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Nickel Asia vs Philex Mining: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Nickel Asia (NIKL) and Philex Mining (PX) compare, as of Sep 25, 2026.

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Nickel Asia as the less overvalued of the two: Nickel Asia trades at PHP 3.97 versus a fair value of PHP 3.28 (-17%), while Philex Mining trades at PHP 12.00 versus PHP 4.38 (-64%).
Nickel Asia
NIKL.PSE · PHP · Materials
-17%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PricePHP 3.97
Fair ValuePHP 3.28
Quality65/100
Philex Mining
PX.PSE · PHP · Materials
-64%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PricePHP 12.00
Fair ValuePHP 4.38
Quality40/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Nickel AsiaPhilex Mining
Valuation
18.1×P/E (TTM)88.6×
−17.4%Fair value upside−63.5%
12.3%Dividend yield1.2%
Profitability
0%Operating margin0%
1.07×EBIT margin trend (5Y)n/a
0%Return on assets0%
Growth
0%Revenue growth (YoY)0%
1.9%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-5.8%
6.3%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)3.8%
+7.7%Value creation/yr−3.8%
Balance & size
0.22×Debt / equity0.39×
$936MMarket cap$318M
expensiveGrowth qualityweak

Nickel Asia leads: 8 to 0 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Nickel Asiaof which business quality 63 · market factors 42 Philex Miningof which business quality 39 · market factors 60
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
56
21
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
95
40
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
58
44
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
57
39
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
40
41
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
0
0
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
50
80
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
77
92
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
78
58

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyNickel AsiaPrice PHP 3.97Philex MiningPrice PHP 12.00
DCF Models+39%above the pricePHP 5.50n/a
Earnings-Based+44%above the pricePHP 5.70-64%below the pricePHP 4.31
Dividend Discount+66%above the pricePHP 6.60-89%below the pricePHP 1.31
Multiples+162%above the pricePHP 10.42-35%below the pricePHP 7.85
Asset-Based-35%below the pricePHP 2.60+16%above the pricePHP 13.96
Growth DCF-34%below the pricePHP 2.63n/a
Economic Profit+69%above the pricePHP 6.69+9%close to the pricePHP 13.05
Growth Earnings+129%above the pricePHP 9.10-44%below the pricePHP 6.72
Minimum-35%below the pricePHP 2.60-89%below the pricePHP 1.31
Maximum+162%above the pricePHP 10.42+16%above the pricePHP 13.96
Median+55%above the pricePHP 6.15-39%below the pricePHP 7.29
Geometric mean+40%above the pricePHP 5.55-49%below the pricePHP 6.15

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Nickel Asia: 8 of 25 models see the stock below the current price.

Philex Mining: 9 of 11 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Nickel Asia
Price PHP 3.97
Fair Value PHP 3.28
Bear PHP 2.57Bull PHP 5.02
Philex Mining
Price PHP 12.00
Fair Value PHP 4.38
Bear PHP 3.51Bull PHP 4.87

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Nickel Asia · Materials

Quality score65 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-17% · above median

Philex Mining · Materials

Quality score40 · below median
Fair value upside-64% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Nickel Asia as the less overvalued of the two: Nickel Asia trades at PHP 3.97 versus a fair value of PHP 3.28 (-17%), while Philex Mining trades at PHP 12.00 versus PHP 4.38 (-64%).

Nickel Asia has the higher quality score (65/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.