Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio -5.9x · EV/EBITDA N/A · ROE -52.5%. (1997–2026 historical series)
Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow
| Metric | TTM | FY 2026 | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $173M | $169M | $72M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $169M |
| Enterprise Value | $150M | $135M | $63M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $167M |
| P/E Ratio → | -5.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/S Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/B Ratio | 6.61 | 4.96 | 0.66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43.22 |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/OCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart
Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value
| Metric | TTM | FY 2026 | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency
Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2026 | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating Margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net Profit Margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2026 | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -52.5% | -52.5% | -10.6% | -15.4% | -10.5% | 44.2% | -8.9% | -28.8% | -28.2% | -24.2% | -42.0% |
| ROA | -42.2% | -42.2% | -10.0% | -14.2% | -10.0% | 42.0% | -8.0% | -25.3% | -26.8% | -23.4% | -41.1% |
| ROIC | -78.3% | -78.3% | -4.8% | -3.8% | -3.5% | -6.3% | -11.0% | -24.6% | -32.2% | -28.0% | — |
| ROCE | -65.8% | -65.8% | -6.1% | -4.6% | -3.8% | -6.5% | -10.8% | -27.0% | -34.0% | -24.2% | -39.0% |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
| Metric | TTM | FY 2026 | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.13 | 0.13 | — | 0.07 | 0.06 | — | 0.02 | — | — | — | — |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | -1.00 | -0.08 | 0.04 | -0.11 | -0.20 | -0.28 | -0.23 | -0.09 | -0.39 | -0.29 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt / FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Interest Coverage | — | — | -9.50 | -4.03 | -3.29 | — | — | — | -857.77 | -3749.27 | — |
Net cash position: cash ($39M) exceeds total debt ($5M)
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
| Metric | TTM | FY 2026 | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 3.13 | 3.13 | 3.49 | 1.08 | 5.49 | 5.38 | 3.66 | 1.52 | 2.00 | 10.24 | 13.58 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.13 | 3.13 | 3.49 | 1.08 | 5.49 | 5.38 | 3.66 | 1.52 | 2.00 | 10.24 | 13.58 |
| Cash Ratio | 2.47 | 2.47 | 3.38 | 0.98 | 5.35 | 5.32 | 3.62 | 1.40 | 1.57 | 9.28 | 13.06 |
| Asset Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inventory Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders
Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2026 | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2026 | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FCF Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $36M | $29M | $21M | $20M | $19M | $155M | $97M | $77M | $68M | $34M |
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Quick answers to the most common questions about buying NVA stock.
Nova Minerals Limited's current P/E ratio is -5.9x. This places it at the 50th percentile of its historical range.
Nova Minerals Limited's return on equity (ROE) is -52.5%. The historical average is -69.6%.
Based on historical data, Nova Minerals Limited is trading at a P/E of -5.9x. This is at the 50th percentile of its historical P/E range. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Capital intensive exploration dependency
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Market Valuation Reflects Exploration Uncertainty
As reported in recent financial statements, Nova Minerals trades at a price-to-book ratio of 0.29, which suggests that the market is heavily discounting the company's asset base relative to its historical valuation and the broader peer group of junior gold explorers operating in the Tintina Gold Belt.
The low P/B ratio appears to indicate significant investor skepticism regarding the economic viability of the Estelle Gold Project's current resource estimates. This valuation level implies that the market is pricing in substantial future dilution or potential asset impairments rather than immediate production upside.
Negative Returns Reflect Capital Consumption
Based on the provided quarterly data, Nova Minerals has consistently generated negative ROIC, with the most recent figure at -10.1% in 2026Q2, highlighting the company's ongoing struggle to convert exploration expenditures into meaningful value creation for shareholders compared to its historical performance.
The persistent decay in return on invested capital suggests that the company's aggressive drilling and administrative spending are not yet yielding a commensurate increase in the project's net present value. Investors should monitor whether the shift toward high-grade RPM zone development can eventually reverse this trend of capital erosion.
Liquidity Buffer Masks Operational Fragility
According to the 2026Q2 financial data, Nova Minerals maintains a current ratio of 3.63, which appears superficially healthy but remains highly sensitive to the company's ongoing cash burn rate and its reliance on external equity markets to fund its remote Alaskan exploration activities.
While the current ratio suggests an ability to cover short-term obligations, the lack of recurring revenue means this liquidity is essentially a finite runway that requires constant replenishment. The company's liquidity position is therefore more a measure of its remaining time before the next capital raise than a sign of operational stability.
Misapplication of Standard Profitability Metrics
As indicated by historical filings, analysts often misapply traditional net margin and P/E ratios to Nova Minerals, which obscures the reality that the company is a pre-revenue explorer where such metrics are fundamentally irrelevant to assessing its core business of resource discovery and project development.
Using earnings-based multiples for a company in the exploration phase ignores the fact that all spending is directed toward asset creation rather than operational profit. A more appropriate focus would be the discovery cost per ounce or the progression of the project through the feasibility study stage.