First Mining Gold Stock Number Of Shares Shorted
| FF Stock | CAD 0.13 0.01 7.14% |
First Mining Gold fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to First Mining's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of First Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure First Mining's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to First Mining stock.
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First Mining Gold Company Number Of Shares Shorted Analysis
First Mining's Number of Shares Shorted is the total amount of shares that are currently sold short by investors. When a stock is sold short, the short seller assumes the responsibility of repurchasing the stock at a lower price. The speculator will make money if the stock goes down in price or will experience a loss if the stock price goes up.
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Shares Shorted | = | Shorted by Public | + | by Institutions |
Current First Mining Number Of Shares Shorted | 1.05 M |
Most of First Mining's fundamental indicators, such as Number Of Shares Shorted, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, First Mining Gold is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.
First Number Of Shares Shorted Driver Correlations
Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for First Mining is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of First Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Number Of Shares Shorted. Since First Mining's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of First Mining's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of First Mining's interrelated accounts and indicators.
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If a large number of investors decide to short sell an equity instrument within a small period of time, their combined action can significantly affect the price of the stock.
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Based on the recorded statements, First Mining Gold has 1.05 M of outstending shares currently sold short by investors. This is 67.41% lower than that of the Metals & Mining sector and 85.31% lower than that of the Materials industry. The number of shares shorted for all Canada stocks is 77.6% higher than that of the company.
First Number Of Shares Shorted Peer Comparison
Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses First Mining's direct or indirect competition against its Number Of Shares Shorted to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of First Mining could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing First Mining by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.First Mining is currently under evaluation in number of shares shorted category among its peers.
First Mining Current Valuation Drivers
We derive many important indicators used in calculating different scores of First Mining from analyzing First Mining's financial statements. These drivers represent accounts that assess First Mining's ability to generate profits relative to its revenue, operating costs, and shareholders' equity. Below are some of First Mining's important valuation drivers and their relationship over time.
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 (projected) | ||
| Market Cap | 146.6M | 258.0M | 209.6M | 147.6M | 132.9M | 111.6M | |
| Enterprise Value | 141.3M | 229.6M | 180.5M | 134.4M | 121.0M | 95.5M |
First Fundamentals
| Return On Equity | -0.19 | ||||
| Return On Asset | -0.0738 | ||||
| Current Valuation | 126.82 M | ||||
| Shares Outstanding | 1.08 B | ||||
| Shares Owned By Insiders | 4.50 % | ||||
| Shares Owned By Institutions | 7.27 % | ||||
| Number Of Shares Shorted | 1.05 M | ||||
| Price To Book | 0.64 X | ||||
| EBITDA | (6.6 M) | ||||
| Net Income | (7.04 M) | ||||
| Cash And Equivalents | 13.56 M | ||||
| Cash Per Share | 0.02 X | ||||
| Total Debt | 172 K | ||||
| Debt To Equity | 0 % | ||||
| Current Ratio | 3.02 X | ||||
| Book Value Per Share | 0.23 X | ||||
| Cash Flow From Operations | (5.07 M) | ||||
| Short Ratio | 1.42 X | ||||
| Earnings Per Share | (0.05) X | ||||
| Target Price | 0.57 | ||||
| Beta | 0.98 | ||||
| Market Capitalization | 140.38 M | ||||
| Total Asset | 286.07 M | ||||
| Retained Earnings | (165.58 M) | ||||
| Working Capital | 2.16 M | ||||
| Net Asset | 286.07 M |
About First Mining Fundamental Analysis
The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze First Mining Gold's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of First Mining using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of First Mining Gold based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
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Pair Trading with First Mining
One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if First Mining position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in First Mining will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.The ability to find closely correlated positions to First Mining could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace First Mining when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back First Mining - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling First Mining Gold to buy it.
The correlation of First Mining is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as First Mining moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if First Mining Gold moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for First Mining can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.Other Information on Investing in First Stock
First Mining financial ratios help investors to determine whether First Stock is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in First with respect to the benefits of owning First Mining security.