CHALICE GOLD MINES LIMITED (CHN)



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General Information
Company Name: Chalice Gold Mines Limited
Stock Code: CHN
Website: www.chalicegold.com
GICS Sub-Industry: Gold
Market Cap ($M): 39
Equiv. Shares (M): 251

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
$ 0.155 $ 0.155 $ 0.155 $ 0.155 $ 0.155 70,000 0%

Company Overview

Business Description:
Chalice Gold Mines Limited (CHN) focuses on gold mine development and exploration, with its partner ENAMCO (the Eritrean National Mining Corporation). CHN operates in three main projects: Zara Project, Mogoraib North & Hurum Projects, and Gnaweeda Gold Project.

Strategy Analysis:
Chalice are developing and acquiring gold sites in East Africa. They have had a mixture of acquisition and organic based growth. The company is currently aiming to move to higher grade ores on certain sites whilst remaining persistent in its exploration efforts. Chalice Gold Mines reported negative cash flow of $3.2m for quarter ended 31 December 2011. Operating cash flow for the period was $(4.21m). Payments for exploration and evaluation were $(2.87m). Investing cash flow was $1.01m. Financing cash flow was nil. Cash in hand at the end of the quarter was $3.51m.


Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2012  A -3.7 -1.5 -- 0.0 10.0 37.6 --
2011  A -3.8 -1.8 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
2010  A -5.6 -4.1 -- 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
Chalice Gold Mines (CHN) $39 M -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.6452 -- --
Evolution Mining (EVN) $545 M -- 0.2954 0.1413 11.0951 8.5651 7.5049 0.0000 0.0047 0.0260
Newcrest Mining (NCM) $8,700 M -0.0378 -0.4890 0.0927 8.0218 15.6985 14.3671 0.0308 0.0171 0.0220
OZ Minerals (OZL) $1,238 M -0.6077 -- -- 9.7959 -- 39.5349 0.0735 0.0109 0.0212
Regis Resources (RRL) $1,732 M 0.7775 1.2121 0.3428 23.9789 10.8398 8.0727 0.0000 0.0549 0.0805

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth P/S Ratio
CHN -- -- 0.89 -- 221.4
Market 0.80 13.9 1.17 1.90 1.62
Sector 0.54 8.13 0.59 2.07 5.83

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr Timothy Rupert Barr Goyder Executive Chairman 13 October 2005
Dr Doug Jones Executive Director 11 November 2008
Mr Bil Bent Managing Director 01 February 2013
Mr Anthony (Tony) William Kiernan Non-Executive Director 15 February 2007
Mr Michael Richard Griffiths Non-Executive Director 28 August 2009
Mr Stephen Quin Non-Executive Director 03 May 2010

Management
Name Position
Richard Hacker Company Secretary
Michael Kelly General Manager - Zara Mining Share Company
Leanne Forgione Joint Company Secretary

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
33,724,342 (13.49%) Timothy R B Goyder
20,182,750 (8.07%) Lujeta Pty Ltd
31,107,008 (12.44%) Franklin Resources, Inc and its affiliates

Calendar of Events
Date Event
15 April 2014 Report (Quarterly)
23 January 2014 Report (Quarterly)
23 October 2013 Report (Quarterly)
23 October 2013 Report (Annual)
29 July 2013 Report (Quarterly)
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