Blackstone Resources
Market Cap
CHF32.2m
Last Updated
2020/07/07 20:56 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials
Executive Summary
Blackstone Resources AG, together with its subsidiaries, primarily invests in and develops mining projects that focus on battery metals.
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Slightly overvalued with questionable track record.
Share Price & News
How has Blackstone Resources's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: BLS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
4.9%
BLS
1.6%
CH Metals and Mining
1.5%
CH Market
1 Year Return
-31.7%
BLS
-7.4%
CH Metals and Mining
1.8%
CH Market
Return vs Industry: BLS underperformed the Swiss Metals and Mining industry which returned -9.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: BLS underperformed the Swiss Market which returned 1.7% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| BLS | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 4.9% | 1.6% | 1.5% |
| 30 Day | 3.4% | -0.5% | 0.3% |
| 90 Day | -3.8% | 16.9% | 7.9% |
| 1 Year | -31.7%-31.7% | -2.0%-7.4% | 5.3%1.8% |
| 3 Year | n/a | 12.1%-2.7% | 22.2%9.5% |
| 5 Year | n/a | 53.4%22.7% | 29.9%8.1% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Blackstone Resources's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
2 months ago | Simply Wall St
We're Not Counting On Blackstone Resources (VTX:BLS) To Sustain Its Statutory Profitability4 months ago | Simply Wall St
Do Insiders Own Shares In Blackstone Resources AG (VTX:BLS)?7 months ago | Simply Wall St
How Much Of Blackstone Resources AG (VTX:BLS) Do Insiders Own?Valuation
Is Blackstone Resources undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
6.07x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate BLS's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate BLS's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: BLS is good value based on its PE Ratio (6.1x) compared to the Metals and Mining industry average (10.2x).
PE vs Market: BLS is good value based on its PE Ratio (6.1x) compared to the Swiss market (19x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate BLS's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: BLS is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (1.3x) compared to the XE Metals and Mining industry average (1x).
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Future Growth
How is Blackstone Resources forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
13.9%
Forecasted Materials industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Blackstone Resources has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Next Steps
- Take a look at our analysis of BLS’s management and see if the CEO’s compensation is within a reasonable range, who is on the board and if insiders have been trading lately.
- Blackstone Resources competitive advantages and company strategy can generally be found in its financial reports archived here.
- Explore growth companies in the Materials industry.
Past Performance
How has Blackstone Resources performed over the past 5 years?
-3.9%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: BLS has a large one-off gain of CHF7.7M impacting its December 31 2019 financial results.
Growing Profit Margin: BLS became profitable in the past.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: BLS has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -3.9% per year.
Accelerating Growth: BLS has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: BLS has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Metals and Mining industry (0.5%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: BLS's Return on Equity (6.8%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is Blackstone Resources's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: BLS's short term assets (CHF2.4M) exceed its short term liabilities (CHF1.3M).
Long Term Liabilities: BLS's short term assets (CHF2.4M) do not cover its long term liabilities (CHF36.6M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: BLS's debt to equity ratio (40.5%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: Insufficient data to determine if BLS's debt to equity ratio has reduced over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: BLS's operating cash flow is negative, therefore debt is not well covered.
Interest Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if BLS's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT.
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Blackstone Resources's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate BLS's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate BLS's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if BLS's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if BLS's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of BLS's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the Swiss market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
4.0yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Ulrich Ernst (73yo)
no data
Tenure
CHF10,664
Compensation
Mr. Ulrich Ernst is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer at Blackstone Resources AG and serves as its Director since 1995 and serves as Member of the Advisory Board. Mr. Ernst has worked in the ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Ulrich's total compensation ($USD11.33K) is below average for companies of similar size in the Swiss market ($USD548.76K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Ulrich's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | no data | CHF10.66k | 64.93% CHF20.9m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 1.25yrs | CHF96.99k | 0.056% CHF18.2k | |
| Chief Operating Officer | 6.5yrs | CHF48.00k | no data | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 6.5yrs | CHF60.00k | 0.091% CHF29.4k | |
| Communications Director | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief of the Metal Trading Desk | no data | no data | no data | |
| CDO & CEO of Blackstone Resources Chile SpA | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone Research | 1.5yrs | no data | no data |
4.0yrs
Average Tenure
54.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: BLS's management team is considered experienced (4 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Blackstone Resources AG's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Blackstone Resources AG
- Ticker: BLS
- Exchange: SWX
- Founded: 1995
- Industry: Diversified Metals and Mining
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: CHF32.233m
- Shares outstanding: 42.69m
- Website: https://www.blackstoneresources.ch
Location
- Blackstone Resources AG
- Blegistrasse 5
- Baar
- Zug
- 6340
- Switzerland
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4BRN | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Registered Shares | DE | EUR | Jul 2018 |
| BLS | SWX (SIX Swiss Exchange) | Yes | Registered Shares | CH | CHF | Jul 2018 |
Biography
Blackstone Resources AG, together with its subsidiaries, primarily invests in and develops mining projects that focus on battery metals. It also acquires mining rights; concessions, licenses, and mining technologies; and develops and operates mining facilities.The company has assets in Canada, Mongolia, Peru, Chile, Norway, and Germany. It also explores for silver, manganese, cobalt, molybdenum, gold, and rare earth metals; trades in commodities; and offers management services. Blackstone Resources AG was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/07/07 20:56 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/07/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.