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PERSEUS MINING LIMITED (PRU)

PERSEUS MINING LIMITED (PRU)

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General Information
Company Name: Perseus Mining Limited
Stock Code: PRU
Website: www.perseusmining.com
GICS Sub-Industry: Gold
Market Cap ($M): 1,095
Equiv. Shares (M): 458

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
 $ 2.390 $ 2.430 $ 2.450 $ 2.360 $ 2.380 1,621,238 $ 0.010  0.420 %

Current Broker Consensus Recommendation more
Recommendation: Hold
Recommendation Date: 22nd May 2012
12 Month Target Price (average): $3.264
Brokers Surveyed: 5

Company Overview

Business Description:
Perseus Mining Limited (PRU) is a gold producer and operator of gold projects. Its tenements are located in Ghana and the Ivory Coast in Africa. As at FY11, the Group’s Proved and Probable Mineral Reserves stand at 3.93Moz of gold, Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources (inclusive of Mineral Reserves) are 5.72Moz of gold, and Inferred Mineral Resources are now 2.19Moz of gold.

Strategy Analysis:
PRU aims toexpandits gold resource basethrough rapidexploration of existing ground andacquisition of prospective newprojects, while developing the Central Ashanti Gold Project as well as, potentially, the Tengrela Gold Project. The Company plansto start its first mining operation in2011 and aims athaving multiple gold mines operating in West Africa Perseus Mining reported positive cash flow of $76.19m for the quarter ended 31 December 2011. Operating cash flow for the period was $(6.05m). Payments for exploration and evaluation were $(7.72m). Investing cash flow was $(2.77m). Financing cash flow was $85.01m. Cash in hand at the end of the quarter was $131.46m.


Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2012  F 59.5 -- -- -- -- 0.0 --
2011  A -25.5 -6.0 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
2010  A -9.7 -2.9 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
Source: Aspect actuals / Thomson IBES estimates

Peer Comparison
EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
Company Mkt Cap 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F
Newcrest Mining (NCM) $19,048 M -0.0667 0.0087 0.2610 16.9330 16.7869 13.3119 0.0201 0.0141 0.0158
Oz Minerals (OZL) $2,510 M -0.3975 -0.3391 0.1668 7.4560 11.2823 9.6694 0.0738 0.0462 0.0492
Perseus (PRU) $1,090 M -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0000 0.0000 --
Regis Resources (RRL) $1,745 M -- 0.7927 2.3481 45.1991 25.2123 7.5302 0.0000 0.0000 0.0298
Sundance Resources (SDL) $1,217 M -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth P/S Ratio
PRU -- -- 4.65 -- --
Market 0.80 12.1 1.33 1.35 1.68
Sector 0.41 9.48 1.05 1.04 14.3

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr Reginald Norman Gillard Chairman 24 October 2003
Mr Colin John Carson Executive Director 24 October 2003
Mr Rhett Boudewyn Brans Executive Director 26 May 2004
Mr Mark Andrew Calderwood Managing Director 23 January 2004
Mr Neil Christian Fearis Non-Executive Director 26 May 2004
Mr Michael A Bohm Non-Executive Director 15 October 2009
Mr Terence Sean Harvey Non-Executive Director 02 September 2009

Management
Name Position
Jeffrey Quartermaine Chief Financial Officer
Jon Yelland Chief Operating Officer
Susmit Mohanlal Shah Company Secretary
Kevin Thomson Exploration Manager
Grant Pierce General Manager Operations - CAGP

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
56,886,500 (13.33%) Dundee Corporation and Associates
28,420,809 (6.66%) Van Eck Associates Corporation

Calendar of Events
Date Event
17 April 2013 Report (Quarterly)
17 January 2013 Report (Quarterly)
30 October 2012 Report (Quarterly)
22 October 2012 Report (Annual)
27 July 2012 Report (Quarterly)
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