The Australian sharemarket is experiencing a bullish trend, with the ASX 200 futures rising and the local bourse reaching new all-time highs, driven by U.S. market momentum and economic indicators suggesting potential rate cuts. In this context, identifying good stocks involves looking for those with strong financials and clear growth potential, especially among smaller or newer companies often referred to as penny stocks. Despite being an older term, penny stocks still represent a sector where investors can find affordable opportunities with promising prospects for growth.
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Name |
Share Price |
Market Cap |
Financial Health Rating |
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Alfabs Australia (ASX:AAL) |
A$0.40 |
A$114.64M |
★★★★☆☆ |
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EZZ Life Science Holdings (ASX:EZZ) |
A$2.35 |
A$110.86M |
★★★★★★ |
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GTN (ASX:GTN) |
A$0.59 |
A$112.49M |
★★★★★★ |
|
IVE Group (ASX:IGL) |
A$3.03 |
A$467.17M |
★★★★★☆ |
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West African Resources (ASX:WAF) |
A$2.22 |
A$2.53B |
★★★★★★ |
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Southern Cross Electrical Engineering (ASX:SXE) |
A$1.775 |
A$469.33M |
★★★★★★ |
|
Regal Partners (ASX:RPL) |
A$2.57 |
A$864.1M |
★★★★★★ |
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Sugar Terminals (NSX:SUG) |
A$0.99 |
A$360M |
★★★★★★ |
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Navigator Global Investments (ASX:NGI) |
A$1.73 |
A$847.84M |
★★★★★☆ |
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CTI Logistics (ASX:CLX) |
A$1.895 |
A$152.63M |
★★★★☆☆ |
Click here to see the full list of 457 stocks from our ASX Penny Stocks screener.
Let’s review some notable picks from our screened stocks.
Simply Wall St Financial Health Rating: ★★★★★★
Overview: Chalice Mining Limited is a mineral exploration and evaluation company with a market capitalization of approximately A$696.36 million.
Operations: Chalice Mining Limited has not reported any specific revenue segments.
Market Cap: A$696.36M
Chalice Mining Limited, with a market cap of approximately A$696.36 million, operates as a pre-revenue entity in the mineral exploration sector. Despite its unprofitability and increasing losses over the past five years, Chalice maintains financial stability with short-term assets (A$92.8M) surpassing both its short-term (A$4.8M) and long-term liabilities (A$1.9M). The company is debt-free and has not diluted shareholders recently, providing some confidence amid volatility in penny stocks. With an experienced board and management team, Chalice has sufficient cash runway for over three years but lacks immediate profitability prospects despite anticipated revenue growth of 53% annually.
Simply Wall St Financial Health Rating: ★★★★★★
Overview: Ionic Rare Earths Limited is involved in the mining, refining, and recycling of magnet and heavy rare earth elements across Australia, Uganda, and the United Kingdom with a market cap of A$100.13 million.
Operations: The company’s revenue is derived from its exploration activities, amounting to A$2.29 million.
Market Cap: A$100.13M
Ionic Rare Earths Limited, with a market cap of A$100.13 million, is pre-revenue and primarily funded through exploration activities. The company recently secured A$3 million via convertible notes, pending shareholder approval. Despite its unprofitability and increasing losses over five years at 51.9% annually, Ionic’s short-term assets (A$3.4M) exceed both short-term (A$1.1M) and long-term liabilities (A$305.1K). While the management team is relatively new with an average tenure of 1.5 years, shareholders have not faced significant dilution recently amidst high share price volatility in the past three months.
Simply Wall St Financial Health Rating: ★★★★★☆
Overview: Optiscan Imaging Limited develops, manufactures, and commercializes endomicroscopic digital imaging technology for medical and pre-clinical applications in Australia, Germany, China, and the United States with a market cap of A$104.42 million.
Operations: The company’s revenue is derived entirely from its Confocal Microscopes segment, amounting to A$4.96 million.
Market Cap: A$104.42M
Optiscan Imaging, with a market cap of A$104.42 million, generates revenue of A$4.96 million exclusively from its Confocal Microscopes segment but remains unprofitable with increasing losses over the past five years at 25.2% annually. The company’s short-term assets (A$12.7M) comfortably cover both short-term (A$1.4M) and long-term liabilities (A$13.9K), and it holds more cash than debt, ensuring a cash runway exceeding one year despite declining free cash flow trends. However, high share price volatility persists alongside an inexperienced management team averaging 0.4 years in tenure, although shareholder dilution has been minimal recently.
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Companies discussed in this article include ASX:CHN ASX:IXR and ASX:OIL.
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