Pre-revenue With Widening LossesA persistent pre-revenue profile with widening net losses structurally erodes equity and necessitates repeated external funding. Over the medium term this undermines capital efficiency, increases dilution risk for shareholders, and constrains the company’s ability to progress projects without continual access to new financing or partner deals.
Negative Operating And Free Cash FlowConsistently negative operating and free cash flow imply ongoing cash burn that closely tracks reported losses. This creates structural funding needs to sustain exploration programs, raising the likelihood of dilution or halted programs if capital markets access tightens, and limits strategic optionality compared with self-funded peers.
Weak Capital Efficiency / Negative ROEA declining, volatile equity base combined with deeply negative ROE indicates poor capital efficiency and value destruction. Structurally, this makes attracting non-dilutive financing or favourable JV partners harder, pressures future fundraising terms, and signals management has yet to translate exploration spend into shareholder value.