MOUNT GIBSON IRON LIMITED (MGX)



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General Information
Company Name: Mount Gibson Iron Limited
Stock Code: MGX
Website: www.mtgibsoniron.com.au
GICS Sub-Industry: Steel
Market Cap ($M): 529
Equiv. Shares (M): 1,091

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
 $ 0.500 $ 0.490 $ 0.505 $ 0.485 $ 0.485 4,215,361 $ 0.015  3.093 %

Current Broker Consensus Recommendation more
Recommendation: Hold
Recommendation Date: 16th Apr 2013
12 Month Target Price (average): $0.786
Brokers Surveyed: 8

Company Overview

Business Description:
Mount Gibson Iron Limited (MGX) is involved in exploration, development and mining of iron ore in Western Australia. The company has three major projects being: Tallering Peak, Koolan Island and Extension Hill. For FY12, Annual ore sales were 5.2Mt with 6.9Mt of ore mined and crushed. The total mineral resources and reserves stood at 95.2Mt @ 61.6% Fe and 44.3Mt @ 62.6% Fe respectively.

Strategy Analysis:
Mount Gibson seeks to maintain and grow long term profitability through discovery, development, participation and/or acquisition of mineral resources. The aim is to lift and sustain production beyond 10 million tonnes of iron ore a year and to extend life to beyond 15 years through exploration and development and/ore acquisition. Mount Gibson Iron reported NPAT down 71.4% to $37.1m for the half-year ended 31 December 2012. Revenues from ordinary activities were $416.2m, up 10.4% from the same period last year, reflecting lower realised iron ore prices, broader product mix, and early adoption of new waste accounting requirements. Diluted EPS was 3.41 cents compared to 12 cents last year. Net operating cash flow was $43.13m compared to $123.16m last year. The interim dividend declared was 2 cents in line with 2 cents last year.


Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2014  F 165.5 15.2 31.2 3.2 4.0 8.2 100.0
2013  F 125.9 11.6 -26.0 4.2 4.0 8.2 100.0
2012  A 169.6 15.6 -27.7 8.5 4.0 3.0 100.0
Source: Morningstar analyst estimates.

Peer Comparison
EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
Company Mkt Cap 2012 A 2013 F 2014 F 2012 A 2013 F 2014 F 2012 A 2013 F 2014 F
Arrium (ARI) $1,200 M 0.8085 -0.4048 0.4524 4.2857 7.2010 4.9580 0.0678 0.0547 0.0679
BlueScope Steel (BSL) $2,853 M -- -- 10.3612 -- 225.1101 19.8139 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Fortescue Metals (FMG) $10,743 M -0.1939 0.1601 0.4658 7.8037 6.7265 4.5890 0.0232 0.0166 0.0188
Independence Group (IGO) $715 M 1.1920 -0.6934 1.0778 7.7078 25.1433 12.1009 0.0098 0.0065 0.0222
Mount Gibson Iron (MGX) $529 M -0.2553 -0.3706 -0.0719 3.0465 4.8403 5.2151 0.0825 0.0757 0.0825

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth P/S Ratio
MGX 0.36 4.50 0.41 10.00 0.82
Market 0.83 14.9 1.29 1.81 1.77
Sector 0.56 8.96 0.71 1.83 6.67

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr Andrew Ferguson Alternate Director 24 September 2012
Mr Hui Seng Lee Non-Executive Deputy Chairman 29 January 2010
Mr Russel Christopher Barwick Non-Executive Director 16 November 2011
Mr Simon Bird Non-Executive Director 23 February 2012
Mr Alan Jones Non-Executive Director 28 July 2006
Mr Chen Zhouping Non-Executive Director 19 January 2009
Mr Paul Dougas Non-Executive Director 16 November 2011
Mr Li Shaofeng Non-Executive Director 23 February 2012
Mr Geoffrey Guild Hill Non-Executive Director,Non-Executive Chairman 20 May 2011

Management
Name Position
Jim Beyer Chief Executive Officer
P Kerr Chief Financial Officer
A Thomson Chief Operating Officer
David Stokes Company Secretary

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
154,166,874 (14.20%) Shougang Corporation Group/Shougang Concord Group
282,992,277 (26.06%) COL Capital Limited
279,877,774 (25.78%) APAC Resources Ltd (formerly Shanghai Merchants Holdings Limited)

Calendar of Events
Date Event
14 April 2014 Report (Quarterly)
18 February 2014 Report (Interim)
21 January 2014 Report (Quarterly)
17 October 2013 Report (Quarterly)
11 October 2013 Report (Annual)
22 August 2013 Report (Prelim)
11 July 2013 Report (Quarterly)
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