CENTREX METALS LIMITED (CXM)



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General Information
Company Name: Centrex Metals Limited
Stock Code: CXM
Website: www.centrexmetals.com.au
GICS Sub-Industry: Steel
Market Cap ($M): 47
Equiv. Shares (M): 314

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
 $ 0.160 $ 0.150 $ 0.160 $ 0.150 $ 0.150 108,600 $ 0.010  6.667 %

Company Overview

Business Description:
Centrex Metals Limited (CXM) is an iron ore mining and exploration company with operations and tenement holdings over iron ore resources and exploration targets on Eyre Peninsula in the southern Gawler Craton.

Strategy Analysis:
At the time of writing, Centrex was awaiting approval by the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board of a substantial investment by Chinese iron and steel company WISCO. The Wilgerup Deposit is located 30km south-east of Lock and 18km from Port Lincoln, South Australia. RC drilling commenced in 2006. Total resources as at October 2008 were estimated at 13.3Mt @ 57.7%Fe, 4.8%SiO2, 2.8%AI2O3, 5.0LOI and 4.9%P. The Carrow magnetite deposit is located 20km's north of the proposed site of Sheep Hill near Port Neill on the Eyre Peninsular of South Australia. In 2008, Centrex announced an exploration target over Carrow of between 86-110Mt. The Bungalow Magnetite Project is located approximately 9km NNW of Cowell on the Eyre Peninsula. Previous diamond drilling returned an average intercept grade of 34.6% DTS @ 70.2%Fe and 2.7%SiO2 at cut off grade of 20% DTR, and 30.4% DTS @ 69.9%Fe and 2.8%SiO2 at cut off grade of 10% DTR. Other deposits that are prospective for hematite and magnetite include Cockabidnie, Kimba Gap, Ironstone Hut, and Ironstone Hill Centrex Metals reported positive cash flow of $25.07m for quarter ended 30 September 2011. Operating cash flow for the period was $(922,000). Payments for exploration and evaluation were $(87,000). Investing cash flow was $25.99m. Financing cash flow was nil. Cash in hand at the end of the quarter was $81.67m.


Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2012  A 0.7 0.2 -98.7 137.8 0.0 0.0 --
2011  A 47.5 15.3 -- 2.5 0.0 0.0 --
2010  A -1.8 -0.6 -- 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
Arrium (ARI) $1,220 M 0.8085 -0.4048 0.4516 4.3584 7.3230 5.0448 0.0667 0.0538 0.0668
BlueScope Steel (BSL) $2,998 M -- -- 10.3568 -- 236.5639 20.8301 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Centrex Metals (CXM) $47 M -0.9862 -- -- 71.4286 -- -- 0.0000 -- --
Fortescue Metals (FMG) $10,961 M -0.1939 0.1531 0.4616 7.9620 6.9047 4.7242 0.0227 0.0160 0.0183
Independence Group (IGO) $724 M 1.1920 -0.6937 1.0795 7.8082 25.4918 12.2586 0.0096 0.0064 0.0220

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth P/S Ratio
CXM -- 71.4 0.56 -- 1,500
Market 0.83 14.8 1.28 1.89 1.78
Sector 0.59 9.02 0.70 2.13 7.50

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr James (Jim) White Executive Director 12 July 2010
Mr David Klingberg Non-Executive Chairman 19 April 2005
Mr John den Dryver Non-Executive Director 01 March 2011
Mr Kiat Poh Non-Executive Director 21 May 2008
Mr Graham Maxwell Chrisp Non-Executive Director 21 January 2010
Mr Bingqiang Lu Non-Executive Director 18 September 2012
Mr James (Jim) Thomas Hazel Non-Executive Director,Non-Executive Deputy Chairman 12 July 2010

Management
Name Position
Ben Hammond Chief Development Officer
Kevin Malaxos Chief Executive Officer
Gavin Bosch Company Secretary
Phillip Staveley General Manager
Alastair Watts General Manager Exploration
Gavin Bosch General Manager Finance
Steve Brown Project Director - Eyre Iron Joint Venture

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
16,198,000 (5.17%) SEL Holdings Ltd
40,399,599 (12.88%) Wugang Australian Resources Investment Pty Ltd
80,876,005 (25.79%) South Cove Ltd
21,900,000 (6.98%) Baotou Iron & Steel (Group) Company Ltd
16,714,324 (5.33%) HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited

Calendar of Events
Date Event
28 April 2014 Report (Quarterly)
23 January 2014 Report (Quarterly)
24 October 2013 Report (Quarterly)
17 September 2013 Report (Annual)
30 July 2013 Report (Quarterly)
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