ALARA RESOURCES LIMITED (AUQ)



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General Information
Company Name: Alara Resources Limited
Stock Code: AUQ
Website: www.alararesources.com.au
GICS Sub-Industry: Diversified Metals & Mining
Market Cap ($M): 17
Equiv. Shares (M): 242

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
 $ 0.075 $ 0.065 $ 0.075 $ 0.065 $ 0.070 47,000 $ 0.005  7.143 %

Company Overview

Business Description:
Alara Resources Limited (AUQ) is a mineral exploration and development company with a portfolio of projects in Saudi Arabia, Oman and Chile.


Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2012  A -3.2 -1.5 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
2011  A -4.5 -3.8 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
2010  A -1.8 -2.2 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
Source: Aspect actuals / Thomson IBES estimates

Peer Comparison
EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
Company Mkt Cap 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F
Alara Resources (AUQ) $17 M -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0000 -- --
BHP Billiton (BHP) $113,276 M -0.1359 -0.2135 0.2033 11.1986 14.2390 11.8332 0.0312 0.0328 0.0363
Iluka Resources (ILU) $4,936 M -0.2536 -0.6747 1.6610 13.0666 40.1704 15.0960 0.0297 0.0127 0.0241
Rio Tinto (RIO) $24,533 M -0.3874 0.0912 0.2010 11.6289 10.6568 8.8730 0.0286 0.0329 0.0364
Sims Metal Management (SGM) $2,021 M -0.6378 -0.2349 1.9387 29.3733 38.3929 13.0647 0.0202 0.0110 0.0374

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth P/S Ratio
AUQ -- -- 0.40 -- --
Market 1.07 12.6 0.89 2.31 2.58
Sector 0.58 8.89 0.69 1.98 7.25

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr Shanker Madan Managing Director 18 May 2007
Mr Ian James Williams Non-Executive Chairman 30 November 2010
Mr William Matthew Johnson Non-Executive Director 26 October 2009
Mr Douglas Haig Stewart Non-Executive Director 30 November 2010
Mr Philip Hopkins Non-Executive Director 02 May 2013

Management
Name Position
Victor Poh Hong Ho Company Secretary

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
62,380,422 (25.78%) J P Morgan Nominees Australia Limited
40,060,129 (16.55%) National Nominees Limited
34,663,320 (14.32%) HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited
15,602,665 (6.45%) Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited

Calendar of Events
Date Event
30 April 2014 Report (Quarterly)
31 January 2014 Report (Quarterly)
31 October 2013 Report (Annual)
30 October 2013 Report (Quarterly)
31 July 2013 Report (Quarterly)
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