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Westgold Resources (ASX:WGX) Could Be 43% Undervalued On Chalice Gold Project Sale

Simply Wall St · 1d ago

Westgold Resources (ASX:WGX) has completed the sale of its Chalice Gold Project to Corazon Mining, receiving A$12.6 million upfront in cash and shares, with up to A$11 million in additional contingent payments.

See our latest analysis for Westgold Resources.

At a share price of A$4.76, Westgold Resources has seen its 1 day share price return rise 2.15%, while the 90 day share price return is down 28.53%. However, the 1 year total shareholder return of 74.49% and 3 year total shareholder return of 178.23% indicate strong longer term momentum.

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Westgold Resources has reshaped its portfolio and the share price has swung sharply over different timeframes. Is the recent move saying more about the underlying business or a change in how the market feels about it?

Most Popular Narrative: 42.8% Undervalued

Compared with the A$4.76 last close, the most followed narrative on Westgold Resources points to a materially higher fair value anchored in earnings and margin assumptions.

The integration of the Karora transaction has significantly increased Westgold's production scale and operational flexibility, positioning the company to benefit fully from sustained global monetary instability and rising geopolitical tensions, with upside leverage to higher gold prices directly feeding into revenue and earnings. Extensive mine and infrastructure upgrades specifically at Bluebird South Junction, Beta Hunt, and the Higginsville plant are expected to materially lift volumes, grades, and operational efficiency over FY '26, supporting net margin expansion as higher-quality ore feeds, cost savings, and productivity gains take hold.

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Want to see what kind of revenue lift, margin expansion, and future earnings profile need to line up for this fair value to make sense? The narrative sets out an aggressive earnings ramp, a sharply different profitability mix between operations, and a future earnings multiple that is very different to where Westgold Resources trades today.

Pulling this together, the consensus narrative applies an 8.42% discount rate and blends higher forecast profitability with a lower future P/E multiple to land on a fair value of A$8.33 for Westgold Resources, compared with the current A$4.76 share price and a 42.8% discount to that estimate.

Result: Fair Value of A$8.33 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, investors still need to weigh the risk that lower ore grades or cost inflation at Westgold Resources could pressure margins and challenge the current view that the shares are undervalued.

Find out about the key risks to this Westgold Resources narrative.

Another View: How Westgold Resources Looks On Earnings

The earlier narrative suggests Westgold Resources could be undervalued using future earnings and margins, yet its current P/E of 17.7x is higher than the Australian Metals and Mining industry at 11.5x and lower than the peer average of 24.4x, while the fair ratio sits even higher at 27.7x.

If the market shifted closer to that fair ratio, there could be room for a re rating. However, if sentiment moved back toward the wider industry level instead, valuation risk would sit in the other direction. Which outcome do you think is more realistic for your thesis?

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

ASX:WGX P/E Ratio as at Jul 2026
ASX:WGX P/E Ratio as at Jul 2026

Next Steps

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