Overall NGD gets a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10. We evaluated NGD against 156 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. NGD scores excellent on profitability, but there are concerns on its financial health. NGD has both an excellent growth and valuation score. This means it is growing and it is still cheap. This is a rare combination!

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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.
The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: NGD reported negative net income in multiple years.
In the past 5 years NGD always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.

1.2 Ratios

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 10.52%, NGD belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 89.74% of the companies in the same industry.
The Return On Equity of NGD (20.11%) is better than 92.95% of its industry peers.
NGD has a Return On Invested Capital of 17.52%. This is amongst the best in the industry. NGD outperforms 92.31% 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 84.62% of its industry peers.
NGD's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
With an excellent Operating Margin value of 36.13%, NGD belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 85.90% of the companies in the same industry.
NGD's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
With an excellent Gross Margin value of 86.65%, NGD belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 99.36% of the companies in the same industry.
NGD's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		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

NGD has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating value.
The number of shares outstanding for NGD has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for NGD has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, NGD has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 5.13 indicates that NGD is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
NGD has a Altman-Z score of 5.13. This is in the better half of the industry: NGD outperforms 61.54% of its industry peers.
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 better Debt to FCF ratio (4.95) than 69.23% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.32 indicates that NGD is not too dependend on debt financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.32, NGD is not doing good in the industry: 63.46% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.32
Debt/FCF	4.95
Altman-Z	5.13

ROIC/WACC1.81

WACC9.7%

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.
NGD's Current ratio of 0.88 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. NGD is outperformed by 87.82% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.48 indicates that NGD may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of NGD (0.48) is worse than 89.74% 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.
Measured over the past years, NGD shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 16.55% on average per year.
NGD shows a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 44.19%.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 7.95% on average over the past years.

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

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

EPS Next Y228.06%

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

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.
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 28.04, the valuation of NGD can be described as expensive.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, NGD is valued a bit cheaper than 77.56% of the companies in the same industry.
NGD is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.32, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 10.81, which indicates a very decent valuation of NGD.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, NGD is valued cheaply inside the industry as 86.54% of the companies are valued more expensively.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 24.32. NGD is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	28.04
Fwd PE	10.81

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, NGD is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 69.87% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, NGD is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 61.54% of the companies are valued more expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	124.43
EV/EBITDA	14.69

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.
The decent profitability rating of NGD may justify a higher PE ratio.
NGD's earnings are expected to grow with 77.10% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.