m. Market cap is less than US$10m (CA$14.3m market cap, or US$9.96m). New Risk • Aug 08
New major risk - Share price stability The company's share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months. It is more volatile than 90% of Canadian stocks, typically moving 21% a week. This is considered a major risk. Share price volatility increases the risk of potential losses in the short-term as the stock tends to have larger drops in price more frequently than other stocks. It may also indicate the stock is highly sensitive to market conditions or economic conditions rather than being sensitive to its own business performance, which may also be inconsistent. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months (21% average weekly change). Revenue is less than US$1m. Minor Risk Market cap is less than US$100m (CA$28.6m market cap, or US$20.8m). 공지 • Mar 16
Western Resources Corp. Announces Executive Changes Western Resources Corp. in the follow-up Board meeting after the AGM, Board Directors elected Bill Xue as Chairman of the Company and appointed Justin Xing as Chair of the Executive Committee, Mark Fracchia as Chair of the Nominating and Assessment Committee, Raymond Lu as Chair of the Audit Committee, Scott Nagel as Chair of the Compensation Committee and Andrew Hancharyk as Chair of the Corporate Disclosure Policy Committee. Shuai Wei and Xiao Xing were appointed as Board Observers, and Jack Xue as Corporate Secretary. Fixed the number of directors of the company at seven, and the election of Bill Xue, George Gao and Raymond Lu to the Board. Board Change • Feb 01
High number of new and inexperienced directors There are 5 new directors who have joined the board in the last 3 years. The company's board is composed of: 5 new directors. 1 experienced director. 1 highly experienced director. Chairman of the Board, CEO & President Bill Xue is the most experienced director on the board, commencing their role in 2015. The following issues are considered to be risks according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model: Lack of board continuity. Lack of experienced directors. 공지 • Jan 06
Western Resources Corp., Annual General Meeting, Mar 15, 2024 Western Resources Corp., Annual General Meeting, Mar 15, 2024. 공지 • Dec 28
Western Resources Corp. announced that it has received CAD 10 million in funding On December 27, 2023, Western Resources Corp. closed the transaction. The company has received CAD 5,000,000 in its second and final tranche. The company has raised total amount to CAD 10,000,000 in the transaction. New Risk • Aug 16
New major risk - Financial position The company has less than a year of cash runway based on its current free cash flow trend. Free cash flow: -CA$41m This is considered a major risk. With less than a year's worth of cash, the company will need to raise capital or take on debt unless its cash flows improve. This would dilute existing shareholders or increase balance sheet risk. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Less than 1 year of cash runway based on free cash flow trend (-CA$41m free cash flow). Earnings have declined by 16% per year over the past 5 years. Shareholders have been substantially diluted in the past year (118% increase in shares outstanding). Revenue is less than US$1m. Minor Risk Market cap is less than US$100m (CA$112.2m market cap, or US$83.1m). 공지 • May 18
Western Resources Corp. Announces Milestone Potash Phase 1 Processing Plant Moves to Commissioning Phase Western Resources Corp. announce that the processing plant of the Milestone Potash Phase 1 Project (the “Project”) is transitioning from the construction phase to the commissioning phase. In addition, the Operations team has officially begun preparation for Start-up and operations. The Project is located about 35 km southeast of Regina, Saskatchewan. 공지 • Dec 31
Western Resources Corp., Annual General Meeting, Mar 10, 2023 Western Resources Corp., Annual General Meeting, Mar 10, 2023. Board Change • Nov 16
Less than half of directors are independent There are 5 new directors who have joined the board in the last 3 years. Of these new board members, 2 were independent directors. The company's board is composed of: 5 new directors. 1 experienced director. No highly experienced directors. 2 independent directors (3 non-independent directors). Chairman of the Board, CEO & President Bill Xue is the most experienced director on the board, commencing their role in 2015. Independent Director Andrew Hancharyk was the last independent director to join the board, commencing their role in 2021. The following issues are considered to be risks according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model: Minority of independent directors. Lack of board continuity. Lack of experienced directors. Board Change • Oct 24
Less than half of directors are independent There are 5 new directors who have joined the board in the last 3 years. Of these new board members, 2 were independent directors. The company's board is composed of: 5 new directors. 1 experienced director. No highly experienced directors. 2 independent directors (3 non-independent directors). Chairman of the Board, CEO & President Bill Xue is the most experienced director on the board, commencing their role in 2015. Independent Director Andrew Hancharyk was the last independent director to join the board, commencing their role in 2021. The following issues are considered to be risks according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model: Minority of independent directors. Lack of board continuity. Lack of experienced directors. Board Change • Apr 27
High number of new and inexperienced directors There are 6 new directors who have joined the board in the last 3 years. The company's board is composed of: 6 new directors. 2 experienced directors. No highly experienced directors. Chairman of the Board, CEO & President Bill Xue is the most experienced director on the board, commencing their role in 2015. The following issues are considered to be risks according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model: Lack of board continuity. Lack of experienced directors. 공지 • Mar 30
Western Resources Corp. Announces Executive Appointments Western Resources Corp. at its Annual General and Special Shareholder Meeting held on March 28, 2022 approved the election of Bill (Wenye) Xue, George (Xiang) Gao, Weimin Wang, Guy Bentinck, Andrew Hancharyk and Yujia Ren to the Board. The elected Board members thereafter appointed Mr. Mark Fracchia into the Board. The new Board then elected Mr. Bill Xue as Chairman of the Company and Chair of the Executive Committee, Mr. Mark Fracchia as Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, Mr. Guy Bentinck as Chair of the Audit Committee and Mr. Andrew Hancharyk as Chair of the Corporate Disclosure Policy Committee. Mr. Arthur Ma from China BlueChemical Ltd. and Mr. Hailin Yu from Guoxin International Investment Corp. Ltd. are re-appointed as Board Observers. The Company welcomes Mr. Fracchia to Western’s board. Mr. Fracchia brings over 30 years of management, executive, director and solution mining experience to the Company. He was President of PCS Potash at PortashCorp from 2014 to his retirement in January 2018. After the closing of the investment transaction with Vantage, Mr. Fracchia will serve as Chair of Western Potash Corp.’s Executive Committee. The Board is confident that Mr. Fracchia will play a very important role in helping the Company to ensure that its Milestone Project will remain on path. Executive Departure • Mar 17
Director has left the company On the 12th of March, Frederick Venter's tenure as Director ended after 1.7 years in the role. We don't have any record of a personal shareholding under Frederick's name. A total of 2 executives have left over the last 12 months. 공지 • Mar 17
Western Resources Corp. Announces Board Elections Western Resources Corp. elected Andrew Hancharyk and George Gao in an annual general meeting held on March 12, 2021. 공지 • Mar 16
Western Resources Corp. Re-Appoints KPMG LLP as Auditors Western Resources Corp. announced that at its annual general meeting held on March 12, 2021 re-appointed KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company. 공지 • Jan 02
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