Hot Chili Limited (AU:HCH)
ASX:HCH
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Hot Chili Limited
(Sydney:HCH)
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Rating:50Neutral
Price Target:
AU$1.50
▲(66.67% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:05/06/26
The score is held back primarily by ongoing losses and persistent cash burn, despite a low-debt balance sheet. Technicals add support due to strong momentum above major moving averages, but overbought signals temper that positive. Valuation contributes little given the negative P/E and lack of dividend.
Positive Factors
Low leverage
The company’s extremely low debt relative to equity provides durable financial flexibility to fund exploration and development through cycles without heavy interest burden. This conservatism lowers insolvency risk and helps preserve optionality for capitalising projects or weathering commodity volatility.
Negative Factors
Persistent operating cash outflow
Consistent negative operating cash flow shows the core business is not self-funding and requires external capital to sustain activities. Over the medium term this increases financing dependency and raises dilution or funding-risk concerns until operations generate stable positive cash flow.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Low leverage
The company’s extremely low debt relative to equity provides durable financial flexibility to fund exploration and development through cycles without heavy interest burden. This conservatism lowers insolvency risk and helps preserve optionality for capitalising projects or weathering commodity volatility.
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Hot Chili Limited (HCH) vs. iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA)
Market Cap
AU$359.88M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)455.04K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.96
Revenue GrowthN/A
EPS Growth17.44%
CountryAU
Employees29
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryCopper
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.05
Shares Outstanding202,179,610
10 Day Avg. Volume588,483
30 Day Avg. Volume455,043
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.41
Price to Book (P/B)0.42
Price to Sales (P/S)187.98
P/FCF Ratio-2.94
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)N/A
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
Hot Chili Limited Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Hot Chili Limited operates as a mineral exploration company in Australia and Chile. The company explores for copper, gold, and molybdenum, as well as silver deposits. Its flagship property is the Cortadera Copper-Gold Project located along the Chi...
How the Company Makes Money
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Hot Chili Limited Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
18
Very Negative
Balance Sheet
74
Positive
Cash Flow
22
Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Jun 2025 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2022 | Jun 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 0.00 | 483.67K | 0.00 | 0.00 | 91.42K | 59.40K |
| Gross Profit | -121.50K | 435.20K | -156.00K | -131.00K | 1.39K | 54.62K |
| EBITDA | -9.07M | -8.23M | -7.59M | -5.25M | -4.73M | -7.63M |
| Net Income | -8.72M | -11.14M | -7.57M | -5.22M | -7.15M | -9.64M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 253.06M | 244.80M | 250.88M | 224.43M | 231.60M | 162.00M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 4.62M | 5.19M | 33.74M | 2.95M | 23.72M | 3.60M |
| Total Debt | 335.69K | 415.30K | 554.60K | 333.61K | 330.85K | 5.00M |
| Total Liabilities | 3.60M | 5.17M | 3.46M | 1.78M | 6.82M | 14.10M |
| Stockholders Equity | 227.82M | 217.78M | 227.78M | 203.34M | 205.92M | 128.91M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -3.91M | -30.97M | -20.19M | -20.75M | -54.89M | -28.96M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -3.86M | -6.97M | -5.45M | -5.25M | -6.01M | -3.61M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -20.11M | -21.34M | 6.55M | -15.50M | -48.88M | -25.35M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 13.50M | -194.50K | 29.37M | -146.85K | 75.48M | 26.40M |
Hot Chili Limited Technical Analysis
Positive
0.90
Price Trends
1.51
Positive
1.46
Positive
1.13
Positive
Market Momentum
0.01
Negative
57.72
Neutral
86.19
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For AU:HCH, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 0.9 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 1.38, below the 50-day MA of 1.51, and below the 200-day MA of 1.13, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.01 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 57.72 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 86.19 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for AU:HCH.
Hot Chili Limited Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62 Neutral | AU$8.41B | 20.94 | 8.93% | ― | 19.97% | 60.66% | |
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% | |
52 Neutral | AU$143.39M | -27.87 | 0.12% | ― | 49.14% | ― | |
50 Neutral | AU$359.88M | -12.92 | -3.91% | ― | ― | 17.44% | |
48 Neutral | AU$64.76M | -3.97 | -37.71% | ― | -100.00% | 98.64% | |
44 Neutral | AU$159.25M | -4.15 | -242.58% | ― | ― | -79.69% | |
41 Neutral | AU$207.77M | -8.21 | -14.19% | ― | ― | 78.60% |
* Basic Materials Sector Average
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Hot Chili Limited Corporate Events
Hot Chili Flags Costa Fuego as Top-Tier Global Copper-Gold Development
May 5, 2026
Hot Chili Limited has highlighted the Costa Fuego copper-gold project as a top-tier global copper development, underpinned by a new porphyry discovery and associated strategic water assets. The company emphasizes that these operational and resourc...
Hot Chili says incomplete La Verde assay data may explain ASX price moves
May 5, 2026
Hot Chili Limited has responded to an ASX price query by confirming that recent trading in its securities may be linked to incomplete assay information from drillhole DKD040 at its La Verde Project in Chile. The company stated that preliminary res...
Hot Chili Drilling Expands High-Grade Core at La Verde Copper-Gold Discovery
May 5, 2026
Hot Chili has reported further encouraging drilling results from its La Verde copper-gold discovery, about 30 kilometres south of its planned Costa Fuego processing hub in Chile’s Atacama region. Recent work points to continued growth of La ...
Hot Chili Issues New 2026 Incentive Plan Performance Rights
May 1, 2026
Hot Chili Limited has issued 4,429,861 unquoted performance rights under its 2026 Incentive Plan, with the securities not intended to be quoted on the ASX. The move forms part of the company’s employee incentive arrangements, aligning staff ...
Hot Chili Seeks Trading Halt Ahead of La Verde Drilling Update and ASX Price Query Response
May 1, 2026
Hot Chili Limited has requested a trading halt on its ASX-listed securities, as the company prepares to release its next drilling update for the La Verde project and respond to a recent price query from the exchange. The halt, which follows an exi...
Hot Chili Raises A$40m as La Verde Drilling Strengthens Costa Fuego Upside
Apr 29, 2026
Hot Chili Limited has secured A$40 million in a private placement, drawing strong support from Australian, Canadian and overseas institutional investors as well as its three largest shareholders, to accelerate growth and development of its Costa F...
Hot Chili Director Boosts Holding in U.S. OTC Shares
Apr 14, 2026
Hot Chili director Roberto de Andraca Adriasola has increased his direct holding of the company’s U.S. over-the-counter securities, purchasing 50,000 additional HHLKF shares on 9 April 2026 at USD 1.038 each. Following the on-market trade, h...
Hot Chili Extends High-Grade Core at La Verde with Standout 725m Drill Hit
Apr 7, 2026
Hot Chili has reported its most significant drill result to date from the La Verde copper-gold porphyry discovery in Chile, with hole DKD039 intersecting 725 metres at 0.42% copper equivalent from 18 metres depth. The program confirmed a 200-metre...
Hot Chili Lists Employee Incentive Shares on ASX
Mar 27, 2026
Hot Chili Limited has applied for quotation on the ASX of 226,355 fully paid ordinary shares, to be traded under the ticker HCH from March 27, 2026. These securities were previously issued under an employee incentive scheme and are now becoming fr...
Hot Chili issues interim half-year financial report for 2025 period
Mar 16, 2026
Hot Chili Limited has released its interim financial report for the half-year ended 31 December 2025, covering its operations, financial performance, and position. The document includes a review of operations, directors’ and auditors’ ...
Hot Chili Added to S&P/ASX All Ordinaries in March Rebalance
Mar 10, 2026
Hot Chili Limited has been added to the SP/ASX All Ordinaries Index as part of SP Dow Jones Indices’ March 2026 quarterly rebalance, alongside a broad group of other resource, technology, and industrial companies entering the benchmark. The ...
Hot Chili Performance Rights Lapse Clarifies Capital Structure
Feb 26, 2026
Hot Chili Limited has announced the lapse of 1,854,618 performance rights, designated as HCHAJ securities on the ASX, after the conditions attached to those rights were not met or became incapable of being satisfied as of February 23, 2026. The ce...
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