Aston Minerals (ASX:ASO) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

ASO Stock Overview

Engages in the acquisition, exploration, and evaluation of mineral properties in Canada, Australia, Indonesia, and Europe. More details

ASO fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	1/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	0/6
Financial Health	4/6
Dividends	0/6

Risk Analysis

Makes less than USD$1m in revenue (A$158K)

Does not have a meaningful market cap (A$12M)

Earnings have declined by 20.1% per year over past 5 years

Has less than 1 year of cash runway

+ 1 more risk

Aston Minerals Limited Competitors

Lycaon Resources

ASX:LYN

AU$12.5m

Burley Minerals

ASX:BUR

AU$9.8m

Mantle Minerals

ASX:MTL

AU$6.2m

GreenTech Metals

ASX:GRE

AU$7.8m

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Aston Minerals
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	AU$0.009
52 Week High	AU$0.033
52 Week Low	AU$0.008
Beta	1.63
11 Month Change	-10.00%
3 Month Change	-18.18%
1 Year Change	-70.00%
33 Year Change	-92.17%
5 Year Change	-57.14%
Change since IPO	-99.72%

Recent updates

Aston Minerals (ASX:ASO) Will Have To Spend Its Cash Wisely

Feb 21

Here's Why Aston Minerals (ASX:ASO) Must Use Its Cash Wisely

Oct 18

Shareholder Returns

	ASO	AU Metals and Mining	AU Market
7D	-10.0%	0.9%	0.9%
1Y	-70.0%	-11.3%	17.7%

Return vs Industry: ASO underperformed the Australian Metals and Mining industry which returned -11.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: ASO underperformed the Australian Market which returned 17.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is ASO's price volatile compared to industry and market?
ASO volatility
ASO Average Weekly Movement	15.9%
Metals and Mining Industry Average Movement	11.0%
Market Average Movement	8.5%
10% most volatile stocks in AU Market	17.2%
10% least volatile stocks in AU Market	3.3%

Stable Share Price: ASO's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the Australian market.

Volatility Over Time: ASO's weekly volatility (16%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of Australian stocks.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
2010	n/a	Russell Bradford	astonminerals.com

Aston Minerals Limited engages in the acquisition, exploration, and evaluation of mineral properties in Canada, Australia, Indonesia, and Europe. It primarily explores for nickel, cobalt, copper, and gold deposits. The company holds interest in the Edleston gold and nickel project located to the south of Timmins, Ontario.

Aston Minerals Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Aston Minerals's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
ASO fundamental statistics
Market cap	AU$11.66m
Earnings (TTM)	-AU$5.89m
Revenue (TTM)	AU$157.85k

73.8x

P/S Ratio

-2.0x

P/E Ratio

Is ASO overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
ASO income statement (TTM)
Revenue	AU$157.85k
Cost of Revenue	AU$0
Gross Profit	AU$157.85k
Other Expenses	AU$6.04m
Earnings	-AU$5.89m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	-0.0045
Gross Margin	100.00%
Net Profit Margin	-3,728.46%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0%

How did ASO perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

ASO Stock Overview

Risk Analysis

Aston Minerals Limited Competitors

ASX:LYN

AU$12.5m

ASX:BUR

AU$9.8m

ASX:MTL

AU$6.2m

ASX:GRE

AU$7.8m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

New major risk - Market cap size

Aston Minerals Limited Evaluates Potential Extensions to High Grade Hangingwall and Edleston East Gold Targets

Aston Minerals Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 26, 2024

Full year 2024 earnings released: AU$0.005 loss per share (vs AU$0.023 loss in FY 2023)

New minor risk - Financial data availability

New major risk - Market cap size

Recent updates

New major risk - Market cap size

Aston Minerals Limited Evaluates Potential Extensions to High Grade Hangingwall and Edleston East Gold Targets

Aston Minerals Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 26, 2024

Full year 2024 earnings released: AU$0.005 loss per share (vs AU$0.023 loss in FY 2023)

New minor risk - Financial data availability

New major risk - Market cap size

New major risk - Market cap size

First half 2024 earnings released: AU$0.003 loss per share (vs AU$0.011 loss in 1H 2023)

New major risk - Share price stability

Aston Minerals Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 29, 2023

New minor risk - Share price stability

Full year 2023 earnings released: AU$0.023 loss per share (vs AU$0.025 loss in FY 2022)

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

First half 2023 earnings released: AU$0.011 loss per share (vs AU$0.012 loss in 1H 2022)

Aston Minerals (ASX:ASO) Will Have To Spend Its Cash Wisely

Aston Minerals Limited Announces Maiden Gold Mineral Resource of 1.5 Moz Au at Edleston

Aston Minerals Limited Provides an Update on the Gold Drilling Results from the Edleston Project, Canada

Aston Minerals Limited Provides Update on Resource Definition Drilling Across Bardwell Nickel-Cobalt Prospect and Initial Drill Testing of B2 Target, Edleston Project, Canada

No independent directors

Aston Minerals Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 30, 2022

Here's Why Aston Minerals (ASX:ASO) Must Use Its Cash Wisely

Full year 2022 earnings released: AU$0.025 loss per share (vs AU$0.03 loss in FY 2021)

Aston Minerals Limited Provides Update on the Resource Definition Drilling Across the Bardwell Nickel-Cobalt Prospect, Edleston Project, Canada

Aston Minerals Limited Reports Results from Metallurgical Testing of Nickel-Cobalt Sulphide Mineralisation from the Boomerang Nickel-Cobalt Target, Edleston Project, Canada

Aston Minerals Limited Reports Results from the Early-Stage Metallurgical Testing of Nickel-Cobalt Sulphide Mineralisation from the Boomerang Nickel-Cobalt Target, Edleston Project, Canada

No independent directors

Aston Minerals Limited Provides an Update on Drilling Results and Exploration Underway Across the Bardwell and Olecranon Prospects Within the Boomerang Nickel-Cobalt Target, Edleston Project, Canada

First half 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Aston Minerals Limited Provides Update on Drilling Results and Exploration Underway Across the Bardwell Prospect Within the Boomerang Nickel-Cobalt Target, Edleston Project, Canada

Aston Minerals Limited Provides Update on Drilling Results and Exploration Underway Across the Boomerang Nickel-Cobalt Target, Edleston Project, Canada

Aston Minerals Limited Intersects 163.5M at 0.52% Ni and 0.016% Co from 186.5M within Boomerang Ni-Co Target at Edleston Project, Ontario, Canada

Aston Minerals Announces Significant Discovery at Bardwell

Full year 2021 earnings released: AU$0.03 loss per share (vs AU$0.002 loss in FY 2020)

Aston Minerals Limited Announces Extensive Nickel-Cobalt Sulphide Mineralisation Intersected At Edleston Project, Ontario, Canada

Aston Minerals Limited Provides an Update on the Exploration Activities Underway Across the Edleston Project, Ontario, Canada

Executive Chairman of the Board exercised options to buy AU$6.6m worth of stock.

Aston Minerals Limited Announces to Provide an Update with Respect to Exploration Activities Underway At the Edleston Gold Project

First half 2021 earnings released: AU$0.01 loss per share (vs AU$0.001 loss in 1H 2020)

Aston Minerals Limited Announces Diamond Drilling Intersected Veinlets of Visible Gold Within the Third Drill Hole of the Maiden Drilling Program at the Edleston Project, Ontario, Canada

Aston Minerals Limited Provides Update of Drilling Program, Edleston Gold Project, Ontario, Canada

Aston Minerals Limited (ASX:ASO) acquired 6 mining claims in Edleston Gold Project from 2362516 Ontario Inc. for AUD 0.19 million.

European Cobalt Limited Announces Management Changes

European Cobalt Ltd Announces the Completion of an Extensive Exploration Targeting Program Across the Edleston Gold Project Located in Ontario, Canada

Full year earnings released - AU$0.0021 loss per share

European Cobalt Limited (ASX:EUC) completed the acquisition of Edleston Gold Project in Timmins from 55 North Mining Inc.

Shareholder Returns

Price Volatility

About the Company

Aston Minerals Limited Fundamentals Summary

73.8x

-2.0x

Earnings & Revenue