Solgold & DGR Valuation. Thx to Hannibal68 via DGRHotcopper board3 Dec 2025 06:35
Valuation Methodology
Estimate SolGold's Updated Project NPV:
Base: US$3.2 billion after-tax NPV(8%) at 2024 prices.
Price Adjustment: NPV scales roughly with changes in revenue (metal prices), less fixed costs/OPEX (assume 70-80% of revenue is price-sensitive for porphyry Cu-Au projects). Cu price +17% (weighted ~70% of value), Au +71% (weighted ~30%). Approximate uplift: (0.7 × 1.17) + (0.3 × 1.71) ≈ 1.41×.
Adjusted NPV: US$3.2B × 1.41 ≈ US$4.5 billion (conservative; actual could be higher given Au's outsized impact and free cash flow sensitivity).
Tandayama Uplift: Announcement expects "further increase" to NPV/IRR via early cash flows (60.2 Mt starter pit at low strip ratio) and financing de-risking. No quantitative figure provided, but qualitatively, this adds ~20-30% optionality (early production within 2-3 years, blending with Alpala). Applied +25%: US$4.5B × 1.25 ≈ US$5.6 billion.
Enterprise Value (EV): For development-stage projects, EV ≈ 0.8-1.2× NPV (accounts for execution risk, funding). Use 1.0× (midpoint, given funding in place and tier-1 scale): SolGold EV ≈ US$5.6 billion.
Market Cap Implied: EV - net debt (assume minimal post-streaming; announcement notes US$33.33M undrawn but offset by cash inflows) ≈ US$5.6 billion. Per share: US$5.6B / 3.001B shares ≈ US$1.87/share (≈146 pence).
DGR's Pro-Rata Value:
DGR's SolGold stake value: 204M shares × US$1.87 ≈ US$381 million (95% of DGR's assets).
Other assets: 5% of marked-to-market base. Using announcement-implied current base (tied to SolGold at 29.90p ≈ US$0.38/share, stake value US$77.5M, total base ≈ US$81.6M), other assets ≈ US$4.3 million.
Total DGR NAV: US$385.3 million.
DGR Shares Outstanding: Not specified in announcement. Based on public data (consistent with historical records), DGR has ~890 million fully diluted shares. NAV per share: US$385.3M / 890M ≈ US$0.43/share (≈AUD 0.65/share at 1.5 USD/AUD).
Fair Value Range
Base Case: AUD 0.65/share (as above; aligns with updated NPV and moderate Tandayama uplift).
Bull Case: AUD 0.85/share (1.2× NPV multiple for de-risking/exploration upside; Au at US$4,000/oz adds ~10% to uplift).
Bear Case: AUD 0.50/share (0.8× NPV; delays in funding/permitting, ignoring full Tandayama integration).
This exceeds DGR's recent trading levels (e.g., 52-week high ~AUD 0.02 pre-re-rating), reflecting the announcement's noted "substantial" re-rating from SolGold's price surge. The rejected 26p offer (implying SolGold MCAP US$930M, DGR stake US$63M or AUD 0.11/share pro-rata) undervalues the project at current prices/upside. Risks include dilution from options, Ecuador permitting, and commodity volatility, but the announcement emphasizes Cascabel's "tier-one" status and finite nature.
This is not financial advice; consult a professional advisor.