Blackstone Resources
Market Cap
CHF179.3m
Last Updated
2019/02/11 22:46 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials
Executive Summary
Blackstone Resources AG primarily invests in and develops mining projects that focus on battery metals.
Snowflake Analysis
Mediocre balance sheet with weak fundamentals.
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's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
40.0%
BLS
11.0%
CH Metals and Mining
3.6%
CH Market
1 Year Return
n/a
BLS
-27.5%
CH Metals and Mining
-6.9%
CH Market
Return vs Industry: Insufficient data to determine how BLS performed against the Swiss Metals and Mining industry.
Return vs Market: Insufficient data to determine how BLS performed against the Swiss Market.
Shareholder returns
| BLS | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 40.0% | 11.0% | 3.6% |
| 30 Day | 37.7% | -18.0% | -12.1% |
| 90 Day | -9.3% | -26.5% | -16.3% |
| 1 Year | n/a | -22.6%-27.5% | -2.2%-6.9% |
| 3 Year | n/a | -11.8%-23.7% | 11.6%0.5% |
| 5 Year | n/a | 15.3%-8.7% | 16.1%-2.9% |
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
No news available
Valuation
Is Blackstone Resources undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
9.05x
Price to Book (PB) 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 unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Metals and Mining industry average.
PE vs Market: BLS is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Swiss market.
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 (9.1x) compared to the XE Metals and Mining industry average (1x).
Next Steps
Future Growth
How is Blackstone Resources forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
10.5%
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?
-424.7%
Last years earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: BLS is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: BLS is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: Insufficient data to determine if BLS's year-on-year earnings growth rate was positive over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare BLS's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: BLS is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Metals and Mining industry (-9.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: BLS has a negative Return on Equity (-27.16%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is Blackstone Resources's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: BLS's short term assets (CHF3.1M) exceed its short term liabilities (CHF2.9M).
Long Term Liabilities: BLS's short term assets (CHF3.1M) do not cover its long term liabilities (CHF38.1M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: BLS's debt to equity ratio (210.3%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: Insufficient data to determine if BLS's debt to equity ratio has reduced over the past 5 years.
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: BLS has a high level of physical assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: BLS's debt is not covered by short term assets (assets are 0.1x debt).
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: BLS has sufficient cash runway for more than a year based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: BLS has sufficient cash runway for 1.4 years if free cash flow continues to reduce at historical rates of -11.4% each year.
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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 payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate BLS's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any 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?
CEO
Ulrich Ernst
no data
Tenure
Mr. Ulrich Ernst is President and Chief Executive Officer at Blackstone Resources AG and serves as its Director and Member of the Advisory Board. Mr. Ernst has worked in the mining sector for more than 40 ...
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: Insufficient data to determine if shareholders have been 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: CHF179.340m
- Shares outstanding: 42.70m
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLS | SWX (SIX Swiss Exchange) | Yes | Bearer Shares | CH | CHF | Jul 2018 |
| 4BRN | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | SHS | DE | EUR | Feb 2019 | |
| BLS | SWX (SIX Swiss Exchange) | SHS | CH | CHF | Feb 2019 |
Biography
Blackstone Resources AG primarily invests in and develops mining projects that focus on battery metals. It operates through Exploration and Evaluation Assets, and Other segments. The company has assets in Canada, Colombia, Peru, Norway, and Mongolia. It also explores for copper, 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 | 2019/02/11 22:46 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/02/08 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2018/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2017/12/31 |
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.