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Kenmare

LSE:KMR · IE00BDC5DG00
Metals & MiningSmall

360

5
EV / EBIT8
Price / Owner Earnings44
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield27
Price/Sales29
EV / Gross Profit18
Price/Book93
Return on Capital50
Cash Return on Capital14
Return on Equity26
EBIT Margin31
Gross Profitability22
Accruals91
Owner Earnings Margin12
Sales growth16
Profit Growth4
Long-Term EPS Growth1
Reinvestment4
Price momentum5
Debt load67
Refinancing88
Debt Payback1
Liquidity30
Analyst ratings69
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside69
Market mood31
Value Creation2/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Kenmare doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryIreland
IndustryMetals & Mining
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded1972
Employees202
ISINIE00BDC5DG00
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Mining TechnologyManufacturingMineralMining

Description

Kenmare Resources plc operates as a mineral sand mining company, focusing on the exploration and production of titanium minerals such as ilmenite, zircon, and rutile. The company is based in Ireland but primarily operates in Mozambique, where it man…

Analysis

Hope premium

Kenmare Resources plc is priced well ahead of what the underlying numbers justify, a pattern we describe as a hope premium.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 2/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
40
2023202420252026

All-time high

98

Feb 2026

All-time low

40

Jun 2026

Average rank

78

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
29
25
13
15
Price/Earnings
95
88
93
81
Price/Book
93
90
80
80
Dividend Yield
27
100
99
96
Value (overall)
62
85
73
75

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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