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Predictive Discovery LimitedPDI.AXCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Australia · AUD·Materials›Precious Metals

Australian gold explorer/developer advancing the Bankan gold project in Guinea, West Africa.

≈ A pre-production West African gold developerMomentum strong 64
Mkt cap
$3.08B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
74%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$7.22M
20-day average traded
P/B
2.71×
price to book
ROE
-7.4%
delivered
Implied ROE
19.2%
what the price asks
Close · AUDA$4.50
1D-2.2%
1W+8.2%
1M+0.7%
3M+16.1%
6M-12.6%
YTD+22.4%
1Y+62.2%
ATR %5.6%
52w lowhigh13.9% off high

What Predictive Discovery does

Australian gold explorer/developer advancing the Bankan gold project in Guinea, West Africa.

In one line: A pre-production West African gold developer.

Products and services

  • Bankan gold project

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Precious metals mining
  • Gold exploration/development
  • Project financing

What could go right

  • Gold price strength aiding project economics
  • Construction financing secured

What could go wrong

  • Project financing/construction risk
  • Guinea political/regulatory risk

Moat: none. Pre-production developer with no operating mine or revenue; value depends on financing and construction execution.

Headquarters: Perth, Australia · Founded: 2010

Named competitors

Predictive Discovery at a glance

Size Predictive Discovery (PDI.AX) is an Australia Materials company (Precious Metals) with a market value of $3.08B, the 98th largest of 316 Australia companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at A$4.50 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 12.6%, against -16.8% for the median peer and +4.1% for the Australia market (cap-weighted) — 10th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth The operating margin is -27.8% (peer median 46.3%).

Valuation It trades at 2.71× book value against a peer median of 3.44× (8th cheapest of 21).

Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 19.2%; Predictive Discovery delivers -7.4%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.

Relative performance

608010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026PDI.AX 89Peer median 81
Six months, rebased to 100: Predictive Discovery against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Predictive Discovery financials

Reported figures in AUD; fiscal year ends 2026-06-30. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023
RevenueA$203MA$203MA$0A$0A$0
Revenue growth—————
Gross profit-A$4.47MA$25.8M-A$391,000-A$589,464-A$524,056
EBITDA-A$56.1MA$13.1M-A$8.26M-A$9.68M-A$10.5M
Net income-A$68.4M-A$68.4M-A$8.42M-A$8.67M-A$10.9M
Free cash flowA$10.3MA$10.3M-A$5.93M-A$5.31M-A$4.79M
Capital expenditureA$31.8MA$31.8MA$27.7MA$36.3MA$53.1M
Total debtn/aA$21.0MA$0A$159,327A$313,241

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Predictive Discovery competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-30%-20%-10%0%-10%0%+10%EMR3330AAUCARISWDO601069FVISEAHOCNGWAFRRLWGXAYA001337PPTA002237SKEEDRPDI.AX6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Predictive Discovery is the large dot.

Fundamentals: return on equity against price-to-book

-40%-20%0%20%40%20×40×60×80×EMR3330AAUCARISWDO601069FVISEAHOCNGWAFRRLWGXAYA001337PAFPPTA002237SKEEDRPDI.AXReturn on equity →Price / book →
A bank or insurer earning more on its equity usually trades at a higher multiple of book; points far above the trend are priced for more. Predictive Discovery is the large dot.

Capital: ROE delivered against the ROE the price implies

0%200%400%0%200%400%EMR3330SEANGAYAPPTASKEPDI.AXROE delivered →ROE the price implies →
Above the diagonal = the price asks for a higher return on equity than the business earns today. Predictive Discovery is the large dot.

Predictive Discovery competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (PDI.AX vs WAF.AX vs PRU.AX vs RSG.AX)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROE
Predictive Discovery PDI.AX$3.08B-13%n/a-7%2.71×19.2%
West African Resources WAF.AX$2.74B+4%+194%38%2.01×19.3%
Perseus Mining PRU.AX$5.77B+11%+13%20%2.51×21.5%
Resolute Mining RSG.AX$1.81B-12%+5%27%2.16×23.2%
Endeavour Mining EDV.TO$13.7B-10%+27%26%4.01×29.3%
Orezone Gold ORE.TO$1.46B+31%+93%25%2.26×18.1%
Montage Gold MAU.TO$4.79B+17%n/a-18%11.15×134.3%
Fortuna Mining FVI.TO$2.87B-5%+6%23%1.61×21.1%

How Predictive Discovery compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Predictive Discovery against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasurePDI.AXPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+0.7%-3.5%6th highest of 21
6-month return-12.6%-16.8%10th highest of 21
Return on equity-7.4%21.9%5th lowest of 21
Price / book2.71×3.44×8th cheapest of 21
ROE the price implies19.2%26.0%5th least demanding of 21
ROE delivered-7.4%23.0%5th lowest of 20

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROEDelivered ROE
Predictive Discovery PDI.AXAustralia$3.08B-13%n/a-7%2.71×19.2%-7.4%
Emerald Resources NL EMR.AXAustralia$3.04B+6%+40%33%4.79×35.9%33.1%
Lingbao Gold 3330.HKHong Kong$2.94B-28%-10%30%2.55×16.8%30.4%
Allied Gold AAUC.TOCanada$3.24B-19%+54%-14%5.77×31.4%-14.0%
Aris Mining ARIS.TOCanada$3.24B-15%+94%21%1.81×23.3%20.8%
Wesdome Gold Mines WDO.TOCanada$2.92B+6%+49%47%4.03×21.9%47.4%
Western Region Gold 601069.SSChina$3.29B-26%+118%10%4.27×39.7%n/a
Fortuna Mining FVI.TOCanada$2.87B-5%+6%23%1.61×21.1%23.0%
Seabridge Gold SEA.TOCanada$2.87B-8%n/a3%3.63×38.3%3.3%
Hochschild Mining HOC.LUnited Kingdom$3.37B-27%+37%37%3.48×25.6%37.4%
Novagold Resources NGUnited States$2.81B-27%n/a-33%6.72×48.1%-32.8%
West African Resources WAF.AXAustralia$2.74B+4%+194%38%2.01×19.3%37.6%
Regis Resources RRL.AXAustralia$3.49B-3%+43%38%2.30×25.4%37.7%
Westgold Resources WGX.AXAustralia$3.64B-2%+79%20%2.21×17.1%20.4%
Aya Gold & Silver AYA.TOCanada$3.68B+40%+265%25%7.41×68.5%25.4%
Sichuan Gold 001337.SZChina$2.52B-25%+57%33%7.70×79.2%33.2%
Pan African Resources PAF.LUnited Kingdom$3.79B-25%+106%45%3.00×26.4%45.0%
Perpetua Resources PPTAUnited States$2.44B-35%n/a-38%3.39×14.4%-37.8%
Shandong Humon Smelting 002237.SZChina$2.44B-32%+25%9%1.16×11.1%8.6%
Skeena Resources SKE.TOCanada$3.90B+6%n/a-175%31.93×388.4%-175.2%
Endeavour Silver EDR.TOCanada$2.34B-20%+198%10%3.24×44.6%10.4%

Questions

Who are Predictive Discovery's main competitors?
Named competitors: West African Resources (WAF.AX), Perseus Mining (PRU.AX), Robex Resources (private or unlisted), Resolute Mining (RSG.AX), Endeavour Mining (EDV.TO), Orezone Gold (ORE.TO). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Emerald Resources NL (EMR.AX), Lingbao Gold (3330.HK), Allied Gold (AAUC.TO), Aris Mining (ARIS.TO), Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO.TO), Western Region Gold (601069.SS).
Is Predictive Discovery expensive compared with its peers?
On price / book it trades at 2.71× against a peer median of 3.44×, 8th cheapest of 21 in its peer set. The share price implies a return on equity of about 19.2%; Predictive Discovery delivers -7.4%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.
How has Predictive Discovery stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -12.6% against -16.8% for the median peer; over one year +62.2%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.