Merafe Resources (JSE:MRF) Risk Assessment

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JSE:MRF Merafe Resources Ltd JSE:MRF
64 GF Score
Price R1.34
GF Value R0.99
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 8 Warning Signs
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What is Merafe Resources Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Merafe Resources is: Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding.

Merafe Resources  (JSE:MRF) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Merafe Resources Risk Assessment Related Terms

Merafe Resources Risk Assessment Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Merafe Resources's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment 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.

Merafe Resources Risk Assessment vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Merafe Resources's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Merafe Resources's Risk Assessment falls into.


JSE:MRF
64GF Score
Merafe Resources Ltd JSE:MRF
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Is Merafe Resources (JSE:MRF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Merafe Resources stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of R1.34 is trading 35.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of R0.99. GuruFocus considers Merafe Resources to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for JSE:MRF:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: R0.99 vs. price of R1.34 (35.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 64/100 with 8 warning signs

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Merafe Resources Business Description

Other Exchanges RZT:Germany
Address 35 Ballyclare Drive, Building B, 2nd Floor, Ballyoaks Office Park, Bryanston, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2191
Merafe Resources Ltd through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Merafe Ferrochrome and Mining Proprietary Limited, participates in chrome mining and the beneficiation of chrome ore into ferrochrome. The Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture (Venture) operates five ferrochrome smelters, twenty-two ferrochrome furnaces, and nine mines, situated in the North-West, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa. The company has operating mines namel Marikana West; and Kroondal Gemini. The Group has one reportable segment being the mining and beneficiation of chrome ore into ferrochrome and associated minerals. Geographically, it has its presence in Africa, Americas, Asia, China, Indonesia, Other Asia, and Europe.
64GF Score

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R1.34
Price
R0.99
GF Value