ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC(NYSE:AU) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

Overall AU gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. We evaluated AU against 150 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. AU scores quite bad on profitability, while its financial health is fine. Not spectacular, but in line with the averages. AU is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year AU has reported negative net income.

AU had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.

In multiple years AU reported negative net income over the last 5 years.

AU had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

AU has a Return On Assets (-2.81%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

The Return On Equity of AU (-5.94%) is worse than 60.14% of its industry peers.

Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 6.70%, AU is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 72.03% of the companies in the same industry.

AU had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 8.50%. This is in line with the industry average of 8.84%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-2.81%
ROE	-5.94%
ROIC	6.7%

ROA(3y)2.57%

ROA(5y)4.08%

ROE(3y)4.87%

ROE(5y)8.15%

ROIC(3y)8.5%

ROIC(5y)10.57%

1.3 Margins

The Operating Margin of AU (13.27%) is better than 71.33% of its industry peers.

AU's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

AU has a Gross Margin of 22.50%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: AU outperforms 59.44% of its industry peers.

AU's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	13.27%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	22.5%

OM growth 3Y-26.02%

OM growth 5Y-2.98%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-16.07%

GM growth 5Y-0.09%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

AU has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.

Compared to 1 year ago, AU has more shares outstanding

The number of shares outstanding for AU has been increased compared to 5 years ago.

AU has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

AU has an Altman-Z score of 3.71. This indicates that AU is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.

AU has a better Altman-Z score (3.71) than 62.24% of its industry peers.

AU has a debt to FCF ratio of 8.54. This is a slightly negative value and a sign of low solvency as AU would need 8.54 years to pay back of all of its debts.

AU has a better Debt to FCF ratio (8.54) than 64.34% of its industry peers.

AU has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.51. This is a neutral value indicating AU is somewhat dependend on debt financing.

AU's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.51 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. AU is outperformed by 79.02% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.51
Debt/FCF	8.54
Altman-Z	3.71

ROIC/WACC0.66

WACC10.15%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.83 indicates that AU should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

AU has a worse Current ratio (1.83) than 61.54% of its industry peers.

AU has a Quick Ratio of 1.19. This is a normal value and indicates that AU is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

AU has a Quick ratio (1.19) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.83
Quick Ratio	1.19

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

AU shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -100.00%.

Measured over the past years, AU shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -100.00% on average per year.

Looking at the last year, AU shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -18.92% in the last year.

Measured over the past years, AU shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -14.18% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-100%

EPS 3Y-100%

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%N/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-18.92%

Revenue growth 3Y-14.18%

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%-26.96%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 286602.00% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth

The Revenue is expected to grow by 3.60% on average over the next years.

EPS Next Y6230712070068572000%

EPS Next 2Y10950623550.17%

EPS Next 3Y35254900%

EPS Next 5Y286602%

Revenue Next Year5.2%

Revenue Next 2Y4.61%

Revenue Next 3Y-0.65%

Revenue Next 5Y3.6%

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 190.12, the valuation of AU can be described as expensive.

Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, AU is valued a bit more expensive than 60.84% of the companies in the same industry.

AU's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 22.68.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	190.12

4.2 Price Multiples

AU's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. AU is cheaper than 62.94% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	58.79
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.

A more expensive valuation may be justified as AU's earnings are expected to grow with 35254900.00% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y10950623550.17%

EPS Next 3Y35254900%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

AU has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.84%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.

Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 3.16, AU pays a better dividend. On top of this AU pays more dividend than 85.31% of the companies listed in the same industry.

AU's Dividend Yield is a higher than the S&P500 average which is at 2.29.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	2.84%

5.2 History

On average, the dividend of AU grows each year by 59.59%, which is quite nice.

AU has been paying a dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record.

AU has decreased its dividend recently.

Dividend Growth(5Y)59.59%

Div Incr Years1

Div Non Decr Years1

5.3 Sustainability

The earnings of AU are negative and hence is the payout ratio. AU will probably not be able to sustain this dividend level.

The dividend of AU is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.

DP-47.23%

EPS Next 2Y10950623550.17%

EPS Next 3Y35254900%

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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC

NYSE:AU (2/21/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 31.5 -0.14 (-0.44%)

31.64

-0.38 (-1.19%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorMaterials

GICS IndustryGroupMaterials

GICS IndustryMetals & Mining

Earnings (Last)02-19 2025-02-19/bmo

Earnings (Next)N/A N/A

Inst Owners88.34%

Inst Owner Change-6.68%

Ins Owners0.03%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap15.93B

Analysts80

Price Target33.15 (4.77%)

Short Float %0.9%

Short Ratio1.71

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	2.84%

Yearly Dividend0.26

Dividend Growth(5Y)59.59%

DP-47.23%

Div Incr Years1

Div Non Decr Years1

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)N/A

Avg EPS beat(2)N/A

Min EPS beat(2)N/A

Max EPS beat(2)N/A

EPS beat(4)N/A

Avg EPS beat(4)N/A

Min EPS beat(4)N/A

Max EPS beat(4)N/A

EPS beat(8)N/A

Avg EPS beat(8)N/A

EPS beat(12)N/A

Avg EPS beat(12)N/A

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A

Min Revenue beat(2)N/A

Max Revenue beat(2)N/A

Revenue beat(4)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A

Min Revenue beat(4)N/A

Max Revenue beat(4)N/A

Revenue beat(8)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A

Revenue beat(12)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A

Revenue beat(16)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A

PT rev (1m)-9.13%

PT rev (3m)-5.97%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)0%

EPS NY rev (1m)-1.76%

EPS NY rev (3m)3.09%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.35%

Revenue NY rev (3m)2.51%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	190.12
P/S	3.48
P/FCF	58.79
P/OCF	11.8
P/B	4.03
P/tB	4.14
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)0

EYN/A

EPS(NY)0.17

Fwd EY0.53%

FCF(TTM)0.54

FCFY1.7%

OCF(TTM)2.68

OCFY8.47%

SpS9.1

BVpS7.86

TBVpS7.65

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-2.81%
ROE	-5.94%
ROCE	8.5%
ROIC	6.7%
ROICexc	7.78%
ROICexgc	7.91%
OM	13.27%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	22.5%
FCFM	5.91%

ROA(3y)2.57%

ROA(5y)4.08%

ROE(3y)4.87%

ROE(5y)8.15%

ROIC(3y)8.5%

ROIC(5y)10.57%

ROICexc(3y)10.03%

ROICexc(5y)12.55%

ROICexgc(3y)10.22%

ROICexgc(5y)12.83%

ROCE(3y)10.76%

ROCE(5y)13.39%

ROICexcg growth 3Y-28.79%

ROICexcg growth 5Y1.5%

ROICexc growth 3Y-28.63%

ROICexc growth 5Y1.6%

OM growth 3Y-26.02%

OM growth 5Y-2.98%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-16.07%

GM growth 5Y-0.09%

F-Score3

Asset Turnover0.55

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.51
Debt/FCF	8.54
Debt/EBITDA	N/A
Cap/Depr	N/A
Cap/Sales	23.55%
Interest Coverage	250
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.83
Quick Ratio	1.19
Altman-Z	3.71

F-Score3

WACC10.15%

ROIC/WACC0.66

Cap/Depr(3y)N/A

Cap/Depr(5y)N/A

Cap/Sales(3y)27.53%

Cap/Sales(5y)23.73%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-100%

EPS 3Y-100%

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%N/A

EPS Next Y6230712070068572000%

EPS Next 2Y10950623550.17%

EPS Next 3Y35254900%

EPS Next 5Y286602%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-18.92%

Revenue growth 3Y-14.18%

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%-26.96%

Revenue Next Year5.2%

Revenue Next 2Y4.61%

Revenue Next 3Y-0.65%

Revenue Next 5Y3.6%

EBIT growth 1Y-28.55%

EBIT growth 3Y-26.09%

EBIT growth 5Y3.38%

EBIT Next Year53.13%

EBIT Next 3Y34.11%

EBIT Next 5Y16.14%

FCF growth 1Y-31.39%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-24.71%

OCF growth 3Y-16.9%

OCF growth 5Y2.53%

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC (AU) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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