| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
ARU Stock Overview
Arafura Resources Limited explores and develops mineral properties in Australia.
Arafura Resources Peers
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | AU$0.39 |
| 52 Week High | AU$0.50 |
| 52 Week Low | AU$0.12 |
| Beta | 0.73 |
| 1 Month Change | -3.70% |
| 3 Month Change | 95.00% |
| 1 Year Change | 136.36% |
| 3 Year Change | 519.05% |
| 5 Year Change | 584.21% |
| Change since IPO | 95.00% |
Recent News & Updates
We Think Arafura Resources (ASX:ARU) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth
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We're Keeping An Eye On Arafura Resources' (ASX:ARU) Cash Burn Rate
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We Think Arafura Resources (ASX:ARU) Needs To Drive Business Growth Carefully
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We're Not Very Worried About Arafura Resources' (ASX:ARU) Cash Burn Rate
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Shareholder Returns
| ARU | AU Metals and Mining | AU Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 21.9% | 5.5% | 3.5% |
| 1Y | 136.4% | 3.0% | 2.1% |
Return vs Industry: ARU exceeded the Australian Metals and Mining industry which returned 3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: ARU exceeded the Australian Market which returned 2.1% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| ARU volatility | |
|---|---|
| ARU Average Weekly Movement | 14.6% |
| Metals and Mining Industry Average Movement | 11.2% |
| Market Average Movement | 9.5% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in AU Market | 16.7% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in AU Market | 4.3% |
Stable Share Price: ARU is more volatile than 75% of Australian stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 15% a week.
Volatility Over Time: ARU's weekly volatility (15%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of Australian stocks.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | n/a | Gavin Lockyer | https://www.arultd.com |
Arafura Resources Limited explores and develops mineral properties in Australia. The company focuses on the production of rare earth products, such as neodymium-praseodymium and mixed middle-heavy rare earths oxides. Its principal project is the Nolans project, a rare earths-phosphate-uranium-thorium deposit that supplies neodymium and praseodymium products located in Northern Territory, Australia.
Arafura Resources Fundamentals Summary
| ARU fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | AU$542.65m |
| Earnings (TTM) | -AU$15.50m |
| Revenue (TTM) | n/a |
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P/S Ratio-39.0x
P/E RatioIs ARU overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| ARU income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | AU$0 |
| Cost of Revenue | AU$8.77m |
| Gross Profit | -AU$8.77m |
| Other Expenses | AU$6.73m |
| Earnings | -AU$15.50m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2021
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -0.01 |
| Gross Margin | 0.00% |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.00% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 0% |
How did ARU perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonFuture Growth
How is Arafura Resources forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
Future Growth Score
0/6Future Growth Score 0/6
Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE
-6.9%
Forecasted Materials industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Arafura Resources has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Past Performance
How has Arafura Resources performed over the past 5 years?
Past Performance Score
0/6Past Performance Score 0/6
Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE
-20.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: ARU is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: ARU is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: ARU is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 20.6% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare ARU's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: ARU is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Metals and Mining industry (57.8%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: ARU has a negative Return on Equity (-10.09%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Financial Health
How is Arafura Resources's financial position?
Financial Health Score
6/6Financial Health Score 6/6
Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Stable Cash Runway
Forecast Cash Runway
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: ARU's short term assets (A$42.6M) exceed its short term liabilities (A$5.4M).
Long Term Liabilities: ARU's short term assets (A$42.6M) exceed its long term liabilities (A$332.4K).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: ARU is debt free.
Reducing Debt: ARU has not had any debt for past 5 years.
Balance Sheet
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: ARU has sufficient cash runway for more than a year based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: ARU has sufficient cash runway for 1.9 years if free cash flow continues to reduce at historical rates of 14.6% each year.
Dividend
What is Arafura Resources's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Score
0/6Dividend Score 0/6
Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate ARU's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate ARU's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if ARU's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if ARU's dividend payments have been increasing.
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as ARU has not reported any payouts.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
8.8yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Gavin Lockyer (53 yo)
8.83yrs
Tenure
AU$440,796
Compensation
Mr. Gavin John Lockyer has been Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at Arafura Resources Ltd., since July 23, 2013 and its Director since July 23, 2013. Mr. Lockyer joined Arafura Resources Limit...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Gavin's total compensation ($USD308.08K) is below average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD811.54K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Gavin's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: ARU's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: ARU's board of directors are considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 32.4%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Arafura Resources Limited's employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Arafura Resources Limited
- Ticker: ARU
- Exchange: ASX
- Founded: 1997
- Industry: Diversified Metals and Mining
- Sector: Materials
- Implied Market Cap: AU$542.646m
- Shares outstanding: 1.55b
- Website: https://www.arultd.com
Location
- Arafura Resources Limited
- 432 Murray Street
- Level 6
- Perth
- Western Australia
- 6000
- Australia
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2022/05/19 00:00 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2022/05/19 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2021/06/30 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.