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Metals ExplorationAIM:MTL Stock Report

Market Cap UK£361.8m
Share Price
UK£0.12
My Fair Value
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AnalystConsensusTarget
UK£0.18
31.1% undervalued intrinsic discount
1Y198.8%
7D-2.4%
Portfolio Value
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Metals Exploration plc

AIM:MTL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£361.8m

Metals Exploration (MTL) Stock Overview

Metals Exploration plc identifies, acquires, explores for, and develops mining and processing properties in the United Kingdom and the Philippines. More details

MTL fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth5/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Trading at 87.2% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 43.99% per year

Risk Analysis

Shareholders have been substantially diluted in the past year

Profit margins (13.4%) are lower than last year (71.5%)

Volatile share price over the past 3 months compared to the UK market


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Metals Exploration plc Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Metals Exploration
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£0.12
52 Week HighUK£0.16
52 Week LowUK£0.039
Beta-0.43
1 Month Change18.10%
3 Month Change69.86%
1 Year Change198.80%
3 Year Change1,140.00%
5 Year Changen/a
Change since IPO230.67%

Recent News & Updates

Metals Exploration plc's (LON:MTL) Shares Climb 26% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up

Jun 17
Metals Exploration plc's (LON:MTL) Shares Climb 26% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up

Recent updates

Metals Exploration plc's (LON:MTL) Shares Climb 26% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up

Jun 17
Metals Exploration plc's (LON:MTL) Shares Climb 26% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Metals Exploration (LON:MTL) Passed With Ease

Jan 30
We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Metals Exploration (LON:MTL) Passed With Ease

Further Upside For Metals Exploration plc (LON:MTL) Shares Could Introduce Price Risks After 27% Bounce

Nov 02
Further Upside For Metals Exploration plc (LON:MTL) Shares Could Introduce Price Risks After 27% Bounce

Why Metals Exploration's (LON:MTL) Earnings Are Weaker Than They Seem

Sep 30
Why Metals Exploration's (LON:MTL) Earnings Are Weaker Than They Seem

Metals Exploration plc (LON:MTL) Stock Catapults 28% Though Its Price And Business Still Lag The Industry

Sep 17
Metals Exploration plc (LON:MTL) Stock Catapults 28% Though Its Price And Business Still Lag The Industry

Is Now The Time To Put Metals Exploration (LON:MTL) On Your Watchlist?

Aug 28
Is Now The Time To Put Metals Exploration (LON:MTL) On Your Watchlist?

Metals Exploration plc's (LON:MTL) Low P/S No Reason For Excitement

Aug 02
Metals Exploration plc's (LON:MTL) Low P/S No Reason For Excitement

Metals Exploration plc's (LON:MTL) Share Price Boosted 39% But Its Business Prospects Need A Lift Too

Mar 21
Metals Exploration plc's (LON:MTL) Share Price Boosted 39% But Its Business Prospects Need A Lift Too

Metals Exploration plc's (LON:MTL) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Jan 20
Metals Exploration plc's (LON:MTL) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Under The Bonnet, Metals Exploration's (LON:MTL) Returns Look Impressive

Aug 31
Under The Bonnet, Metals Exploration's (LON:MTL) Returns Look Impressive

Under The Bonnet, Metals Exploration's (LON:MTL) Returns Look Impressive

May 27
Under The Bonnet, Metals Exploration's (LON:MTL) Returns Look Impressive

Returns On Capital Are A Standout For Metals Exploration (LON:MTL)

Jan 05
Returns On Capital Are A Standout For Metals Exploration (LON:MTL)

Is Metals Exploration (LON:MTL) Using Too Much Debt?

Oct 07
Is Metals Exploration (LON:MTL) Using Too Much Debt?

Is Metals Exploration (LON:MTL) Using Too Much Debt?

Jun 16
Is Metals Exploration (LON:MTL) Using Too Much Debt?

Why We Like The Returns At Metals Exploration (LON:MTL)

Apr 29
Why We Like The Returns At Metals Exploration (LON:MTL)

Why We Like The Returns At Metals Exploration (LON:MTL)

Nov 28
Why We Like The Returns At Metals Exploration (LON:MTL)

We Think Metals Exploration (LON:MTL) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Oct 23
We Think Metals Exploration (LON:MTL) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Metals Exploration (LON:MTL) Could Become A Multi-Bagger

Jul 21
Metals Exploration (LON:MTL) Could Become A Multi-Bagger

A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Metals Exploration plc's (LON:MTL) 49% Share Price Climb

May 23
A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Metals Exploration plc's (LON:MTL) 49% Share Price Climb

We're Not So Sure You Should Rely on Metals Exploration's (LON:MTL) Statutory Earnings

Jan 25
We're Not So Sure You Should Rely on Metals Exploration's (LON:MTL) Statutory Earnings

Shareholder Returns

MTLGB Metals and MiningGB Market
7D-2.4%6.5%1.6%
1Y198.8%-4.9%7.9%

Return vs Industry: MTL exceeded the UK Metals and Mining industry which returned -4.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MTL exceeded the UK Market which returned 7.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MTL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MTL volatility
MTL Average Weekly Movement8.8%
Metals and Mining Industry Average Movement7.8%
Market Average Movement5.0%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market11.5%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.7%

Stable Share Price: MTL's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: MTL's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of UK stocks.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
2004859Darren Bowdenwww.metalsexploration.com

Metals Exploration plc identifies, acquires, explores for, and develops mining and processing properties in the United Kingdom and the Philippines. The company primarily explores for gold, and precious and base metals. Its flagship property owns 100% interest in the Runruno gold project located north of Manila.

Metals Exploration plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Metals Exploration's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MTL fundamental statistics
Market capUK£361.82m
Earnings (TTM)UK£18.84m
Revenue (TTM)UK£140.74m
19.2x
P/E Ratio
2.6x
P/S Ratio

Is MTL overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MTL income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$191.15m
Cost of RevenueUS$130.90m
Gross ProfitUS$60.25m
Other ExpensesUS$34.67m
EarningsUS$25.59m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.0088
Gross Margin31.52%
Net Profit Margin13.39%
Debt/Equity Ratio5.2%

How did MTL perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/23 12:35
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/23 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on Github.

Analyst Sources

Metals Exploration plc is covered by 3 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jonathan GuyHannam & Partners (Advisory) LLP
Duncan HayPanmure Liberum
Kate CraigStockdale Securities