Overall NGD gets a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10. We evaluated NGD against 154 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. NGD scores excellent on profitability, but there are concerns on its financial health. NGD is evaluated to be cheap and growing strongly. This does not happen too often!

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year NGD was profitable.
NGD had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
In multiple years NGD reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
In the past 5 years NGD always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.

1.2 Ratios

NGD's Return On Assets of 10.52% is amongst the best of the industry. NGD outperforms 89.61% of its industry peers.
With an excellent Return On Equity value of 20.11%, NGD belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 92.86% of the companies in the same industry.
NGD has a better Return On Invested Capital (17.52%) than 92.21% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	10.52%
ROE	20.11%
ROIC	17.52%

ROA(3y)-0.23%

ROA(5y)0.29%

ROE(3y)-1.79%

ROE(5y)-0.14%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

NGD's Profit Margin of 20.07% is amongst the best of the industry. NGD outperforms 84.42% of its industry peers.
NGD's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 36.13%, NGD belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 85.06% of the companies in the same industry.
NGD's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
The Gross Margin of NGD (86.65%) is better than 99.35% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of NGD has grown nicely.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	36.13%
PM (TTM)	20.07%
GM	86.65%

OM growth 3Y2.5%

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3Y-16.2%

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y1.61%

GM growth 5Y2.32%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so NGD is still creating some value.
The number of shares outstanding for NGD has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
NGD has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for NGD is higher compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 5.23 indicates that NGD is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 5.23, NGD is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 62.34% of the companies in the same industry.
NGD has a debt to FCF ratio of 4.95. This is a neutral value as NGD would need 4.95 years to pay back of all of its debts.
NGD has a Debt to FCF ratio of 4.95. This is in the better half of the industry: NGD outperforms 70.13% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.32 indicates that NGD is not too dependend on debt financing.
NGD has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.32. This is in the lower half of the industry: NGD underperforms 63.64% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.32
Debt/FCF	4.95
Altman-Z	5.23

ROIC/WACC1.77

WACC9.87%

2.3 Liquidity

NGD has a Current Ratio of 0.88. This is a bad value and indicates that NGD is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.88, NGD is doing worse than 87.66% of the companies in the same industry.
NGD has a Quick Ratio of 0.88. This is a bad value and indicates that NGD is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
NGD's Quick ratio of 0.48 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. NGD is outperformed by 89.61% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.88
Quick Ratio	0.48

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 309.09% over the past year.
NGD shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 16.55% yearly.
Looking at the last year, NGD shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 44.19%.
Measured over the past years, NGD shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 7.95% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)309.09%

EPS 3Y16.55%

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%212.5%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)44.19%

Revenue growth 3Y7.44%

Revenue growth 5Y7.95%

Sales Q2Q%83.53%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, NGD will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 32.56% on average per year.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 17.05% on average over the next years. This is quite good.

EPS Next Y226.54%

EPS Next 2Y147.86%

EPS Next 3Y77.1%

EPS Next 5Y32.56%

Revenue Next Year59.88%

Revenue Next 2Y58.66%

Revenue Next 3Y32.94%

Revenue Next 5Y17.05%

3.3 Evolution

The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 28.56, the valuation of NGD can be described as expensive.
76.62% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than NGD, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
NGD is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.21, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 11.01, which indicates a very decent valuation of NGD.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, NGD is valued cheaper than 85.71% of the companies in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of NGD to the average of the S&P500 Index (25.98), we can say NGD is valued rather cheaply.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	28.56
Fwd PE	11.01

4.2 Price Multiples

NGD's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. NGD is cheaper than 70.13% of the companies in the same industry.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, NGD is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 61.69% of the companies are valued more expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	126.69
EV/EBITDA	14.95

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.
NGD has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as NGD's earnings are expected to grow with 77.10% in the coming years.