Dundas Minerals (ASX:DUN) Debt-to-Equity: 0.17 (As of Dec. 2025) — 750% Above Median

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What is Dundas Minerals Debt-to-Equity?

Dundas Minerals ASX:DUN Debt-to-Equity is 0.17 as of Dec. 2025, which is 750% above its 10-year median of 0.02. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,219 Metals & Mining companies, Dundas Minerals ranks worse than 52.58% on this metric.

Dundas Minerals's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was A$0.04 Mil. Dundas Minerals's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was A$0.44 Mil. Dundas Minerals's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was A$2.79 Mil. Dundas Minerals's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 0.17.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dundas Minerals's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:DUN' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0.02   Max: 0.17
Current: 0.17

During the past 4 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Dundas Minerals was 0.17. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.02.

ASX:DUN's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
52.58% of 1219 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 0.15 vs ASX:DUN: 0.17

Dundas Minerals  (ASX:DUN) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


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Dundas Minerals Debt-to-Equity Related Terms


Dundas Minerals Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Dundas Minerals's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Dundas Minerals Debt-to-Equity Chart

Dundas Minerals Annual Data
Trend Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Debt-to-Equity
0.02 0.01 0.14 0.17

Dundas Minerals Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 0.01 0.14 0.15 0.17 0.17

ASX:DUN vs HL: Debt-to-Equity Comparison

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Dundas Minerals's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Dundas Minerals Debt-to-Equity vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Dundas Minerals's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dundas Minerals's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



Dundas Minerals Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Dundas Minerals's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2025 is calculated as

Dundas Minerals's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Debt-to-Equity →
What does a Debt-to-Equity of 0.17 mean?
Dundas Minerals (ASX:DUN) has a Debt-to-Equity of 0.17 as of Dec. 2025. Debt-to-Equity ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total company equity. View historical data on Dundas Minerals and its competitors. This is 750% above median its historical median of 0.02. According to the industry distribution chart, Dundas Minerals ranks #641 out of 1219 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 52.6%.
Is Dundas Minerals' Debt-to-Equity too high?
Dundas Minerals' current Debt-to-Equity of 0.17 is 750% above median its 10-year median of 0.02. The Metals & Mining industry median Debt-to-Equity is 0.15. Dundas Minerals' value of 0.17 is 13.3% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Dundas Minerals ranks #641 out of 1219 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is below the industry midpoint.
How does Dundas Minerals' Debt-to-Equity compare to HL?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Dundas Minerals ranks #641 out of 1219 companies for Debt-to-Equity. This places Dundas Minerals in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-Equity is 0.15. Dundas Minerals' value of 0.17 is 13.3% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 0.02 vs. the industry median of 0.15, Dundas Minerals has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Debt-to-Equity for a Metals & Mining company?
The median Debt-to-Equity among Metals & Mining companies is 0.15, based on 1,219 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Debt-to-Equity significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Debt-to-Equity should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Dundas Minerals's current Debt-to-Equity of 0.17 is 13.3% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Debt-to-Equity mean?
A high Debt-to-Equity can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Debt-to-Equity ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total company equity. View historical data on Dundas Minerals and its competitors. For the Metals & Mining industry, the median Debt-to-Equity is 0.15 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Dundas Minerals's current Debt-to-Equity is 0.17, which is 750% above median its own 10-year median of 0.02. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Dundas Minerals stock overvalued right now?
Dundas Minerals (ASX:DUN) has a current Debt-to-Equity of 0.17. The current Debt-to-Equity is 0.17, which is 750% above median its 10-year median of 0.02 and 13.3% above the Metals & Mining industry median of 0.15. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Debt-to-Equity calculated?
Debt-to-Equity is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Dundas Minerals (ASX:DUN), the current Debt-to-Equity is 0.17 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Dundas Minerals Business Description

Address 100 Railway Road, Suite 13, Daglish, WA, AUS, 6008
Dundas Minerals Ltd is a mineral exploration company. It explores gold, nickel, copper and other mineral deposits.