SANDFIRE RESOURCES NL (SFR)



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General Information
Company Name: Sandfire Resources NL
Stock Code: SFR
Website: www.sandfire.com.au
GICS Sub-Industry: Diversified Metals & Mining
Market Cap ($M): 976
Equiv. Shares (M): 154

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
 $ 6.350 $ 6.520 $ 6.540 $ 6.320 $ 6.420 701,634 $ -0.070  -1.090 %

Current Broker Consensus Recommendation more
Recommendation: Hold
Recommendation Date: 14th May 2013
12 Month Target Price (average): $7.386
Brokers Surveyed: 7

Company Overview

Business Description:
Sandfire Resources NL (SFR) is a mining company which explores and develops the DeGrussa Copper-Gold Project in Western Australia, as well as a portfolio of base metal, iron ore, manganese and gold projects.

Strategy Analysis:
SFR commenced copper production following construction of a copper mine at its DeGrussa project in Western Australia. It also intends to continue its exploration programs with a vision of continuing to develop a high quality resource base in a number of strategic commodities including: copper; manganese; lead-zinc-silver; iron ore; and gold. Sandfire Resources reported positive cash flow of $30.96m for quarter ended 31 December 2012. Operating cash flow for the period was $57.94m. Payments for exploration and evaluation were $(8.6m). Investing cash flow was $(21.33m). Financing cash flow was $(5.65m). Cash in hand at the end of the quarter was $114.8m.


Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2014  F 165.8 103.1 24.4 6.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013  F 133.3 82.9 -569.2 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012  A -26.6 -17.7 -7.8 -41.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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
BHP Billiton (BHP) $110,514 M -0.1359 -0.2135 0.2031 10.9255 13.8912 11.5462 0.0319 0.0337 0.0372
Iluka Resources (ILU) $4,426 M -0.2536 -0.6358 1.2100 11.7145 32.1668 14.5552 0.0331 0.0132 0.0319
Rio Tinto (RIO) $24,093 M -0.3874 0.0915 0.2007 11.4203 10.4625 8.7138 0.0291 0.0335 0.0371
Sandfire Resources (SFR) $986 M -- -- 0.5253 -- 8.4540 5.5426 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Sims Metal Management (SGM) $2,021 M -0.6378 -0.2453 1.9587 29.3733 38.9217 13.1551 0.0202 0.0107 0.0368

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth P/S Ratio
SFR 0.26 9.68 8.19 0.05 47.0
Market 0.83 15.0 1.29 1.83 1.78
Sector 0.55 8.50 0.70 1.92 7.33

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr Karl Matthew Simich Chief Executive Officer,Managing Director 27 September 2007
Mr William John Evans Executive Director - Technical 02 October 2007
Mr Derek La Ferla Non-Executive Chairman 17 May 2010
Mr Robert Norman Scott Non-Executive Director 30 July 2010
Mr Soocheol Shin Non-Executive Director 28 February 2012

Management
Name Position
Matthew Leslie Fitzgerald Chief Financial Officer,Company Secretary
Robert Klug Commercial Manager - Legal Counsel
Martin Reed Project Manager - DeGrussa

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
7,621,318 (5.03%) National Australia Bank Limited
28,021,018 (18.89%) Oz Minerals Limited
21,873,542 (17.58%) Posco Australia Pty Ltd

Calendar of Events
Date Event
16 April 2014 Report (Quarterly)
03 March 2014 Report (Interim)
23 January 2014 Report (Quarterly)
28 October 2013 Report (Annual)
28 October 2013 Report (Quarterly)
26 July 2013 Report (Quarterly)
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