Lets try the P/E Evaluation route on Mesa Minerals Updated 21 May
Costs
Mesa JV costs are likely to be sub A$5/00 per unit, why?
OMH are targeting C1 costs of A3.50/unit at a larger scale But, Mesa JV has
+ Simple Mining + No dewater problems + Low Strip ratio + Simple crush and screen processing, no high power beneficiation or tailings = Similar distance to port = Similar remote location costs = Similar product grade - Marginally higher shipping costs Port Hedland vs Darwin to China
Although at 350,000 tpa fixed costs will hurt the Mesa JV on a per unit basis
Revenue
From OMH Annual report (April 29) Mn Sales are at U$8.35 / unit US Exchange rate 0.82 So Revenue is A$10.18/unit
Earnings
Earnings per unit $10.18 - 5.00 = A$ 5.18/unit
Total Mn Units is therefore 350,000 tonnes x 38 % x 2% moisture = 13,034,000 Mn Units
So total earnings is A$ 67,516,120 or A$ 33,758,060 each for the JV Partners (Mesa Minerals and Auvex)
Mesa Minerals have 617,270,831 shares (21 May)
Or an EPS of 5.47 c/share
Now
OMH are trading at a P/E of 34.6 MIN are trading at a P/E of 18.8
So lets apply a P/E Ratio of 15 to Mesa Minerals
So the Mesa Minerals share price should be 15 x 5.47 = 82.05 c/share
Conclusions
1. The current offer by Mineral Resources is woefully inadequate and opportunistic 2. The current Board is selling us out when they should be getting on with the business of operating a mine and selling manganese 3. We need a change in management to realise real value for MAS shareholders. 4. Vote No to Mineral Resources offer and 5. Vote Yes to the Requisitioning Shareholder vote to Replace the Board on May 28.
MAS Price at posting:
8.8¢ Sentiment: Hold Disclosure: Held