# ASA  Gold and Precious Metals Limited (ASA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $63.09, market value $1.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 1.6×** (5-yr avg 11.8×, 3-yr avg 11.8×). ASA  Gold and Precious Metals Limited trades at 1.6× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 11.8×: cheap by its own standards. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 1.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.7×.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Earnings yield: 61.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 61.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 98.8%**. 98.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 60.4%**. A 60.4% return on equity is extremely high; check whether buybacks or debt have shrunk the equity base, which flatters the ratio.
- **Return on assets: 60.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 60.3% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 465.1%**. Revenue grew 465.1% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 486.5%**. Earnings per share rose 486.5%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.13%** ($0.07 per share, trailing). ASA  Gold and Precious Metals Limited yields 0.13%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 6**. 6 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 24.6%/yr** (1-yr 50.0%). The dividend has compounded at 24.6% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 3 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 65.0%** (YTD 5.8%, 3-mo 11.3%). The shares are up 65.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -24.2%** (58.5% above the low). Trading 24% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 57**. An RSI of 57 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.84** (volatility 52%). Beta of 1.84 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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