Platinum Group Metals PLG
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Platinum Group Metals (PLG) Research & Development (2009 - 2017)

Platinum Group Metals' (PLG) quarterly Research & Development came in at $48.9 million in Q4 2017, up 51.14% year-over-year from $32.4 million in Q4 2016, and down 5.11% quarter-over-quarter from $51.6 million in Q3 2017.

Analysis

Platinum Group Metals (PLG) Research & Development (2009 - 2017) Analysis & Trends

Platinum Group Metals (PLG) has reported Research & Development for 9 consecutive years, with $48.9 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2017.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 51.14% year-over-year to $48.9 million in Q4 2017; TTM through Nov 2017 was $104.3 million, a 12.48% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2017 full-year figure at $307000.0, down 99.23% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $48.9 million for Q4 2017 at Platinum Group Metals, down from $51.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $51.6 million in Q3 2017 and troughed at -$41.8 million in Q3 2013.
  • A 5-year average of $17.8 million and a median of $27.3 million in 2014 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The widest YoY moves for Research & Development: up 244.86% in 2013, down 659.09% in 2013.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at -$41.8 million in 2013, then surged by 169.29% to $29.0 million in 2014, then sank by 93.22% to $2.0 million in 2015, then jumped by 1548.97% to $32.4 million in 2016, then soared by 51.14% to $48.9 million in 2017.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $48.9 million (Q4 2017), $51.6 million (Q3 2017), and -$31.9 million (Q2 2017), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Platinum Group Metals 168.18 Mn 168.18 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Nov 30, 2017 48.93 Mn
Aug 31, 2017 51.56 Mn
May 31, 2017 -31.90 Mn
Feb 28, 2017 35.74 Mn
Nov 30, 2016 32.38 Mn
Aug 31, 2016 29.46 Mn
Feb 28, 2015 1.96 Mn
Nov 30, 2014 28.96 Mn
Aug 31, 2014 25.69 Mn
Aug 31, 2013 -41.80 Mn
May 31, 2013 18.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2013 14.84 Mn
Nov 30, 2012 10.93 Mn
Aug 31, 2012 7.48 Mn
Feb 29, 2012 4.30 Mn
Aug 31, 2011 4.72 Mn
Feb 28, 2011 142,186.08
Nov 30, 2010 145,098.23
Aug 31, 2010 2.95 Mn
May 31, 2010 111,707.57