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West African Resources Ltd (WAF.AU) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for WAF.AU, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 61/100 · S&P 500 fund at 75, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-10-06
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 98th percentile of the window, +5.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-10-06
  • Sector × region Materials in Asia-Pacific developed: +7.5% week · +5.2% month · +0.7% quarter · +17.8% year (approximated)The Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from 1620.TSE+1623.TSE+1619.TSE; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-10-06
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.74 · up 0.17 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-10-06
Who it is priced against Gold · Australia · 7 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Gold · Australia

Names in the same industry from the Closelooknet universe; scored names rank on their Closelooknet score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against WAF.AU on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — West African Resources Ltd

WAF.AU in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
West African Resources mines, processes and develops gold projects in Burkina Faso, holding an 85 per cent interest in both the Sanbrado and Kiaka sites and a stake in the Toega project. It explores for new gold ore, builds out mine infrastructure, and turns extracted rock into refined gold for sale on international markets. The company was founded in 2006 and is run from Subiaco, Australia.
Where it sits in the stack
West African Resources holds no seat in our index; within the diary's broader universe it sits under Basic Materials, in the Gold industry, well outside the AI build-out sleeves the diary otherwise tracks.
Who it is priced against
The diary lists no peer group for this name; the comparison the wider market draws is with Barrick Gold, another large gold producer with African mining exposure.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
It carries no index seat, no Closelooknet score and appears in no edition's quotes; the diary keeps it on the watch list purely as a gold-sector name sitting outside its main coverage.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether the recent move above its moving averages holds, and whether the gap back to its year high continues to close or widens again.

West African Resources Ltd (WAF.AU) trades on the AU exchange in Australia, classified under Basic Materials.

The Closelooknet company score reads 78/100 composite (momentum 65, quality 89, valuation 93) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 5.83%, annual · last 0.20 AUD on 2026-09-17

Dividends and capital return

What WAF.AU pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 0.20 AUD per share · a 5.83% yield on the 2026-10-06 close 1 distribution, paid once a year 2026-10-06
  • Last distribution 0.20 AUD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-09-17
  • By calendar year 2026: 0.20 AUD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2026-09-17
  • Share count +5.7% in FY2025

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-07

Quick answers

What is West African Resources Ltd (WAF.AU)?

West African Resources Ltd trades as WAF.AU on the AU exchange (Australia) and is classified under Basic Materials in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-10-07.

Is WAF.AU in a Closelooknet index?

Not currently — West African Resources Ltd is tracked in the Closelooknet research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelooknet functional index as of 2026-10-07.

What is West African Resources Ltd's Closelooknet composite score?

78 out of 100, with momentum 65, quality 89 and valuation 93 sub-scores, as of 2026-10-07. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does WAF.AU trade against its moving averages?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack: Trades -2.6% vs the 50-day and +4.9% vs the 200-day average, 13.6% below the 52-week high and +36.7% off the 52-week low; a golden cross printed 23 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-10-06 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How does West African Resources Ltd compare with its peers?

Against its peer group (Gold · Australia), West African Resources Ltd (WAF.AU) sits 13.6% below its 52-week high, 2.6% below its 50-day average; Regis Resources Ltd (RRL.AU) is 26.8% below, Genesis Minerals Ltd (GMD.AU) is 20.0% below, Dpm Metals Inc. (DPM.AU) is 21.6% below. Put any of them next to WAF.AU in the chart grid (2×1 or 2×2) and the page lays the companies side by side: performance, trend, valuation, margins and our money-flow reading.

What does West African Resources Ltd do?

West African Resources mines, processes and develops gold projects in Burkina Faso, holding an 85 per cent interest in both the Sanbrado and Kiaka sites and a stake in the Toega project. It explores for new gold ore, builds out mine infrastructure, and turns extracted rock into refined gold for sale on international markets. The company was founded in 2006 and is run from Subiaco, Australia. The diary lists no peer group for this name; the comparison the wider market draws is with Barrick Gold, another large gold producer with African mining exposure.

Where does West African Resources Ltd sit in the AI build-out?

West African Resources holds no seat in our index; within the diary's broader universe it sits under Basic Materials, in the Gold industry, well outside the AI build-out sleeves the diary otherwise tracks. It carries no index seat, no Closelooknet score and appears in no edition's quotes; the diary keeps it on the watch list purely as a gold-sector name sitting outside its main coverage.

Does West African Resources Ltd pay a dividend?

West African Resources Ltd has paid 0.20 AUD per share over the last twelve months, paid once a year, a trailing yield of 5.83% on the 2026-10-06 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.20 AUD on 2026-09-17. The share count rose 5.7% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for WAF.AU, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

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