Operate gold mining projects across Africa, the Americas, and Australia. Explore for silver and sulphuric acid to diversify revenue streams. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 25% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
The market pays 20× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 75% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 6% below today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
Debt is low and cash is strong; the finances stand solid.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Sales are growing strongly for its sector.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
No real weak spot in any of the five subjects — a balanced report card.
The stock trades 19% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The net profit margin is 27% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 25% a year on average.
There is $2.9B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $492M would remain.
Our checks did not surface a specific risk to flag here. That is not the same as there being none.
On our five-subject report card, AU sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: AU is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
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.