(ASA) ASA Gold Precious Metals - Overview

Sector: Financial Services | Industry: Asset Management | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 1.216m USD | Total Return: 90.2% in 12m

Gold Stocks, Silver Stocks, Precious Metals, Mining Equities
Total Rating 48
Safety 36
Buy Signal -0.20
Asset Management
Industry Rotation: -2.1
Market Cap: 1.22B
Avg Turnover: 4.77M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility45.9%
VaR 5th Pctl8.37%
VaR vs Median10.8%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio1.59
Rel. Str. IBD76.2
Rel. Str. Peer Group84.6
Character TTM
Beta0.699
Beta Downside0.461
Hurst Exponent0.543
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD32.51%
CAGR/Max DD1.79
CAGR/Mean DD8.43
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of ASA over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-05": 4.27, "2021-08": null, "2021-11": -3.32, "2022-02": null, "2022-05": -4.08, "2022-08": null, "2022-11": -4, "2023-02": null, "2023-05": null, "2023-08": null, "2023-11": null, "2024-02": null, "2024-05": null, "2024-08": null, "2024-11": 1.27, "2025-02": 4.32, "2025-05": 7.48, "2025-08": 6.81, "2025-11": 16.64,
Qual. Beats: 0
Revenue Revenue of ASA over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-05: 17.688555, 2021-08: 0.266111, 2021-11: 11.417509, 2022-02: 0.339333, 2022-05: 23.122905, 2022-08: 0.395514, 2022-11: 6.383119, 2023-02: 0.507192, 2023-05: 4.697471, 2023-08: 0.829756, 2023-11: 6.66, 2024-02: 0.559405, 2024-05: 0.03832, 2024-08: 0.467084, 2024-11: 67.433374, 2025-02: 1.976754, 2025-05: 14.208332, 2025-08: 0.525632, 2025-11: 133.952035,
Rev. CAGR: 138.22%
Rev. Trend: 72.8%
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Description: ASA ASA Gold Precious Metals

ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited is a closed-end investment vehicle established in 1958 and headquartered in Portland, Maine. The firm manages a global portfolio concentrated in the equity securities of companies involved in the exploration, extraction, and processing of gold, silver, platinum, diamonds, and other precious minerals.

The investment strategy utilizes fundamental, bottom-up analysis combined with external research to identify specific opportunities within the metals and mining sector. Unlike physical bullion holdings, this equity-based model provides exposure to operational leverage, where mining company profits can expand disproportionately to increases in the underlying spot price of the metals.

The firm also maintains the flexibility to invest in exchange-traded funds to complement its direct stock holdings. Investors looking for deeper technical metrics on this fund may find ValueRay useful for further analysis. Precious metals firms are often subject to high capital expenditure requirements and geopolitical risks associated with sovereign mining jurisdictions.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Gold spot price fluctuations dictate net asset value performance
  • Junior miner capital expenditure cycles impact portfolio equity valuations
  • Global interest rate shifts influence investor demand for precious metals
  • Regulatory changes in mining jurisdictions affect underlying portfolio company margins
  • Management fee structures and discount to net asset value drive share pricing
Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 2.5
Net Income: 874.2m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.0 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.0 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -2.03% < 20% (prev 7.69%; Δ -9.72% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.0 > 3% & CFO 0.0 > Net Income 874.2m
Net Debt/EBITDA: error (cannot be calculated)
Current Ratio: 0.72 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (18.8m) vs 12m ago -1.20% < -2%
Gross Margin: error (current vs previous; cannot be calculated due to missing/invalid data or negative margin)
Asset Turnover: 19.47% > 50% (prev 15.38%; Δ 4.09% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: error (cannot be calculated; needs correct EBITDA TTM and Interest Expense TTM)
Altman Z'' 10.00
A: -0.00 (Total Current Assets 8.02m - Total Current Liabilities 11.1m) / Total Assets 1.10b
B: 0.98 (Retained Earnings 1.08b / Total Assets 1.10b)
C: 0.87 (EBIT TTM 669.5m / Avg Total Assets 773.7m)
D: 521.6 (Book Value of Equity 1.10b / Total Liabilities 2.11m)
Altman-Z'' = 556.6 = AAA
What is the price of ASA shares?

As of May 24, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 59.54 with a total of 98,827 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -8.03%, over one month by -9.51%, over three months by -20.12% and over the past year by +90.16%.

Is ASA a buy, sell or hold?

ASA Gold Precious Metals has no consensus analysts rating.

ASA Gold Precious Metals (ASA) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 24 May 2026
P/E Trailing = 1.8397
P/S = 305.5886
P/B = 1.1807
Revenue TTM = 150.7m USD
EBIT TTM = 669.5m USD
EBITDA TTM = 677.7m USD
 Long Term Debt = unknown (none)
 Short Term Debt = unknown (none)
 Debt = unknown
 Net Debt = unknown
 Enterprise Value = 1.21b USD (1.22b + (null Debt) - CCE 4.14m)
 Interest Coverage Ratio = unknown (Ebit TTM 669.5m / Interest Expense TTM 0.0)
 EV/FCF = unknown (FCF TTM 0.0)
 FCF Yield = 0.0% (FCF TTM 0.0 / Enterprise Value 1.21b)
FCF Margin = 0.0% (FCF TTM 0.0 / Revenue TTM 150.7m)
 Net Margin = 580.3% (Net Income TTM 874.2m / Revenue TTM 150.7m)
 Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM 150.7m - Cost of Revenue TTM 5.10m) / Revenue TTM)
 Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.10 (Enterprise Value 1.21b / Total Assets 1.10b)
 Interest Expense / Debt = unknown (Interest Expense 0.0 / Debt none)
 Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = 528.9m (EBIT 669.5m * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = 0.72 (Total Current Assets 8.02m / Total Current Liabilities 11.1m)
 Debt / Equity = unknown (Debt none)
 Debt / EBITDA = unknown (Net Debt none / EBITDA 677.7m)
 Debt / FCF = unknown (Net Debt none / FCF TTM 0.0)
 Total Stockholder Equity = 774.5m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 113.0% (Net Income 874.2m / Total Assets 1.10b)
RoE = 112.9% (Net Income TTM 874.2m / Total Stockholder Equity 774.5m)
RoCE = 61.37% (EBIT 669.5m / Capital Employed (Total Assets 1.10b - Current Liab 11.1m))
RoIC = 48.23% (NOPAT 528.9m / Invested Capital 1.10b)
WACC = 8.44% (E(1.22b)/V(1.22b) * Re(8.44%) + (debt-free company))
Discount Rate = 8.44% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -91.89 | Cagr: -1.16%
 [DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow 0.0)
 EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 72.75 | Revenue CAGR: 138.2% | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0