We see some incredible opportunities in the gold mining sector in the years ahead.
Our newly published 2021 In Gold We Trust report devotes a chapter – Golden Opportunities in Mining – to this topic: bit.ly/3fpQEeT
This thread summarizes some of its key insights.👇
1/ 2020 saw a great improvement in the financial position of gold and silver miners.
In 2020, producers had their most profitable year ever.
The average gold spot price increased to USD 1,770/oz., but average industry AISC – representing the cost of mining – remained flat.👇
2/ Undervaluations went largely unnoticed as investors focussed on cryptocurrencies, SPACS, Reddit-induced squeezes and FAANG stocks.
We can see this lack of focus in the fact that Dogecoin – a satirical homage to Bitcoin – has a higher mkt cap than some major mining companies.
3/ To us, it is clear: the gold and silver mining industry is in the best shape it has been in in a long time.
The chart depicts the performance of mining stocks (the XAU Index) relative to equity markets (S&P 500), illustrating clearly how cheap mining stocks are.
4/ From a valuation perspective, the gold mining industry has never been better regarding what you get versus what you pay.
Capitalight Research provides a metric for comparing the S&P and gold mining stocks.
It shows that mining stocks have been undervalued since late 2019.
5/ Our analysis clearly shows that companies included in the HUI Gold Bugs Index are trading at the lowest Price-to-Cash Flow and Price-to-Earnings ratio multiples in more than 20 years.
The chart below shows the HUI Price-to-Earnings ratio over time.
6/ Finally, the HUI to gold ratio indicates that gold stocks are trading one standard deviation below the historical mean: yet another indication that gold mining stocks are undervalued.
7/ No matter how one looks at it, using every valuation tool in the toolbox, it is difficult to argue that gold stocks are not inexpensive.
To find out more, check out the full chapter here: bit.ly/3fpQEeT
Financial historian Russell Napier has been forecasting deflation for decades, but recent events have caused him to change his mind.
He now predicts a sustained period of higher inflation.
This thread, drawing on his recent interview with @RonStoeferle & @JilNik, explains why👇
1/ Recent debate on inflation has focussed on the impact of short-term phenomena such as the US stimulus package and economic contraction due to COVID.
But Russell sees more important changes taking place beneath the surface.
These changes are not cyclical, but structural.
2/ The impact of demographics and technology are important in forecasting inflation, but the most significant factor is the allocation of money and credit.
Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon, and we are seeing fundamental monetary changes take place.
The Covid-19 pandemic will have profound implications for the global financial system.
Drawing on insights from our 2020 #IGWT report, this 20 tweet thread (created by @TheAustrian3) looks back at our past predictions and offers thoughts on what to expect for the decade ahead.👇
1/ At the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, remarkable things were already happening in the global economy.
The US Treasury yield curve had inverted.
A $12tn market for negative yielding government bonds had emerged, meaning governments were being paid to borrow.
2/ The attempt at monetary normalization by the Federal Reserve between 2017 and 2019 had to be reversed, as we predicted it would in our 2017 #IGWT report.
The Fed cut interest rates three times in the second half of 2019 and resumed quantitative easing.
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