Materials Analyst/Strategist, Janus Analysis

Gaius King

Over two decades experience in resources; including mining operations, corporate finance and as a resource analyst. Followed numerous market sectors, conducting fundamental demand and supply analysis, detailed financial modelling incorporating real-world business complexity. Encompassing cashflow and DCF valuations, growth and supply factors, with sensitivities.

The ability to marry big picture ideas with in-depth analysis resulted in between 2004 and 2014, an after-tax (including all taxes/losses) of >50% CAGR over that period.

Materials Analyst/Strategist

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Janus Analysis

Commodities

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<li>Global platinum demand declined ~18% in the past decade, with the consumption nadir will be reached during 2025.</li>
<li>Decline in diesel vehicle sales have plateaued, with Industrial/chemical demand to exceed autocatalyst by 2035.</li>
<li>Platinum prices to remain flat for foreseeable future, but others in the basket may climb (<em>e.g</em>. palladium).</li>
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Global platinum demand declined ~18% in the past decade, with the consumption nadir will be reached during 2025.
Decline in diesel vehicle sales have plateaued, with Industrial/chemical demand to exceed autocatalyst by 2035.
Platinum prices to remain flat for foreseeable future, but others in the basket may climb (e.g. palladium).


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