Capstone Copper (CSC) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What CSC does

Capstone Copper (CSC) is a copper mining company that mines, explores for, and develops mineral properties in the United States, Chile, and Mexico. It primarily explores copper, silver, gold, molybdenum, zinc, iron, cobalt, and other base metals. The company is listed on the ASX and is part of the broader ASX 200 universe, alongside peers such as Fletcher Building (FBU), South32 (S32), Iluka Resources (ILU), Perenti (PRN), BHP (BHP), Orica (ORI), and Regis Resources (RRL).

Key numbers explained

• 14,5 AUD is the current share price, the amount you would pay for one share at this moment.
• -1,36% is today’s price change, showing the percentage move relative to the previous close.
• 11,08 mld. AUD is the market capitalisation, the total value of all outstanding shares at the current price.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 16,7 divides the current share price by the last 12 months of earnings per share (0,87 USD), showing how much investors pay per dollar of recent earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 10,8 uses expected future earnings, which can be lower if the market anticipates growth.
• 0% dividend yield and 0% share of earnings paid out as dividends mean the company currently returns no cash to shareholders via dividends.
• 2,21 is the beta, a measure of volatility relative to the market; a beta above 1 means the stock tends to move more than the market.
• 15,1% is the price change over the last 52 weeks, from one year ago to now.
• 36,2% revenue growth year over year and 17,8% profit margin show how quickly sales are expanding and how much of each revenue dollar becomes profit.
• 31,1% operating margin indicates the percentage of revenue left after covering operating costs.
• 14,2% return on equity shows how effectively the company generates profit from shareholders’ equity.
• 38,7% debt-to-equity ratio expresses the company’s financial leverage.
• 1,1 price-to-book compares the share price to the company’s book value per share.

What to watch

• Commodity prices, especially copper, which directly affect mining company revenues and margins.
• Production volumes and cost management across the company’s operations in the United States, Chile, and Mexico.
• Capital expenditure decisions and exploration results, which can extend or shorten the mine life.
• Currency movements, since the company reports in USD but trades in AUD.
• Broader market conditions and investor sentiment toward the mining and basic materials sector.