First Au Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

First Au has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 6.8%, while the Metals and Mining industry saw earnings growing at 20.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 1.6% per year.

Key information

6.8%

Earnings growth rate

35.9%

EPS growth rate

Metals and Mining Industry Growth	22.3%
Revenue growth rate	1.6%
Return on equity	-54.8%
Net Margin	1,480.6%
Last Earnings Update	30 Jun 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How First Au makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

ASX:FAU Revenue, expenses and earnings (AUD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
30 Jun 24	0	-1	1
31 Mar 24	0	-1	2
31 Dec 23	0	-2	2
30 Sep 23	0	-2	2
30 Jun 23	1	-2	3
31 Mar 23	0	-3	3
31 Dec 22	0	-4	4
30 Sep 22	0	-4	4
30 Jun 22	0	-5	4
31 Mar 22	0	-4	4
31 Dec 21	0	-4	4
30 Sep 21	0	-4	4
30 Jun 21	1	-3	4
31 Mar 21	1	-3	4
31 Dec 20	1	-2	3
30 Sep 20	0	-3	3
30 Jun 20	0	-3	3
31 Mar 20	0	-3	3
31 Dec 19	0	-3	3
30 Sep 19	0	-3	4
30 Jun 19	0	-3	4
31 Mar 19	0	-3	3
31 Dec 18	0	-4	3
30 Sep 18	0	-3	2
30 Jun 18	0	-2	1
31 Mar 18	0	-1	1
31 Dec 17	0	0	0
30 Sep 17	0	0	1
30 Jun 17	0	0	1
31 Mar 17	0	0	1
31 Dec 16	0	0	1
30 Sep 16	0	0	0
30 Jun 16	0	0	0
31 Mar 16	0	0	0
31 Dec 15	0	0	0
30 Sep 15	0	0	0
30 Jun 15	0	0	0
31 Mar 15	0	0	0
31 Dec 14	0	0	0
30 Sep 14	0	0	0
30 Jun 14	0	0	0
31 Mar 14	0	0	0
31 Dec 13	0	0	0

Quality Earnings: FAU is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: FAU is currently unprofitable.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: FAU is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 6.8% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare FAU's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: FAU is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Metals and Mining industry (3.9%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: FAU has a negative Return on Equity (-54.77%), as it is currently unprofitable.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/23 18:45
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings	2024/06/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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First Au Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Key information

Recent past performance updates

Full year 2023 earnings released: AU$0.001 loss per share (vs AU$0.005 loss in FY 2022)

First half 2023 earnings released: AU$0.001 loss per share (vs AU$0.003 loss in 1H 2022)

Full year 2021 earnings released: AU$0.006 loss per share (vs AU$0.008 loss in FY 2020)

First half 2021 earnings released: AU$0.003 loss per share (vs AU$0.003 loss in 1H 2020)

First half earnings released

Recent updates

First Au Limited has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of AUD 0.325 million.

First Au Limited has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of AUD 0.3 million.

First Au Limited, Annual General Meeting, May 16, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: AU$0.001 loss per share (vs AU$0.005 loss in FY 2022)

New minor risk - Financial data availability

First Au Limited Announces Appointment of Xavier Braud as Non-Executive Director

First Au Limited has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of AUD 0.3 million.

First Au Limited has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of AUD 0.3 million.

First Au Limited Announces Change of Company Secretary

First Au Limited Announces Change of Company Secretary

Director recently bought AU$62k worth of stock

First half 2023 earnings released: AU$0.001 loss per share (vs AU$0.003 loss in 1H 2022)

Octava Minerals Limited (ASX:OCT) entered into agreement to acquire 30% stake in Talga Project for AUD 0.3 million.

New major risk - Financial position

Director recently bought AU$75k worth of stock

Talisman Mining Limited (ASX:TLM) acquired Mabel Creek IOCG Project from First Au Limited (ASX:FAU).

Talisman Mining Limited (ASX:TLM) acquired Mabel Creek IOCG Project from First Au Limited (ASX:FAU).

First Au Limited Announces Executive Changes

First Au Limited Receives Requisition Resolutions from 7 Enterprises Pty Ltd

First Au Limited Receives Requisition Resolutions from 7 Enterprises Pty Ltd

First Au Limited has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of AUD 1.5 million.

First Au Limited announced that it expects to receive AUD 1.5 million in funding

First Au Limited Provides the Update on Further Assay Results from the Dogwood Porphyry Copper and Gold Project

Insider recently sold AU$79k worth of stock

First Au Limited Announces Board Changes

First Au Limited Announces Resignation of Bryan Frost as Executive Chairman and Managing Director, Effective on 18 November 2022

Executive Chairman & MD exercised options to buy AU$75k worth of stock.

No independent directors

Executive Chairman & MD exercised options to buy AU$63k worth of stock.

First Au Limited Announces Dogwood Drilling Assays Indicate Copper Mineralisation

First Au Limited Provides Update on Gimlet Gold Project, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia

First Au Limited Provides Victorian Projects Update

First Au Limited, Annual General Meeting, May 31, 2022

No independent directors

Full year 2021 earnings released: AU$0.006 loss per share (vs AU$0.008 loss in FY 2020)

First Au Limited Announces Assay Results from the Remaining Drillholes from the Recently Completed Program At the Snowstorm Project, East Gippsland, Victoria

First Au Limited Begins A Geological Review of Tenement Application EL006977 At the Dogwood Prospect of Bruthen in Eastern Victoria

First half 2021 earnings released: AU$0.003 loss per share (vs AU$0.003 loss in 1H 2020)

First Au Limited Announces Victorian Project Update

First Au Limited Announces Update to Previously Reports Jorc Inferred Resource from Gimlet Gold Project Near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia

First Au Limited Announces Snowstorm Drilling Intersects Mineralised Dyke Swarm

First Au Limited Announces Company Secretary Changes

First Au Limited Announces Arriving of Diamond Drill Rig At Onsite At the Snowstorm Project Area (EL5505) Within the Swifts Creek Goldfields, East Gippsland Victoria

First Au Limited has announced a Derivatives Offering in the amount of AUD 2.453515 million.

First Au Limited Announces High-Grade Rock Chips at Vicgold Project Drilling Starting

First Au Limited Announces Strong Assay Results, Including 20M @ 3.7 G/T Au from 72M (Containing 1M @ to 30 G/T Au) from Recent RC and Diamond Drilling At Its Gimlet Gold Project Near Kalgoorlie

First Au Limited Enters into Formal Farm-In and Joint Venture Agreement with 8AU Limited

First Au Limited Enters into Farm in Agreement with 8Au Pty Ltd

First Au Limited Appoints Gavin England as Technical Director

First Au Limited Announces the Approval of Granting of EL 006816

First half earnings released

First Au Limited has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of AUD 0.28 million.

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

Earnings and Revenue History

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Return on Equity

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

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