Executive Summary
Galaxy Resources Limited engages in the production of lithium concentrate and exploration of minerals in Australia, Canada, and Argentina. More Details
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Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Flawless balance sheet with high growth potential.
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Share Price & News
How has Galaxy Resources's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: GXY is not significantly more volatile than the rest of Australian stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 8% a week.
Volatility Over Time: GXY's weekly volatility (8%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
6.4%
GXY
2.7%
AU Metals and Mining
0.01%
AU Market
1 Year Return
323.6%
GXY
37.6%
AU Metals and Mining
27.8%
AU Market
Return vs Industry: GXY exceeded the Australian Metals and Mining industry which returned 37.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: GXY exceeded the Australian Market which returned 27.8% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| GXY | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 6.4% | 2.7% | 0.01% |
| 30 Day | 26.3% | 8.2% | 1.8% |
| 90 Day | 18.6% | 9.6% | 4.7% |
| 1 Year | 327.9%323.6% | 44.7%37.6% | 32.6%27.8% |
| 3 Year | 71.2%69.5% | 91.6%64.2% | 34.4%18.1% |
| 5 Year | 100.3%98.3% | 170.7%121.6% | 66.2%33.9% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Galaxy Resources's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Did The Underlying Business Drive Galaxy Resources' (ASX:GXY) Lovely 368% Share Price Gain?3 months ago | Simply Wall St
Forecast: Analysts Think Galaxy Resources Limited's (ASX:GXY) Business Prospects Have Improved Drastically6 months ago | Simply Wall St
We're Hopeful That Galaxy Resources (ASX:GXY) Will Use Its Cash WiselyValuation
Is Galaxy Resources undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
5.21x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate GXY's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate GXY's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: GXY is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Australian Metals and Mining industry average.
PE vs Market: GXY 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 GXY's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: GXY is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (5.2x) compared to the AU Metals and Mining industry average (2.6x).
Future Growth
How is Galaxy Resources forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 8 analysts?
92.3%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: GXY is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered faster growth than the savings rate (1.9%).
Earnings vs Market: GXY is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered above average market growth.
High Growth Earnings: GXY's is expected to become profitable in the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: GXY's revenue (32.4% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the Australian market (4.9% per year).
High Growth Revenue: GXY's revenue (32.4% per year) is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: GXY's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (1.5%).
Past Performance
How has Galaxy Resources performed over the past 5 years?
-51.3%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: GXY is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: GXY is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: GXY is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 51.3% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare GXY's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: GXY is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Metals and Mining industry (22.9%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: GXY has a negative Return on Equity (-9.46%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Financial Health
How is Galaxy Resources's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: GXY's short term assets ($243.3M) exceed its short term liabilities ($36.5M).
Long Term Liabilities: GXY's short term assets ($243.3M) exceed its long term liabilities ($19.5M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: GXY is debt free.
Reducing Debt: GXY has no debt compared to 5 years ago when its debt to equity ratio was 27.1%.
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: GXY has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: GXY has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if free cash flow continues to reduce at historical rates of 34.9% each year
Dividend
What is Galaxy Resources's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate GXY's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate GXY'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 GXY's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if GXY'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 GXY'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?
4.0yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Simon Hay
2yrs
Tenure
US$878,926
Compensation
Mr. Simon Hay, BSc (Hons), MAppSc, Grad Dip, MAICD, is Chief Executive Officer at Galaxy Resources Limited since July 1, 2019. Mr. Hay joined Iluka in 2009 as Manager, South West Operations based in Capel....
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Simon's total compensation ($USD878.93K) is about average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD1.19M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Simon's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: GXY's management team is considered experienced (4 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: GXY's board of directors are considered experienced (4.5 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: GXY insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 23.5%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Galaxy Resources Limited's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Galaxy Resources Limited
- Ticker: GXY
- Exchange: ASX
- Founded: 1996
- Industry: Diversified Metals and Mining
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: AU$2.357b
- Shares outstanding: 505.71m
- Website: https://gxy.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Galaxy Resources Limited
- 21 Kintail Road
- Level 4
- Perth
- Western Australia
- 6153
- Australia
Listings
Biography
Galaxy Resources Limited engages in the production of lithium concentrate and exploration of minerals in Australia, Canada, and Argentina. Its flagship project is the Sal de Vida project located in Catamar...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/07/31 08:16 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/07/30 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
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.