UNITY MINING LIMITED (UML)



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General Information
Company Name: Unity Mining Limited
Stock Code: UML
Website: www.unitymining.com.au
GICS Sub-Industry: Gold
Market Cap ($M): 54
Equiv. Shares (M): 702

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
$ 0.077 $ 0.077 $ 0.077 $ 0.076 $ 0.077 602,003 0%

Current Broker Consensus Recommendation more
Recommendation: Hold
Recommendation Date: 1st Mar 2011
12 Month Target Price (average): $0
Brokers Surveyed: 1

Company Overview

Business Description:
Unity Mining Limited (UML) is a gold explorer and producer which owns and operates the Henty Gold Mine in Tasmania and is developing the Dargues Gold Mine in New South Wales. UML is also involved in gold exploration in West Africa through its investment in GoldStone Resources Limited and holds tenure over the Bendigo Goldfield in Victoria.

Strategy Analysis:
The Company's goal is to be a successful mid-tier gold mining company, operating multiple mines. It's aim is to build a growing production base over the next five years creating multiple businesses by discovering and developing new gold reefs in the Bendigo Goldfield, exploring Bendigo regional targets to discover new economic deposits, and acquiring new projects. Unity Mining reported net loss of $7.35m for the half-year ended 31 December 2012. Revenue from ordinary activities were $29.79m, down 34% from last year. Basic and Diluted EPS were (1.5) cents compared to 1.8 cents last year. Net operating cash flow was $565,000 compared to $12.99m last year. No dividend was declared.


Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2014  F -6.9 -1.0 -143.5 -- -- 0.0 --
2013  F 12.5 2.3 -11.5 3.3 -- 0.0 --
2012  A 13.5 2.6 -- 5.2 0.0 0.0 --
Source: Aspect actuals / Thomson IBES 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
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
Unity Mining (UML) $54 M -- -0.0794 -- 3.0556 3.3190 -- 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth P/S Ratio
UML 1.29 3.31 0.44 10.00 0.48
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 Andrew Ivor Bruce McIlwain Chief Executive Officer,Managing Director 02 December 2011
Mr Clive Bruce Jones Non-Executive Chairman 10 January 2013
Dr David Meldrum Ransom Non-Executive Director 23 November 2007
Mr Ronald (Ronnie) Hugh Beevor Non-Executive Director 01 November 2002

Management
Name Position
Melanie Jaye Leydin Company Secretary
Angela Lorrigan General Manager - Exploration & Growth
Matt Daly General Manager - Henty Gold Mine
Ben Hill General Manager - Markets & Strategy

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
32,114,188 (6.48%) State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS Ohio)
59,559,851 (11.69%) Orbis Investment Management Ltd

Calendar of Events
Date Event
16 April 2014 Report (Quarterly)
26 February 2014 Report (Interim)
30 January 2014 Report (Quarterly)
17 October 2013 Report (Quarterly)
26 September 2013 Report (Annual)
27 August 2013 Report (Prelim)
17 July 2013 Report (Quarterly)
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