First (UK) Today

FCM Stock   1.80  0.10  5.88%   

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First is trading at 1.80 as of the 5th of January 2025, a 5.88 percent increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 1.71. First has about a 30 percent probability of financial distress in the next few years of operation and has generated negative returns over the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 6th of November 2024 and ending today, the 5th of January 2025. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain
Materials
Category
Basic Materials
First is entity of United Kingdom. It is traded as Stock on LSE exchange. The company has 100.82 M outstanding shares. More on First Class Metals

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First Stock Highlights

Most reasonable investors view market volatility as an opportunity to invest at a favorable price or to sell short against a bearish trend. First's investment highlights are automatically generated signals that are significant enough to either complement your investing judgment regarding First or challenge it. These highlights can help you better understand the position you are entering and avoid costly mistakes.
CEO DirectorMarc Sale
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Business ConcentrationDiversified Metals & Mining, Other Industrial Metals & Mining, Basic Materials, Copper, Heavy Metals, Aluminum, Materials, Metals & Mining, Other Industrial Metals & Mining, Basic Materials (View all Sectors)
First's financial strength is of vital concern to both outside investors and internal stakeholders. Efficiency and cost control are keys to First's success, along with its ability to generate sufficient cash flow to pay bills, repay debt, and make a consistent year-to-year profit.
First can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand First's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of First's total assets is financed by creditors.
Liquidity
First cash flow analysis is essential to understand how it generates and spends money over a specific period. It can also help you figure out where your money is going and how much cash you have available at a given moment. First Class Metals has accumulated 160 K in total debt. Debt can assist First until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, First's shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like First Class Metals sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for First to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about First's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.

Free Cash Flow

(2.24 Million)
First Class Metals (FCM) is traded on London Exchange in UK and employs 4 people. First is listed under Diversified Metals & Mining category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Nano-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 1.81 M. Market capitalization usually refers to the total value of a company's stock within the entire market. To calculate First's market, we take the total number of its shares issued and multiply it by First's current market price. To manage market risk and economic uncertainty, many investors today build portfolios that are diversified across equities with different market capitalizations. However, as a general rule, conservative investors tend to hold large-cap stocks, and those looking for more risk prefer small-cap and mid-cap equities. First Class Metals operates under Metals & Mining sector and is part of Materials industry. The entity has 100.82 M outstanding shares. First generates negative cash flow from operations
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Ownership Allocation
First holds a total of 100.82 Million outstanding shares. First Class Metals shows majority of its outstanding shares owned by insiders. An insider is usually defined as a corporate executive, director, member of the board or institutional investor who own at least 10% of the company's outstanding shares. 68.9 percent of First Class Metals outstanding shares that are owned by insiders denotes they have been buying or selling the stock in recent months in anticipation of some upcoming event. Please note that no matter how many assets the company secures, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
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First Class Metals Risk Profiles

Although First's alpha and beta are two of the key measurements used to evaluate First's performance over the market, the standard measures of volatility play an important role as well.

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