These are the 20 Questions they want answered. 1. Business Plan:...

These are the 20 Questions they want answered.

1. Business Plan: What is the company’s business plan?
2. Assets: What assets do the company own? Which asset is most important? Is the asset
base diversified?
3. Market Cap: Does the company have a small market capitalization (<$200 million)?
How many shares are on issue? Are there any options or warrants?
4. Market Sector: Is the company operating in an up and coming (or underappreciated)
market sector?
5. Infrastructure: Is the company’s asset close to infrastructure: roads, rail etc?
6. Political Risk: What is the political risk of the country the company is operating in?
7. Company Lifecycle Stage: In what stage of the ‘resource company life cycle’ is the
company in? Is the company a pure explorer or in development stage? Do they have
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8. Cash: Does the company have cash in the bank? What is the rate of cash burn? Does
the company have debt?
9. Management: What is the track record of management? Does management own stock
in the company? Are they buying on market? How much are directors and
management being paid? Is the company a 'lifestyle company'?
10. Liquidity: What is the liquidity of the stock?
11. Capital Raising: Will the company need to raise capital imminently?
12. Backers: Are there any high profile investors or backers?
13. Price Catalysts: Are there upcoming catalysts?
14. Takeover potential: Is there takeover potential? Does the company have a Joint
Venture? Is there “nearology”? Who is operating in the surrounding area?
15. Production: How long will it take until first production? How much capital is required
to get the project up and running? What are the projected cash costs?
16. Future Plans: What is the long term future and price forecasts of the commodity the
company is operating in?
17. Environmental, Social and Governance: Is the company taking reportable action to
reduce ESG risk and create ESG benefits”?
18. Strategy: What is the long term company strategy?
19. Change: What if there is some sort of material change after you have invested?
20. [BONUS] Chat Room Hype: Is there social media and internet chat room hype?