Haywood Capital Markets analyst Jamie Spratt, in a research report published on December 9, 2024, initiated coverage on Thesis Gold Inc. (TAU:TSXV; THSGF:OTCQX; A3EP87:WKN) with a Buy rating and a price target of CA$3.00. The initiation follows the company's advancement of its 100% owned Lawyers-Ranch project in British Columbia's Toodoggone Mining District.
Spratt highlighted the project's strong economics, stating, "Thesis completed a PEA in September 2024 that demonstrated strong economics with an after-tax IRR of 35.2% and an after-tax NPV5% of CA$1.28B at US$1,930 [gold] Au and US$24 Ag increasing to 52.8% and CA$2.25B at US$2,500 Au and US$30 [silver] Ag."
The analyst emphasized the project's scale and quality, noting, "Resources have expanded quickly from the maiden resource of 132 koz in 2018 and now place the LR project as one of the largest gold-silver projects in Canada." He added that "The LR project would rank in the top 15 of operating Canadian gold mines and the bottom quartile of the cost curve."
Regarding valuation, Spratt stated, "We do not see this scarcity value reflected in the current valuation at US$17/ozEq and 0.21x P/NAV below peers at US$38/ozEq and 0.35x P/NAV. The stock trades at an 86% discount to recent Canadian development company acquisition multiples that have averaged US$123/oz."
Haywood's valuation methodology is based on a DCF approach. Spratt explained, "Our modeled DCF valuation parameters are largely in line with the PEA with some added conservatism on opex and capex. We have modeled initial production starting in 2030 generating average annual production of 169koz Au and 4.2Moz Ag at an AISC of US$1,108/oz AuEq."
The share price at the time of the report of CA$0.63 represents a potential return of approximately 376% to the analyst's CA$3.00 target price.
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