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WFRSF (West African Resources) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 0.00 (As of Apr. 25, 2025)


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What is West African Resources 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

West African Resources's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.00.


The historical rank and industry rank for West African Resources's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:



WFRSF's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 2.88
* Ranked among companies with meaningful 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % only.

Competitive Comparison of West African Resources's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Gold subindustry, West African Resources's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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.


West African Resources's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, West African Resources's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where West African Resources's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.


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West African Resources 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of West African Resources is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost=Dividend Yield %*(1+Dividend Growth Rate)^5

West African Resources  (OTCPK:WFRSF) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.


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West African Resources Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Alvan Street, Level 1, Subiaco, WA, AUS, 6008
West African Resources Ltd is engaged in mineral exploration in Burkina Faso. It focuses on the development of the Sanbrado Gold Project. The Group's mineral portfolio also includes gold and copper-gold exploration permits in Burkina Faso. The operating segments of the Company that includes Mining Operations: comprise the Sanbrado Gold Project operation located in Burkina Faso. Construction and E&E segment comprises mines under construction andexploration and evaluation (E&E) projects in locations other than Sanbrado.

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