The framework has shifted from distribution to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 1%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 26%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $5.
New Found Gold Corp
NFGC · NYSE AMERICAN · USD · Market cap $530M · 131 employees
New Found Gold Corp., a mineral exploration company, engages in the identification, evaluation, acquisition, and exploration of mineral properties in the Provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2025-12-31
Screened 2025-12-31 · the tape above runs as of 10:31 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its markup label.
New Found Gold Corp holds its Markup at $1.38. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 280 days.
| Phase | Markup |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 280 days |
| Price at the screen | $1.38 |
| Valuation | N/A trailing · -5.75 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 1.66 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Revenue purity
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 0.21% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 0.2% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 1.66% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 1.7% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 11.78% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 11.8% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 24.42% | Below 5% | 24.4% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. | Fail |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Price History & ProjectionsWhere it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2025-12-31 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words| Forward P/E | -5.8x |
| EPS, trailing | -0.17 |
| EPS, forward | -0.24 |
| Profit margin | 0.0%currently unprofitable |
| Return on equity | -24.9%not currently earning a positive return on equity |
| FCF yield | -7.16% |
| Debt to equity | 0.42minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet |
| Current ratio | 2.89comfortably covers its short-term bills |
| Beta | 1.66much more volatile than the market |
| 52-week range | 1.34 - 3.59 |
| Moat | NONE |
| Market cap | $530M |
| Employees | 131 |
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; it already moves more than the market on an average day; its business and earnings are exposed to Canada and to currency swings.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to TradeNFGC trades on NYSE AMERICAN (the company is based in Canada). As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
Every Entry, As Written
The framework has shifted from markdown to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 12.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 1%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 26%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $5.
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 1%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 26%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $5.
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $2.22 | -32.7% | · | $673 | -32.7% |
| 2 months | $2.04 | -26.7% | · | $733 | -26.7% |
| 3 months | $2.42 | -38.2% | · | $618 | -38.2% |
| 6 months | $2.83 | -47.2% | · | $528 | -47.2% |
| 1 year | $1.48 | +1.0% | · | $1,010 | +1.0% |
| 2 years | $3.25 | -54.0% | · | $460 | -54.0% |
| 3 years | $4.67 | -68.0% | · | $320 | -68.0% |
| 5 years | $10.19 | -85.3% | · | $147 | -85.3% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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