With the price of gold continuing to go up (Currently $660.50 per ounce), GLE makes about $290.00 net profit per ounce. Profit per ounce will also increase as the new mines are more efficient than the 1 older mine.
With the 2nd new mine now in operation, (total of 3 producing mines) gold production in 2006, should be 100,000 to 120,000 ounces.
If we use 110,000 ounces as a reasonable estimate then, 110,000 * $290 = $31,900,000 net profit divided by / 240,301,000 shares outstanding = $0.13 EPS
Current price $0.63 / $0.13 = 4.8 P.E.
Sales growth was 121% for 03/31/2006 qtr vs 03/31/2005.
The growth in gold production will continue as they are beginning to work on a 4th mine in Panama that they will own 60% of and that could add an additional 36,000 ounces per year.
A new institutional investor now controls 23.141 Million, or 9.63% of the oustanding shares as of the 13G filed on 07/06/2006. 11-3694007 QVT Financial LP
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