Metals Exploration plc (AIM:MTL)

Metals Exploration Ratios and Metrics

Market cap in millions GBP. Fiscal year is January - December.

Total Valuation

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Oct 16, 2026	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021
Market Capitalization	514	447	92	55	26	30
Market Cap Growth	29.08%	383.47%	69.49%	113.20%	-14.80%	-12.12%
Enterprise Value	507	414	87	93	102	109
Last Close Price	0.17	0.15	0.05	0.03	0.01	0.01

Price Ratios

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Oct 16, 2026	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021
PE Ratio	20.48	20.82	4.52	0.58	3.52	3.60
Forward PE	15.62	6.26	1.86	1.44	0.64	0.90
PS Ratio	3.59	2.89	0.61	0.42	0.25	0.31
PB Ratio	2.44	2.38	0.87	0.52	1.74	4.27
P/TBV Ratio	2.44	2.52	0.87	0.52	1.74	4.30
P/FCF Ratio	-	21.30	1.46	1.08	1.03	1.17
P/OCF Ratio	7.88	5.58	1.35	0.93	0.81	0.87

EV Ratios

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Oct 16, 2026	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021
EV/Sales Ratio	3.54	2.67	0.57	0.71	0.99	1.14
EV/EBITDA Ratio	6.62	5.61	1.12	1.50	2.66	3.06
EV/EBIT Ratio	11.93	14.39	2.49	4.39	5.17	5.16
EV/FCF Ratio	-	19.71	1.38	1.84	4.09	4.28

Financial Efficiency

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Oct 16, 2026	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021
Debt / Equity Ratio	-	-	0.05	0.18	4.62	10.78
Debt / EBITDA Ratio	-	-	0.07	0.30	1.78	2.12
Debt / FCF Ratio	-	-	0.09	0.37	2.74	2.97
Net Debt / Equity Ratio	-0.03	-0.16	-0.18	0.18	4.57	10.29
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio	-0.09	-0.41	-0.25	0.30	1.76	2.02
Net Debt / FCF Ratio	0.21	-1.46	-0.31	0.37	2.71	2.83
Asset Turnover	0.62	0.84	1.08	1.10	0.99	0.95
Inventory Turnover	6.52	7.70	7.11	6.57	4.77	5.78
Quick Ratio	1.32	1.78	1.29	0.13	0.21	0.30
Current Ratio	2.13	2.34	1.84	0.60	0.71	0.81
Return on Equity (ROE)	13.33%	14.82%	19.12%	157.22%	64.16%	268.47%
Return on Assets (ROA)	11.40%	9.73%	15.39%	11.15%	11.84%	13.10%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	12.96%	15.30%	24.25%	20.96%	22.98%	27.26%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	17.60%	13.30%	30.90%	19.10%	30.50%	30.20%

Yields

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Oct 16, 2026	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021
Earnings Yield	5.09%	4.80%	22.10%	171.62%	28.39%	27.77%
FCF Yield	-6.33%	4.70%	68.61%	92.55%	97.18%	85.16%
Buyback Yield / Dilution	-41.74%	-48.04%	5.07%	-0.74%	-1.24%	4.44%

Data Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence Last updated: Sep 30, 2026

Financial data is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence and updates within hours after each earnings release, which is every six months for this company.

Update frequency:

Semi-annually

Last checked:

Oct 16, 2026

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