Executive Summary
St George Mining Limited explores for mineral properties in Australia.
Risk Analysis
Earnings have declined by -22.45% per year over past 5 years
Currently unprofitable and not forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years
+ 2 more risks
Snowflake Analysis
Adequate balance sheet with weak fundamentals.
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Share Price & News
How has St George Mining's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: SGQ's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-4.8%
SGQ
3.8%
AU Metals and Mining
0.3%
AU Market
1 Year Return
-62.5%
SGQ
-21.2%
AU Metals and Mining
-22.9%
AU Market
Return vs Industry: SGQ underperformed the Australian Metals and Mining industry which returned -21.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: SGQ underperformed the Australian Market which returned -22.9% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| SGQ | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -4.8% | 3.8% | 0.3% |
| 30 Day | -36.8% | -14.9% | -25.3% |
| 90 Day | -55.6% | -24.8% | -29.9% |
| 1 Year | -62.5%-62.5% | -16.8%-21.2% | -19.4%-22.9% |
| 3 Year | -66.7%-66.7% | 24.4%8.6% | -8.3%-20.8% |
| 5 Year | -21.1%-21.1% | 56.1%19.0% | 2.9%-20.3% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is St George Mining's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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What Kind Of Shareholders Own St George Mining Limited (ASX:SGQ)?Valuation
Is St George Mining undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
7.41x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate SGQ's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate SGQ's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: SGQ is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Metals and Mining industry average.
PE vs Market: SGQ 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 SGQ's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: SGQ is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (7.4x) compared to the AU Metals and Mining industry average (1x).
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Future Growth
How is St George Mining forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
-0.3%
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 St George Mining 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 St George Mining'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.
- St George Mining 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 St George Mining performed over the past 5 years?
-22.4%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: SGQ is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: SGQ is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: SGQ is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of -22.4% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare SGQ's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: SGQ is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Metals and Mining industry (-7%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: SGQ has a negative Return on Equity (-311.18%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is St George Mining's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: SGQ's short term assets (A$4.4M) exceed its short term liabilities (A$1.2M).
Long Term Liabilities: SGQ's short term assets (A$4.4M) exceed its long term liabilities (A$35.9K).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: SGQ is debt free.
Reducing Debt: SGQ had no debt 5 years ago.
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: SGQ has a low level of unsold assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: SGQ's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 3.172164801022E+17x debt).
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: SGQ has less than a year of cash runway based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: Insufficient data to determine if SGQ has enough cash runway if its free cash flow continues to grow or shrink based on historical rates.
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Dividend
What is St George Mining's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate SGQ's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate SGQ's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if SGQ's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if SGQ'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 SGQ'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?
4.8yrs
Average board tenure
CEO
St George Mining has no CEO, or we have no data on them.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | 10.42yrs | AU$567.72k | 2.96% A$757.3k | |
| Company Secretary & Non-Executive Director | 4.75yrs | AU$193.61k | 0.12% A$31.0k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 1.17yrs | AU$34.40k | 2.78% A$710.0k |
4.8yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Board: SGQ's board of directors are considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 20.2%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
St George Mining Limited's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: St George Mining Limited
- Ticker: SGQ
- Exchange: ASX
- Founded: 2009
- Industry: Diversified Metals and Mining
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: AU$25.582m
- Shares outstanding: 412.61m
- Website: https://stgm.com.au
Location
- St George Mining Limited
- 28 Ord Street
- Suite 1
- West Perth
- Western Australia
- 6005
- Australia
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGQ | ASX (Australian Securities Exchange) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | AU | AUD | Nov 2010 |
| SGQ | CHIA (Chi-X Australia) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | AU | AUD | Nov 2010 |
| S0G | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | Nov 2010 |
Biography
St George Mining Limited explores for mineral properties in Australia. The company primarily explores for nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum group element sulphides, as well as gold deposits. Its flagship project is the Mt Alexander project that includes five granted exploration licenses located to the south-southwest of the Agnew-Wiluna Belt, Western Australia. St George Mining Limited was incorporated in 2009 and is based in West Perth, Australia.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/03/30 10:40 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/03/30 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.