Executive Summary
GWR Group Limited explores for, develops, and evaluates mining projects in Australia.
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Adequate balance sheet with weak fundamentals.
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Share Price & News
How has GWR Group's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: GWR has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-1.4%
GWR
0.7%
AU Metals and Mining
5.0%
AU Market
1 Year Return
-34.3%
GWR
3.4%
AU Metals and Mining
-10.3%
AU Market
Return vs Industry: GWR underperformed the Australian Metals and Mining industry which returned 2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: GWR underperformed the Australian Market which returned -10.6% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| GWR | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -1.4% | 0.7% | 5.0% |
| 30 Day | -1.4% | 12.1% | 8.8% |
| 90 Day | 11.3% | 9.1% | -9.9% |
| 1 Year | -34.3%-34.3% | 8.6%3.4% | -6.6%-10.3% |
| 3 Year | 68.3%68.3% | 59.8%39.1% | 11.1%-3.5% |
| 5 Year | 15.0%15.0% | 99.9%62.0% | 28.9%1.1% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is GWR Group's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Do Directors Own GWR Group Limited (ASX:GWR) Shares?Valuation
Is GWR Group undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
1.75x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate GWR's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate GWR's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: GWR is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Metals and Mining industry average.
PE vs Market: GWR is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Australian market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate GWR's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: GWR is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (1.8x) compared to the AU Metals and Mining industry average (1.5x).
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Future Growth
How is GWR Group forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
4.5%
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 GWR Group 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.
Next Steps
- Examine GWR Group's financial health to determine how well-positioned it is against times of financial stress by looking at its level of debt over time and how much cash it has left.
- GWR Group competitive advantages and company strategy can generally be found in its financial reports archived here.
- Explore growth companies in the Materials industry.
Past Performance
How has GWR Group performed over the past 5 years?
23.5%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: GWR is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: GWR is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: GWR is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 23.5% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare GWR's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: GWR is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Metals and Mining industry (-7.9%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: GWR has a negative Return on Equity (-13.46%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is GWR Group's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: GWR's short term assets (A$2.4M) exceed its short term liabilities (A$686.3K).
Long Term Liabilities: GWR's short term assets (A$2.4M) exceed its long term liabilities (A$203.2K).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: GWR is debt free.
Reducing Debt: GWR has no debt compared to 5 years ago when its debt to equity ratio was 0.02%.
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: GWR has less than a year of cash runway based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: GWR has less than a year of cash runway if free cash flow continues to grow at historical rates of 13.1% each year.
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Dividend
What is GWR Group's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate GWR's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate GWR'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 GWR's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if GWR's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of GWR's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the Australian market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
7.8yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
GWR Group has no CEO, or we have no data on them.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joint Company Secretary & Group Financial Controller | no data | AU$157.16k | 0.039% A$6.9k | |
| Exploration Manager & Executive Director | 17.5yrs | AU$347.31k | 1.04% A$183.4k | |
| General Manager | 1.42yrs | AU$301.31k | no data | |
| Company Secretary | 7.75yrs | AU$42.00k | 0.039% A$6.9k |
7.8yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: GWR's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploration Manager & Executive Director | 17.5yrs | AU$347.31k | 1.04% A$183.4k | |
| Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of the Board | 8.25yrs | AU$68.24k | 11.42% A$2.0m | |
| Non-Executive Chairman | 8.25yrs | AU$112.83k | 1.67% A$292.9k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 9.42yrs | AU$83.74k | 0.87% A$152.7k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 9yrs | AU$70.13k | 0.95% A$166.1k | |
| Alternate Director | 8.83yrs | no data | 8.6% A$1.5m |
8.9yrs
Average Tenure
52.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: GWR's board of directors are considered experienced (8.9 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: GWR insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
GWR Group Limited's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: GWR Group Limited
- Ticker: GWR
- Exchange: ASX
- Founded: 2002
- Industry: Gold
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: AU$17.574m
- Shares outstanding: 254.70m
- Website: https://www.gwrgroup.com.au
Number of Employees
Location
- GWR Group Limited
- 97 Outram Street
- West Perth
- Western Australia
- 6005
- Australia
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWR | ASX (Australian Securities Exchange) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | AU | AUD | Dec 2004 |
| UK4 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | Dec 2004 |
| GWR | CHIA (Chi-X Australia) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | AU | AUD | Dec 2004 |
Biography
GWR Group Limited explores for, develops, and evaluates mining projects in Australia. The company explores for iron ore, gold, and tungsten, as well as gypsum, and lithium/tantalum/berylium deposits. It primarily holds interests in the Wiluna West Gold and Iron projects located in Western Australia. The company was formerly known as Golden West Resources Limited and changed its name to GWR Group Limited in December 2013. GWR Group Limited was founded in 2002 and is based in West Perth, Australia.Â
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/05/28 10:31 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/05/22 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/06/30 |
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.