Hot Chili Limited (AU:HCH)
ASX:HCH
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Hot Chili Limited
(Sydney:HCH)
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Rating:45Neutral
Price Target:
AU$1.00
▲(11.11% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/10/26
The score is held back primarily by weak financial performance (ongoing losses and persistent cash burn), despite a low-debt balance sheet. Technical indicators also point to weak momentum. Valuation is difficult to support given the negative P/E and no dividend yield provided.
Positive Factors
Low leverage, conservative balance sheet
Very low debt and sizable equity provide durable financial flexibility for a development-stage miner. Conservative leverage reduces insolvency risk, allows the company to fund permitting and studies through capital markets or partnerships, and preserves optionality during multi-year project development.
Negative Factors
Persistent negative operating cash flow
Sustained negative operating cash flow indicates the core activities are not self-funding and that exploration/development costs outpace any operating receipts. Over months this forces continual external financing, increasing dilution risk and constraining ability to execute long-duration project plans independently.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Low leverage, conservative balance sheet
Very low debt and sizable equity provide durable financial flexibility for a development-stage miner. Conservative leverage reduces insolvency risk, allows the company to fund permitting and studies through capital markets or partnerships, and preserves optionality during multi-year project development.
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Hot Chili Limited (HCH) vs. iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA)
Market Cap
AU$256.77M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)455.04K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.74
Revenue GrowthN/A
EPS Growth-20.00%
CountryAU
EmployeesN/A
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryCopper
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.03
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
Negative
0.90
Price Trends
1.62
Negative
1.39
Negative
1.08
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.09
Positive
37.98
Neutral
45.65
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For AU:HCH, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 0.9 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 1.44, below the 50-day MA of 1.62, and below the 200-day MA of 1.08, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.09 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 37.98 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 45.65 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative 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$7.41B | 13.97 | 5.39% | ― | 30.33% | ― | |
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% | |
52 Neutral | AU$122.91M | 1,327.88 | -29.41% | ― | 281.37% | 2.27% | |
45 Neutral | AU$256.77M | -12.92 | -5.06% | ― | ― | -20.00% | |
44 Neutral | AU$164.83M | -4.15 | -73.21% | ― | ― | -11.29% | |
42 Neutral | AU$58.67M | -1.01 | -47.55% | ― | ― | ― | |
41 Neutral | AU$185.24M | -8.21 | -14.19% | ― | ― | ― |
* Basic Materials Sector Average
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Hot Chili Limited Corporate Events
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...
Hot Chili Launches A$40 Million Private Placement to Accelerate Costa Fuego Development
Feb 2, 2026
Hot Chili Limited has launched a private placement to raise up to approximately A$40 million through the issue of up to 24.27 million new shares to institutional, professional and other investors in Australia, Canada and certain other jurisdiction...
Hot Chili Securities Placed in Trading Halt Ahead of Proposed Capital Raising
Feb 1, 2026
Hot Chili Limited has requested and been granted a trading halt on its securities by the ASX while the company prepares an announcement regarding a proposed capital raising. The halt will remain in place until either the announcement is released o...
Hot Chili Extends High-Grade Core at La Verde as Drilling Results Boost Costa Fuego Upside
Jan 19, 2026
Hot Chili Limited reported strong new drilling results from its La Verde copper–gold discovery in Chile, with Phase two diamond drilling significantly expanding the project’s emerging high-grade, bulk-tonnage core. Key intercepts inclu...
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