Ariana Resources Valuation

Q: What is the Fair Price of AAU when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

AAU (£0.02) is trading below our estimate of [[fair value]] (£0.04)

Is AAU undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio
Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of AAU when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: AAU (£0.02) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£0.04)

Significantly Below Fair Value: AAU is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for AAU?

Key metric: As AAU is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for AAU. This is calculated by dividing AAU's market cap by their current earnings.
What is AAU's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio	138.7x
Earnings	UK£324.00k
Market Cap	UK£45.85m

AAU key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue	n/a
Enterprise Value/EBITDA	-17.6x
PEG Ratio	n/a

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does AAU's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for AAU vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
Company	Forward PE	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
Peer Average	5.8x
ALTN AltynGold	4.4x	n/a	UK£64.8m
SRB Serabi Gold	7.8x	45.0%	UK£67.4m
GDP Goldplat	4.9x	24.4%	UK£10.8m
PRIM Primorus Investments	6x	n/a	UK£5.6m
AAU Ariana Resources	138.7x	n/a	UK£44.9m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: AAU is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (138.7x) compared to the peer average (5.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does AAU's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Metals and Mining Industry?

8 Companies	Price / Earnings	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
ENPL En+ Group International	2.2x	8.0%	US$4.67b
NLMK Novolipetsk Steel	0.8x	n/a	US$4.08b
EVR EVRAZ	0.4x	n/a	US$1.42b
MTL Metals Exploration	0.9x	-60.3%	US$124.86m

8 Companies		Estimated Growth	Market Cap

No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: AAU is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (138.7x) compared to the UK Metals and Mining industry average (10.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is AAU's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

AAU PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio	138.7x
Fair PE Ratio	n/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate AAU's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst AAU forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
Date	Share Price	Average 1Y Price Target	Dispersion	High	Low	1Y Actual price	Analysts
Current	UK£0.025	UK£0.043 +77.0%	26.8%	UK£0.055	UK£0.032	n/a	2
Aug ’25	UK£0.024	UK£0.043 +84.5%	26.8%	UK£0.055	UK£0.032	n/a	2
Apr ’25	UK£0.022	UK£0.053 +135.1%	4.0%	UK£0.055	UK£0.051	n/a	2
Mar ’25	UK£0.018	UK£0.055 +205.3%	0.09%	UK£0.055	UK£0.055	n/a	2
Feb ’25	UK£0.019	UK£0.055 +181.8%	0.09%	UK£0.055	UK£0.055	n/a	2
Jan ’25	UK£0.022	UK£0.055 +144.2%	0.09%	UK£0.055	UK£0.055	n/a	2
Dec ’24	UK£0.022	UK£0.055 +144.2%	0.09%	UK£0.055	UK£0.055	n/a	2
Nov ’24	UK£0.021	UK£0.055 +168.0%	0.09%	UK£0.055	UK£0.055	UK£0.029	2
Oct ’24	UK£0.025	UK£0.055 +115.5%	0.09%	UK£0.055	UK£0.055	UK£0.02	2
Sep ’24	UK£0.03	UK£0.055 +83.2%	0.09%	UK£0.055	UK£0.055	UK£0.019	2
Aug ’24	UK£0.028	UK£0.055 +99.8%	0.09%	UK£0.055	UK£0.055	UK£0.024	2

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but there are not enough analysts covering the stock to determine statistical confidence in agreement.

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