MAC Copper Valuation

Is MTAL 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-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

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

Below Fair Value: MTAL ($12.58) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($14.52)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MTAL is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric: As MTAL is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for MTAL. This is calculated by dividing MTAL's market cap by their current revenue.
What is MTAL's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio3.2x
SalesUS$322.58m
Market CapUS$1.06b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does MTAL's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for MTAL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average1.2x
SXC SunCoke Energy
0.5x-12.5%US$1.1b
NEVD.Q Nevada Copper
3.2xn/aUS$26.0m
NEXA Nexa Resources
0.4x0.2%US$1.0b
ASTL Algoma Steel Group
0.6x11.2%US$1.1b
MTAL MAC Copper
3.2x12.2%US$1.1b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: MTAL is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.2x) compared to the peer average (1.2x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does MTAL's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Metals and Mining Industry?

25 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs
0.3x4.7%US$6.37b
TX Ternium
0.3x2.7%US$6.29b
ARNC Arconic
0.4x5.8%US$3.01b
CSTM Constellium
0.3x9.3%US$1.79b
MTAL 3.2xIndustry Avg. 1.2xNo. of Companies25PS0246810+
25 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: MTAL is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.2x) compared to the US Metals and Mining industry average (1.2x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

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

MTAL PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio3.2x
Fair PS Ratio1.3x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: MTAL is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.3x).


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 MTAL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$12.58
US$15.83
+25.9%
1.5%US$16.00US$15.50n/a3
Nov ’25US$12.43
US$15.83
+27.4%
1.5%US$16.00US$15.50n/a3
Oct ’25US$14.12
US$15.83
+12.1%
1.5%US$16.00US$15.50n/a3
Sep ’25US$11.23
US$15.83
+41.0%
1.5%US$16.00US$15.50n/a3
Aug ’25US$12.25
US$16.13
+31.6%
4.6%US$17.00US$15.00n/a4
Jul ’25US$14.34
US$16.00
+11.6%
8.1%US$17.00US$13.50n/a5
Jun ’25US$14.85
US$15.60
+5.1%
11.9%US$17.00US$12.00n/a5
May ’25US$13.30
US$15.50
+16.5%
8.7%US$17.00US$13.00n/a5
Apr ’25US$13.00
US$14.38
+10.6%
5.7%US$15.00US$13.00n/a4
Mar ’25US$12.30
US$14.38
+16.9%
5.7%US$15.00US$13.00n/a4
Feb ’25US$12.80
US$14.33
+12.0%
6.6%US$15.00US$13.00n/a3
Jan ’25US$12.36
US$14.00
+13.3%
5.8%US$15.00US$13.00n/a3
Dec ’24US$10.29
US$14.00
+36.1%
7.1%US$15.00US$13.00US$12.702
Nov ’24US$10.91
US$14.00
+28.3%
7.1%US$15.00US$13.00US$12.432
Sep ’24US$11.75
US$14.50
+23.4%
3.4%US$15.00US$14.00US$11.232

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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