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Neutral 50 (OpenAI - 5.2)
Rating:50Neutral
Price Target:
AU$0.02
▼(-23.33% Downside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:12/30/25
The score is driven primarily by a solid, low-leverage balance sheet that helps reduce solvency risk, offset by pre-revenue operations, persistent losses, and ongoing cash burn. Technical signals are broadly neutral-to-mixed, and valuation metrics provide limited support due to negative earnings and no indicated dividend.
Positive Factors
Low financial leverage
Very low debt-to-equity reduces solvency risk and interest burden, giving management durable financial flexibility to fund exploration or weather setbacks without near-term refinancing pressure. This structural strength supports optionality for project advancement over months.
Material equity base
A materially larger equity base increases capacity to fund exploration programs, pursue joint ventures, or issue shares with less immediate dilution per funding event. For an explorer, that lasting funding optionality underpins project progression and transaction leverage over the medium term.
Free cash flow moved toward breakeven
A move toward FCF breakeven reflects improving cash management or lower program spend, which lengthens runway and reduces near-term financing needs. If sustained, this structural improvement lowers dilution risk and strengthens the company's ability to fund targeted drilling or development activity.
Negative Factors
Pre-revenue business model
Operating without revenue means the business relies on external capital to continue; there is no internally generated cash from operations. That structural dependency increases execution and financing risk until commercial-scale resources or a transactional exit are achieved.
Persistent and volatile losses
Deepening and volatile losses erode equity over time and raise the likelihood of future capital raises. For a pre-revenue explorer, growing annual losses can force more frequent, dilutive funding or slow project timelines, degrading long-term shareholder returns if not offset by discoveries.
Consistent negative cash generation
Persistent negative operating and free cash flow indicate ongoing cash burn to fund exploration and overheads. This structural consumption of cash necessitates continued external funding, constraining strategic choices and increasing execution risk over the next several months absent sustained improvement.

Dreadnought Resources Limited (DRE) vs. iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA)

Dreadnought Resources Limited Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company DescriptionDreadnought Resources Limited explores for and develops mineral properties in Australia. The company explores for copper, nickel, gold, silver, cobalt, platinum group elements, rare earth elements, iron ore, and base metals. Its core projects include Tarraji-Yampi Cu-Ag-Au-Co project covering an area of approximately 1,400 km2 located in West Kimberly; Mangaroon Ni-Cu-PGE-REE-Au project; and the Central Yilgarn project. The company was formerly known as Tychean Resources Limited and changed its name to Dreadnought Resources Ltd in February 2019. Dreadnought Resources Limited was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Osborne Park, Australia.
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Dreadnought Resources Limited Financial Statement Overview

Summary
Overall financial profile is mixed: a strong, low-debt balance sheet (very low debt-to-equity and material equity base) supports solvency, but the business is pre-revenue with persistent losses and negative profitability. Cash flow remains negative across all years, though 2025 free cash flow moved closer to breakeven, which is a modest positive inflection.
Income Statement
18
Very Negative
The company reports no revenue across all provided annual periods, indicating it is not yet operating at a commercial scale. Losses are persistent and volatile, with net income worsening sharply in 2025 (annual) to about -18.9M versus roughly -6.3M in 2024 (annual), signaling higher costs or one-off charges. Profitability is structurally weak (negative gross profit and negative EBITDA/EBIT each year), which limits near-term earnings quality despite some year-to-year improvement in operating loss in 2025 (annual) versus 2024 (annual).
Balance Sheet
76
Positive
The balance sheet is conservatively levered, with total debt very low relative to equity (debt-to-equity around 0.2%–1.3% in recent years), which reduces solvency risk. Equity has grown materially since 2020, supporting a larger asset base and providing funding flexibility. The key weakness is consistently negative returns on equity (including a notably weaker level in 2025), reflecting ongoing losses and indicating that capital is not yet generating positive shareholder returns.
Cash Flow
34
Negative
Cash generation remains weak: operating cash flow and free cash flow are negative in every year provided, consistent with a pre-revenue business funding ongoing exploration/overheads. Free cash flow swung materially—very negative in 2023–2024, then much closer to breakeven in 2025 (annual)—which is a positive near-term inflection, but sustainability is uncertain given the lack of revenue. Free cash flow is also large relative to net losses in several years, highlighting meaningful cash burn alongside accounting losses.
BreakdownTTMJun 2025Jun 2024Jun 2023Jun 2022Jun 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Gross Profit-174.21K-162.70K-160.00K-133.00K-62.11K0.00
EBITDA-2.69M-2.04M-6.14M-5.37M-1.64M-1.20M
Net Income-6.52M-18.88M-6.32M-5.52M-1.74M-1.28M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets69.30M53.25M53.40M55.36M20.58M13.61M
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments21.85M10.20M1.46M11.68M2.65M2.65M
Total Debt101.72K126.80K143.38K177.58K207.32K578.95K
Total Liabilities937.52K1.22M1.36M4.52M1.52M1.45M
Stockholders Equity68.37M52.03M52.04M50.84M19.05M12.16M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow-668.65K-9.78K-19.40M-20.42M-7.85M-6.46M
Operating Cash Flow-657.51K-1.53K-2.09M-1.74M-1.07M-456.36K
Investing Cash Flow-8.18M-6.63K-7.57M-27.11M-6.81M-6.00M
Financing Cash Flow30.85M16.90K5.44M32.01M7.74M8.64M

Dreadnought Resources Limited Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis Sentiment
Negative
Last Price0.03
Price Trends
50DMA
0.02
Negative
100DMA
0.03
Negative
200DMA
0.02
Negative
Market Momentum
MACD
>-0.01
Negative
RSI
42.82
Neutral
STOCH
-52.22
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For AU:DRE, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 0.03 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 0.02, above the 50-day MA of 0.02, and above the 200-day MA of 0.02, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of >-0.01 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 42.82 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of -52.22 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for AU:DRE.

Dreadnought Resources Limited Peers Comparison

Overall Rating
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
61
Neutral
$10.43B7.12-0.05%2.87%2.86%-36.73%
52
Neutral
AU$135.43M51.54-0.50%12.50%
50
Neutral
AU$129.78M-21.61-10.82%-166.67%
47
Neutral
AU$53.70M0.6486.21%-11.33%
45
Neutral
AU$116.52M-5.36-1.95%21.74%
43
Neutral
AU$167.94M-60.23-3.98%
43
Neutral
AU$48.16M-11.22-0.02%-12.34%
* Basic Materials Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Ticker
Company Name
Price
Change
% Change
AU:DRE
Dreadnought Resources Limited
0.02
<0.01
35.29%
AU:PEX
Peel Mining Limited
0.14
0.04
45.16%
AU:RDM
Red Metal Limited
0.14
0.03
21.74%
AU:IVR
Investigator Resources Ltd
0.07
0.05
223.81%
AU:GL1
Global Lithium Resources Ltd.
0.52
0.35
202.94%
AU:LEL
Lithium Energy Ltd.
0.43
0.06
16.22%

Dreadnought Resources Limited Corporate Events

Dreadnought Starts RC Drilling to Grow High‑Grade Metzke’s Find Gold Resource
Mar 9, 2026

Dreadnought Resources has begun a ~60‑hole, 4,900‑metre reverse circulation drilling program at the high‑grade Metzke’s Find deposit within its 100% owned Illaara Gold Project in Western Australia. The campaign targets extensions along strike and at shallow depths to grow the current 2023 resource of 14,900 ounces at 6.8 grams per tonne gold and to upgrade more of it into the Indicated category.

Management frames the program as central to its “Finding More Gold Faster” strategy, aiming to rapidly advance Metzke’s Find toward near‑term production and potentially expand output beyond the Star of Mangaroon operation. With both an air core rig for regional exploration and an RC rig on resource growth, the company is positioning for an updated resource and study work later this year, as well as a steady flow of exploration news that could influence investor sentiment and project development timelines.

The most recent analyst rating on (AU:DRE) stock is a Hold with a A$0.02 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Dreadnought Resources Limited stock, see the AU:DRE Stock Forecast page.

Dreadnought Options Lapse, Trimming Potential Future Dilution
Mar 4, 2026

Dreadnought Resources Ltd, an Australian mineral exploration company listed on the ASX under the code DRE, has updated the market on changes to its capital structure. The company oversees various securities, including options, as part of its financing and ownership framework.

The company disclosed that 1,223,151 listed options with the code DREAO, exercisable at $0.12 and expiring on 2 March 2026, have lapsed without being exercised. This cessation slightly reduces Dreadnought Resources’ potential future share dilution from option conversion and clarifies the current volume of outstanding securities for investors.

The most recent analyst rating on (AU:DRE) stock is a Hold with a A$0.02 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Dreadnought Resources Limited stock, see the AU:DRE Stock Forecast page.

Dreadnought Launches Largest Drilling Campaign at Illaara Gold Project
Mar 3, 2026

Dreadnought Resources has launched its largest exploration campaign to date, a ~550-hole, ~40,000-metre air core drilling program at its wholly owned Illaara Gold Project in the Yilgarn region of Western Australia. The systematic program, the first of its kind on this underexplored greenstone belt, will test roughly 24 kilometres of strike using wide-spaced drilling to identify gold anomalism in weathered saprolite with potential to host a major deposit.

Management positions the initiative as central to its “Finding More Gold, Faster” strategy, highlighting that Illaara sits beside belts with decades of multi-million-ounce production yet has not previously seen comparable air core coverage. Results are expected to start flowing from April 2026 over a three- to four-month drilling window, with the company signalling that any significant anomalies could underpin follow-up drilling and potentially transform its growth profile and market standing.

The most recent analyst rating on (AU:DRE) stock is a Hold with a A$0.02 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Dreadnought Resources Limited stock, see the AU:DRE Stock Forecast page.

Dreadnought Resources Plans Equity Placement of Over 82 Million Shares
Mar 1, 2026

Dreadnought Resources Limited has notified the ASX of a proposed placement involving the issue of up to 82,682,358 new fully paid ordinary shares. The securities are expected to be issued on 28 May 2026, indicating that the company is seeking to raise additional equity capital to support its ongoing activities and strengthen its financial position, which may have implications for existing shareholders through dilution but could enhance funding for project development.

The placement reflects Dreadnought’s continued engagement with capital markets to finance its exploration and development strategy. By expanding its share base, the company is positioning itself to advance its resource projects, potentially improving its competitive stance in the mining sector while signalling active growth and investment plans to stakeholders.

The most recent analyst rating on (AU:DRE) stock is a Hold with a A$0.02 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Dreadnought Resources Limited stock, see the AU:DRE Stock Forecast page.

Dreadnought expands Mangaroon footprint with rare earths tenement deal
Mar 1, 2026

Dreadnought Resources has agreed, subject to completion, to acquire 12 tenements adjacent to its 100% owned Mangaroon Critical Minerals project in Western Australia’s Gascoyne Region, consolidating a further ~20km of mapped high-grade rare earth mineralisation. The ground, acquired from an unrelated party, lies within the Chalba Shear zone and is geologically similar to Dreadnought’s nearby Gifford Creek Carbonatite Complex, where the company has established a substantial multi-mineral resource.

The tenements also carry strong tungsten, copper and gold potential along roughly 54km of strike, broadening Dreadnought’s exposure to key critical and precious metals in a tier-one jurisdiction. Initial work will focus on metallurgical testing of outcropping rare earth mineralisation and project-wide stream sediment sampling, moves that management says will expand scale, cement the company’s regional position and enhance the value of its Gifford Creek hub for investors and other stakeholders.

The most recent analyst rating on (AU:DRE) stock is a Hold with a A$0.02 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Dreadnought Resources Limited stock, see the AU:DRE Stock Forecast page.

Kingfisher Sells Gascoyne REE Tenements to Dreadnought to Fund NSW Copper-Gold Push
Mar 1, 2026

Kingfisher Mining has agreed to sell 100% of its interest in 12 granted exploration licences in Western Australia’s Gascoyne region to Dreadnought Resources’ subsidiary, receiving A$2 million in Dreadnought shares upfront and up to A$1.5 million in performance-based cash milestone payments. The divestment frees capital and technical resources for Kingfisher to accelerate exploration at its NSW copper, gold, silver, zinc and lead projects, notably the Copper Blow IOCG project near Broken Hill, while retaining upside exposure to rare earths through its new Dreadnought shareholding and potential milestone payments.

Recent drilling at Copper Blow has delivered high-grade copper-gold intercepts across both the North and South zones along a 600-metre strike, within a largely untested four-kilometre magnetic anomaly. By redirecting funds from the Gascoyne assets into drill-ready NSW targets such as Copper Blow and Allendale, Kingfisher aims to capitalise on strong demand and favourable pricing for copper, gold, silver and base metals, sharpening its strategic focus and potentially enhancing shareholder value through more targeted discovery efforts.

The most recent analyst rating on (AU:DRE) stock is a Hold with a A$0.02 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Dreadnought Resources Limited stock, see the AU:DRE Stock Forecast page.

Dreadnought Adds Seventh Camp-Scale Prospect at Mangaroon Gold
Feb 23, 2026

Dreadnought Resources has identified a seventh camp-scale prospect, High Range Northwest, at its Mangaroon Gold Project after completing project-wide stream sediment sampling, adding to a portfolio of large gold prospects with strong pathfinder geochemistry. Several of these prospects show gold and pathfinder anomalies that are stronger or larger than those at the historically productive Star of Mangaroon area.

Target definition work has extended the Steve’s Reward gold-in-soil anomaly to about 4 km by 1 km and outlined more than 8 km of gold-in-soil anomalism at High Range North, marking the first gold-focused exploration in this belt. The company plans extensive soil sampling and mapping across High Range North, High Range Northwest, Steve’s Reward, Minga Bar and High Range South in March–April 2026, aiming to generate drill targets for the second half of 2026 and potentially advance a major large-scale gold discovery.

The most recent analyst rating on (AU:DRE) stock is a Hold with a A$0.02 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Dreadnought Resources Limited stock, see the AU:DRE Stock Forecast page.

Dreadnought Resources Schedules Investor Webinar to Outline 2026 Plans
Feb 11, 2026

Dreadnought Resources has invited shareholders and InvestorHub members to an exclusive webinar on 25 February, where management will outline the company’s priorities and exploration plans for 2026. Managing Director Dean Tuck will deliver the presentation, take questions from participants, and provide guidance on what investors can expect over the year ahead.

Access to the event is limited to InvestorHub members, with shareholders required to register via the company’s website to attend and submit questions in advance or during the live session. The initiative underscores Dreadnought’s focus on investor engagement and transparency as it sets the tone for its 2026 exploration program and broader strategic direction.

The most recent analyst rating on (AU:DRE) stock is a Hold with a A$0.02 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Dreadnought Resources Limited stock, see the AU:DRE Stock Forecast page.

Dreadnought Upgrades Mangaroon Gold Results, Sets Stage for Systematic Minga Bar Drilling
Feb 8, 2026

Dreadnought Resources Ltd is an Australian mineral exploration company focused on gold projects in Western Australia’s Gascoyne region. Its flagship Mangaroon Gold Project targets multiple camp-scale prospects along the Minga Bar shear zone, a crustal-scale structure with potential for several bulk and high-grade gold deposits within its extensive strike length.

The company’s strategy centres on systematic reverse circulation drilling across underexplored structural corridors such as Cullen’s Find, Midday Moon and Midnight Star. By upgrading historical work with modern geochemistry and detailed sampling, Dreadnought aims to define both near-term production ounces and larger-scale discoveries that can enhance its resource base and development pipeline.

Dreadnought Resources has reported upgraded high-grade gold results from its 2025 reverse circulation drilling at the Mangaroon Gold Project, confirming mineralisation at three soil-defined targets over about 7 kilometres of the Minga Bar shear zone. One-metre split assays at Cullen’s Find, Midnight Star and Midday Moon have delivered the thickest intercepts to date, indicating potential for bulk-tonnage gold in addition to narrow high-grade shoots.

The results validate the Minga Bar shear zone as a major camp-scale corridor, with just a fraction of its ~80-kilometre strike tested so far, and support plans for the first systematic drilling along the structure between Cullen’s Find and Midnight Star starting April–May 2026. Additional assays from other prospects and thousands of soil samples due through early 2026 are set to refine targeting, with implications for expanding Dreadnought’s resource inventory and strengthening its exploration position in the Gascoyne gold sector.

The most recent analyst rating on (AU:DRE) stock is a Hold with a A$0.02 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Dreadnought Resources Limited stock, see the AU:DRE Stock Forecast page.

Dreadnought Resources Boosts Exploration Spend on Back of Strong Equity Raising
Jan 18, 2026

Dreadnought Resources reported its quarterly cash flow for the period ended 31 December 2025, highlighting a modest net cash inflow of A$192,000 from operating activities, supported by government grants and tax incentives of A$386,000 and interest income of A$125,000. The company significantly increased investment in exploration and evaluation, with A$2.75 million spent during the quarter and A$5.44 million over six months, resulting in a net cash outflow of A$2.76 million from investing activities. This elevated exploration spend was largely funded by strong financing inflows, including A$18.61 million raised from equity issues and option exercises offset by A$1.19 million in transaction costs, delivering a net A$17.41 million inflow from financing activities. Overall, the cash movements underscore Dreadnought’s strategy of aggressively funding exploration through equity capital, reinforcing its growth-focused positioning while increasing its dependence on capital markets to support ongoing exploration programmes.

The most recent analyst rating on (AU:DRE) stock is a Hold with a A$0.02 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Dreadnought Resources Limited stock, see the AU:DRE Stock Forecast page.

Dreadnought boosts gold resources, secures funding and unveils new critical metals resource
Jan 18, 2026

Dreadnought Resources advanced its “Finding More Gold, Faster” strategy in the December quarter, securing $18 million in fresh equity and additional director funding to accelerate work at its Mangaroon and Illaara gold projects. The company increased high-confidence Measured and Indicated resources at the high-grade Star of Mangaroon deposit by 36%, upgraded the associated scoping study to deliver materially improved projected operating cashflows, and signed a binding heads of agreement with Black Cat Syndicate to fund and develop an open pit operation at Star of Mangaroon once mining approvals are in place. Exploration momentum continued with successful discovery and follow-up drilling at Steve’s Reward and Cullen’s Find, and resource-expansion drilling at Metzke’s Find, with assays pending. Beyond gold, Dreadnought expanded its critical metals exposure through additional diamond drilling at the Stinger prospect within Mangaroon targeting high-grade rare earth carbonatite mineralisation for metallurgical test work, and delivered an initial Inferred Cu-Au-Ag-Co resource at the Orion target in Tarraji-Yampi, underscoring the multi-commodity potential of its portfolio. The company ended the quarter with $21.8 million in cash, broadened its shareholder base through large placements and director equity participation, and continues to benefit from Commonwealth and State support at Tarraji-Yampi, positioning it to advance both gold production and critical metals development in 2026.

The most recent analyst rating on (AU:DRE) stock is a Hold with a A$0.02 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Dreadnought Resources Limited stock, see the AU:DRE Stock Forecast page.

Dreadnought Resources’ Managing Director Sees 6.8m Performance Rights Expire
Jan 2, 2026

Dreadnought Resources Limited has disclosed a change in Managing Director Dean Tuck’s indirect interests in the company’s securities, held through the Tuck Family account. The notice details the expiry, without conversion, of a total of 6.8 million performance rights across Classes D, E and I as at 31 December 2025, with no consideration exchanged and no change to his substantial holding of 53,226,589 ordinary fully paid shares. Tuck continues to hold performance rights in several other classes (J, K, M, N and O), and the company confirmed that no trades occurred during a closed period, indicating the adjustment reflects the lapse of long‑term incentive instruments rather than active dealing in the stock.

The most recent analyst rating on (AU:DRE) stock is a Hold with a A$0.03 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Dreadnought Resources Limited stock, see the AU:DRE Stock Forecast page.

Dreadnought Resources Lets 20.3m Performance Rights Lapse
Jan 2, 2026

Dreadnought Resources has notified the market that 20,325,000 performance rights (ASX code DREAR) have lapsed unexercised as of 31 December 2025, following their expiry. The cessation of these securities reduces the company’s pool of potential equity dilution tied to these rights, modestly tightening its issued capital structure and clarifying the outstanding incentive-based instruments for existing shareholders.

The most recent analyst rating on (AU:DRE) stock is a Hold with a A$0.03 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Dreadnought Resources Limited stock, see the AU:DRE Stock Forecast page.

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This AI Analyst Stock Report is automatically generated by our AI systems using advanced algorithms and publicly available financial, technical, and market data. While the information provided aims to be accurate and insightful, it is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Any content created by an AI (Artificial Intelligence) system may contain inaccuracies and/or contain errors. Investing in stocks carries inherent risks, and past performance is not indicative of future results. This report does not account for your personal financial circumstances, objectives, or risk tolerance. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions. The analysis and recommendations provided are based on historical and current data and may not fully reflect future market conditions or unexpected developments. Neither the creators of this report nor its affiliated entities guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the information presented. Use this report at your own discretion and risk.Date of analysis: Dec 30, 2025