Executive Summary
IGO Limited operates as a mining and exploration company in Australia. More Details
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Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Excellent balance sheet with proven track record.
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Share Price & News
How has IGO's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: IGO is not significantly more volatile than the rest of Australian stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 9% a week.
Volatility Over Time: IGO's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-1.5%
IGO
-0.6%
AU Metals and Mining
-0.3%
AU Market
1 Year Return
6.9%
IGO
26.1%
AU Metals and Mining
-1.8%
AU Market
Return vs Industry: IGO underperformed the Australian Metals and Mining industry which returned 26.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: IGO exceeded the Australian Market which returned -1.8% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| IGO | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -1.5% | -0.6% | -0.3% |
| 30 Day | 11.2% | 9.5% | 1.6% |
| 90 Day | 63.8% | 22.9% | 9.9% |
| 1 Year | 12.7%6.9% | 32.9%26.1% | 1.5%-1.8% |
| 3 Year | 61.3%49.4% | 73.1%49.0% | 26.2%10.7% |
| 5 Year | 269.3%238.4% | 282.1%211.2% | 69.0%35.8% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is IGO's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Insider Buying: The IGO Limited (ASX:IGO) Independent Non-Executive Director Just Bought AU$256k Worth Of SharesValuation
Is IGO undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
27.2x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: IGO (A$7.14) is trading above our estimate of fair value (A$4.92)
Significantly Below Fair Value: IGO is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: IGO is poor value based on its PE Ratio (27.2x) compared to the AU Metals and Mining industry average (13.1x).
PE vs Market: IGO is poor value based on its PE Ratio (27.2x) compared to the Australian market (22.6x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: IGO is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (2.3x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: IGO is good value based on its PB Ratio (2.2x) compared to the AU Metals and Mining industry average (2.8x).
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Future Growth
How is IGO forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 13 analysts?
11.9%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: IGO's forecast earnings growth (11.9% per year) is above the savings rate (2%).
Earnings vs Market: IGO's earnings (11.9% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the Australian market (18% per year).
High Growth Earnings: IGO's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: IGO's revenue (3.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the Australian market (5% per year).
High Growth Revenue: IGO's revenue (3.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: IGO's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (7.3%).
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Past Performance
How has IGO performed over the past 5 years?
55.5%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: IGO has a large one-off gain of A$36.7M impacting its June 30 2020 financial results.
Growing Profit Margin: IGO's current net profit margins (17.4%) are higher than last year (9.8%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: IGO's earnings have grown significantly by 55.5% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: IGO's earnings growth over the past year (102.4%) exceeds its 5-year average (55.5% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: IGO earnings growth over the past year (102.4%) exceeded the Metals and Mining industry 38%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: IGO's Return on Equity (8.1%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is IGO's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: IGO's short term assets (A$762.9M) exceed its short term liabilities (A$123.2M).
Long Term Liabilities: IGO's short term assets (A$762.9M) exceed its long term liabilities (A$244.0M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: IGO's debt to equity ratio (3%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: IGO's debt to equity ratio has increased from 0.1% to 3% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: IGO's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (698.2%).
Interest Coverage: IGO's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (44.7x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is IGO current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
1.54%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: IGO's dividend (1.54%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Australian market (2.11%).
High Dividend: IGO's dividend (1.54%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Australian market (5.03%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: IGO's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: IGO's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (41.9%), IGO's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: IGO's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (40.2% payout ratio).
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
4.0yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Peter J. Bradford (61 yo)
6.83yrs
Tenure
AU$2,131,635
Compensation
Mr. Peter J. L. Bradford, B.App.Sc., Extractive Metallurgy, FAusIMM, MSMME, MAIC, has been the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of IGO Limited (formerly known as Independence Group NL) since M...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Peter J.'s total compensation ($USD1.65M) is about average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD1.98M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Peter J.'s compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD, CEO & Executive Director | 6.83yrs | AU$2.13m | 0.13% A$ 6.9m | |
| Joint Company Secretary & CFO | 9.92yrs | AU$919.04k | 0.010% A$ 531.4k | |
| Chief Operating Officer | 3yrs | AU$1.27m | 0.0056% A$ 295.2k | |
| General Counsel | 4yrs | AU$569.43k | 0.00055% A$ 29.3k | |
| Head of Corporate Development | 2.92yrs | AU$618.00k | 0.015% A$ 793.1k | |
| Head of People & Culture | 4yrs | AU$634.40k | 0.0040% A$ 211.7k | |
| Head of Safety | no data | AU$635.57k | 0.0027% A$ 145.2k | |
| General Manager of Exploration | 4yrs | AU$625.70k | 0.00034% A$ 18.1k | |
| Company Secretary & Head of Corporate Affairs | 5.25yrs | AU$560.42k | no data | |
| Investor Relations & Communications Manager | no data | no data | no data |
4.0yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: IGO's management team is considered experienced (4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD, CEO & Executive Director | 6.83yrs | AU$2.13m | 0.13% A$ 6.9m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 0.083yr | no data | 0.0054% A$ 285.6k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 6.25yrs | AU$140.00k | 0.0030% A$ 158.5k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 6.08yrs | AU$140.00k | 0.0030% A$ 158.0k | |
| Non-Executive Independent Chairman | 9.5yrs | AU$261.24k | 0.0054% A$ 285.6k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.25yrs | AU$89.13k | 0.0016% A$ 84.0k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.08yrs | AU$140.00k | 0.0036% A$ 190.4k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 0.083yr | no data | no data |
5.1yrs
Average Tenure
61yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: IGO's board of directors are considered experienced (5.1 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: IGO 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 26.1%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
IGO Limited's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: IGO Limited
- Ticker: IGO
- Exchange: ASX
- Founded: 2000
- Industry: Diversified Metals and Mining
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: AU$5.319b
- Shares outstanding: 744.95m
- Website: https://www.igo.com.au
Number of Employees
Location
- IGO Limited
- South Shore Centre
- Suite 4, Level 5
- Perth
- Western Australia
- 6151
- Australia
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPGD.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | US | USD | Jan 2002 |
| IGO | ASX (Australian Securities Exchange) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | AU | AUD | Jan 2002 |
| IDZ | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | Jan 2002 |
| IGO | CHIA (Chi-X Australia) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | AU | AUD | Jan 2002 |
Biography
IGO Limited operates as a mining and exploration company in Australia. The company owns a 100% interest in the Nova project, which produces nickel, copper, and cobalt concentrates located to the east-north...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/01/16 07:02 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/06/30 |
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.