(AUGO) Aura Minerals Common Shares - Overview
Sector: Basic Materials | Industry: Gold | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 6.702m USD | Total Return: 321.5% in 12m
Industry Rotation: -13.4
Avg Turnover: 63.8M
EPS Trend: 22.5%
Qual. Beats: -1
Rev. Trend: 95.3%
Warnings
Altman Z'' 0.45 < 1.0 - financial distress zone
Tailwinds
Leader, Confidence
Aura Minerals Inc. (AUGO) is a gold and copper producer focused on the development and operation of precious and base metal projects across the Americas. The company manages a diversified portfolio of assets, including the Minosa, Apoena, Aranzazu, Almas, Borborema, and Serra Grande mines, with primary exploration targets in gold, copper, and silver deposits.
Operating as a mid-tier producer, the company utilizes a multi-asset strategy to mitigate geographic and operational risks inherent in the mining sector. Copper production provides an industrial hedge to its primary gold operations, as copper demand is increasingly driven by global electrification and infrastructure trends. For deeper insights into historical performance and valuation metrics, consult ValueRay.
Headquartered in Florida and incorporated in 1946, the firm underwent a strategic rebranding from Aura Gold Inc. to Aura Minerals Inc. in 2007 to reflect its broader focus on base metals alongside gold. The company’s business model relies on maintaining a pipeline of brownfield expansions and greenfield projects to sustain long-term production levels in volatile commodity markets.
- Gold and copper price volatility directly impacts operational cash flow and margins
- Production ramp-up at Borborema and Almas mines drives near-term revenue growth
- Geopolitical and regulatory shifts in Brazil and Mexico influence mining permit stability
- All-in sustaining costs fluctuate based on energy prices and local currency devaluations
- Copper production volume at Aranzazu provides significant diversification from gold price cycles
| Net Income: 89.1m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.11 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 9.43 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -0.86% < 20% (prev 7.96%; Δ -8.82% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.21 > 3% & CFO 347.8m > Net Income 89.1m |
| Net Debt (269.1m) to EBITDA (394.4m): 0.68 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.98 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (82.7m) vs 12m ago 13.03% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 56.41% > 18% (prev 0.45%; Δ 5.60k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 82.08% > 50% (prev 54.78%; Δ 27.31% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 8.86 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 394.4m / Interest Expense TTM 34.0m) |
| A: -0.01 (Total Current Assets 516.1m - Total Current Liabilities 526.0m) / Total Assets 1.64b |
| B: -0.36 (Retained Earnings -586.3m / Total Assets 1.64b) |
| C: 0.22 (EBIT TTM 301.5m / Avg Total Assets 1.39b) |
| D: 0.18 (Book Value of Equity 243.9m / Total Liabilities 1.34b) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: 0.45 = B |
| DSRI: 0.40 (Receivables 49.3m/67.6m, Revenue 1.14b/623.9m) |
| GMI: 0.80 (GM 56.41% / 45.36%) |
| AQI: 1.35 (AQ_t 0.10 / AQ_t-1 0.07) |
| SGI: 1.83 (Revenue 1.14b / 623.9m) |
| TATA: -0.16 (NI 89.1m - CFO 347.8m) / TA 1.64b) |
| Beneish M-Score: -3.05 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
Over the past week, the price has changed by -6.93%, over one month by -27.23%, over three months by +14.68% and over the past year by +321.53%.
| Analysts Target Price | - | - |
P/E Forward = 8.8496
P/S = 7.2714
P/B = 22.7919
Revenue TTM = 1.14b USD
EBIT TTM = 301.5m USD
EBITDA TTM = 394.4m USD
Long Term Debt = 311.6m USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 115.3m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 430.3m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 269.1m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 6.86b USD (6.70b + Debt 430.3m - CCE 271.1m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 8.86 (Ebit TTM 301.5m / Interest Expense TTM 34.0m)
EV/FCF = 38.66x (Enterprise Value 6.86b / FCF TTM 177.5m)
FCF Yield = 2.59% (FCF TTM 177.5m / Enterprise Value 6.86b)
FCF Margin = 15.53% (FCF TTM 177.5m / Revenue TTM 1.14b)
Net Margin = 7.80% (Net Income TTM 89.1m / Revenue TTM 1.14b)
Gross Margin = 56.41% ((Revenue TTM 1.14b - Cost of Revenue TTM 498.0m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 50.58% (prev 63.08%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 4.17 (Enterprise Value 6.86b / Total Assets 1.64b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 2.78% (Interest Expense 12.0m / Debt 430.3m)
Taxrate = 30.24% (41.2m / 136.4m)
NOPAT = 210.4m (EBIT 301.5m * (1 - 30.24%))
Current Ratio = 0.98 (Total Current Assets 516.1m / Total Current Liabilities 526.0m)
Debt / Equity = 1.43 (Debt 430.3m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 301.9m)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.68 (Net Debt 269.1m / EBITDA 394.4m)
Debt / FCF = 1.52 (Net Debt 269.1m / FCF TTM 177.5m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 257.4m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 6.40% (Net Income 89.1m / Total Assets 1.64b)
RoE = 34.60% (Net Income TTM 89.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 257.4m)
RoCE = 52.99% (EBIT 301.5m / Capital Employed (Equity 257.4m + L.T.Debt 311.6m))
RoIC = 35.30% (NOPAT 210.4m / Invested Capital 595.9m)
WACC = 7.08% (E(6.70b)/V(7.13b) * Re(7.41%) + D(430.3m)/V(7.13b) * Rd(2.78%) * (1-Tc(0.30)))
Discount Rate = 7.41% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 7.92%
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 92.01 | Cagr: 6.20%
[DCF] Terminal Value 84.66% ; FCFF base≈112.7m ; Y1≈139.0m ; Y5≈237.2m
[DCF] Fair Price = 56.74 (EV 5.02b - Net Debt 269.1m = Equity 4.75b / Shares 83.8m; r=7.08% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 25.0% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: 22.50 | EPS CAGR: 63.37% | SUE: -1.82 | # QB: -1
Revenue Correlation: 95.34 | Revenue CAGR: 64.81% | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=2.48 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=1
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=3.64 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=10.47 | Chg30d=+7.03% | Revisions=N/A | GrowthEPS=+298.4% | GrowthRev=+88.6%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=13.61 | Chg30d=-3.32% | Revisions=-20% | GrowthEPS=+29.9% | GrowthRev=+19.3%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -20%