ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited

NYSE:ASA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$384.0m

ASA Gold and Precious Metals Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

ASA Gold and Precious Metals's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -35.9%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 7.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 7.1% per year. ASA Gold and Precious Metals's return on equity is 20.7%, and it has net margins of 4373.7%.

Key information

-35.9%

Earnings growth rate

-35.8%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth10.3%
Revenue growth rate7.1%
Return on equity20.7%
Net Margin4,373.7%
Last Earnings Update31 Aug 2024

Recent past performance updates

No updates

Recent updates

ASA: Gold Stocks Cheap Vs. Gold Price, Own At A Large Discount To NAV

Jun 16

CEF Insights: ASA Gold Mining Opportunity Needs Shareholder Support

Apr 04

ASA Gold and Precious Metals: A Golden Opportunity Lost Its Luster

Feb 21

ASA: A Benchmark For Gold And Precious Metals Mining Exposure

Jan 22

ASA Gold and Precious Metals: Add Gold To Your Portfolio As A Hedge Against Financial Stress

Oct 11

CEF Insights: Merk Investments On Gold, Precious Metals And Minerals Going Into 2024

Jul 26

Why ASA Gold and Precious Metals Could Perform Well

Jan 11

ASA Gold & Precious Metals goes ex dividend tomorrow

Nov 09

CEF Insights: ASA's Merk Investments On Gold Sector Opportunities

Mar 10

ASA: A Unique Weapon Against Inflation But Not Right For Everyone

Oct 18

ASA Looks Attractive At This Price Level

Jul 27

ASA Gold: Still A Winning Choice

May 10

Should You Take Comfort From Insider Transactions At ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (NYSE:ASA)?

Dec 27
Should You Take Comfort From Insider Transactions At ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (NYSE:ASA)?

ASA: Near Record NAV Discount On Gold Mining Assets

Nov 29

ASA Gold & Precious Metals goes ex-dividend tomorrow

Nov 12

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How ASA Gold and Precious Metals makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:ASA Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Aug 2428760
31 May 2426360
29 Feb 242-1340
30 Nov 2321030
31 Aug 2332240
31 May 232-5640
28 Feb 233-16640
30 Nov 223-15640
31 Aug 222-14640
31 May 222-14340
28 Feb 2225940
30 Nov 2131840
31 Aug 212-5840
31 May 21218240
28 Feb 21215640
30 Nov 20117840
31 Aug 20121340
31 May 20113830
29 Feb 2026630
30 Nov 1929130
31 Aug 19211640
31 May 192-630
28 Feb 192-1730
30 Nov 182-4930
31 Aug 182-7930
31 May 181-2630
28 Feb 181-3630
30 Nov 171230
31 Aug 171-2130
31 May 171130
28 Feb 1714430
30 Nov 1618330
31 Aug 16112630
31 May 1613330
29 Feb 162-2630
30 Nov 152-6030
31 Aug 152-13630
31 May 152-3830
28 Feb 152-4330
30 Nov 142-2840
31 Aug 1421540
31 May 143-3350
28 Feb 144-8750

Quality Earnings: ASA has a large one-off gain of $91.3M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st August, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: ASA's current net profit margins are higher than last year .


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: ASA's earnings have declined by 35.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: ASA's earnings growth over the past year (299.1%) exceeds its 5-year average (-35.9% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: ASA earnings growth over the past year (299.1%) exceeded the Capital Markets industry 12.8%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: ASA's Return on Equity (20.7%) is considered high.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 07:28
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/26 00:00
Earnings2024/08/31
Annual Earnings2023/11/30

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

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