Explores for gold and silver ores in Africa. Operates the Sadiola gold project, an open-pit mine in Mali. Now — the numbers.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
Average growth of 26% a year over the last 3 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
The cash pile is strong; debt and other items pull the grade toward the middle.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades 29% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 3 years, sales grew about 26% a year on average.
The company sells $1.3B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
There is $479.8M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $310.0M would remain.
A loss of $51.8M against $1.3B in annual sales.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 41/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 44/100.
On our five-subject report card, AAUC sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: AAUC has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.