# St. Augustine Gold and Copper Limited (SAU.TO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. TSX, Canada. Sector: Basic Materials / Metals & Mining. Price C$0.18, market value C$284 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 18.0×** (5-yr avg 225.0×, 3-yr avg 225.0×). St. Augustine Gold and Copper Limited trades at 18.0× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 225.0×: cheap by its own standards. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×.
- **Price / book: 1.7×**. The shares trade at 1.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -6.5%** (5-yr avg -1.7%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 5.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Return on equity: -4.4%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -4.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -4.6%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -4.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces -4.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -360.0%**. Earnings per share fell 360.0%.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.08**. Debt is 0.08 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.7×**. It would take 1.7 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 1.81** (quick 1.81). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.81 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 15.55**. A Z-score of 15.55 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. St. Augustine Gold and Copper Limited does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -55.0%** (YTD -60.0%, 3-mo 0.0%). The shares are down 55.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -64.0%** (12.5% above the low). Trading 64% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 41**. An RSI of 41 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.68** (volatility 73%). Beta of 0.68 against the S&P/TSX Composite: the shares move much less than the market.

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