Feasibility study value comparison17 Feb 2020 09:27
Posted earlier on the A.dvf.n forum, but a comparison of EML's current and potential near-term value to other potash miners:
Sifting through old Highfields reports, the November 2014 (A$0.55) share price reflected a market cap of 5% of the combined NPV 10 of the 3 projects at the time, all at scoping study stage (USD 2.169 billion @ AUDUSD 0.82 at the time, 252 million shares). When the FS for Muga came through in Mar 2015, share price shot up to $2.00 or 28% of the project portfolio.
Applying the same multipliers for EML:
At scoping stage....5% NPV10 gives either 6p or 10p (depending upon whether you use the $1.1bln or updated $1.8bln).
Bringing this forward to the FS stage then the value increases to either 35p or 56p (again depending on whether using the $1.1bln or $1.8bln)
So, give the FS is ahead of schedule...within the next 3 months we could be looking at anywhere between a 7x and 11x return on current buy prices!