Japaul Gold & Ventures (NGSE:JAPAULGOLD) - Share price, News & Analysis

JAPAULGOLD fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	0/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	0/6
Financial Health	4/6
Dividends	0/6

JAPAULGOLD Overview

Japaul Gold & Ventures Plc provides oil and maritime services in Nigeria.

Risk Analysis

Does not have a meaningful market cap (NGN3B)

Volatile share price over the past 3 months

Does not have meaningful revenue (NGN676M)

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Japaul Gold & Ventures
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	₦0.47
52 Week High	₦0.20
52 Week Low	₦1.67
Beta	1.1
1 Month Change	-6.00%
3 Month Change	-7.84%
1 Year Change	135.00%
3 Year Change	123.81%
5 Year Change	-6.00%
Change since IPO	-80.50%

Shareholder Returns

	JAPAULGOLD	NG Energy Services	NG Market
7D	-2.1%	2.1%	1.6%
1Y	135.0%	64.3%	40.0%

Return vs Industry: JAPAULGOLD exceeded the NG Energy Services industry which returned 64.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: JAPAULGOLD exceeded the NG Market which returned 40% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is JAPAULGOLD's price volatile compared to industry and market?
JAPAULGOLD volatility
JAPAULGOLD Beta	1.1
Industry Beta	1.95
Market Beta	1

Stable Share Price: JAPAULGOLD is more volatile than 75% of NG stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 7% a week.

Volatility Over Time: JAPAULGOLD's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of NG stocks.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1994	132	n/a	https://www.japaulgroup.com

Japaul Gold & Ventures Plc provides oil and maritime services in Nigeria. The company operates in five segments: Vessels' Rental; Chippings and Crushing; Dredging; Electrical Installations and Constructions; and Equipment Rental. The Vessels' Rental segment offers marine and offshore services.

Japaul Gold & Ventures Fundamentals Summary

How do Japaul Gold & Ventures's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
JAPAULGOLD fundamental statistics
Market Cap	₦2.94b
Earnings (TTM)	-₦1.29b
Revenue (TTM)	₦676.26m

4.4x

P/S Ratio

-2.3x

P/E Ratio

Is JAPAULGOLD overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
JAPAULGOLD income statement (TTM)
Revenue	₦676.26m
Cost of Revenue	₦1.09b
Gross Profit	-₦409.24m
Expenses	₦883.34m
Earnings	-₦1.29b

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2021

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	-0.21
Gross Margin	-60.51%
Net Profit Margin	-191.14%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0%

How did JAPAULGOLD perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Valuation

Is Japaul Gold & Ventures undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?

1.15x

Price to Book (PB) ratio

Share Price vs. Fair Value

Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate JAPAULGOLD's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.

Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate JAPAULGOLD's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.

Price To Earnings Ratio

PE vs Industry: JAPAULGOLD is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Global Energy Services industry average.

PE vs Market: JAPAULGOLD is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the NG market.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate JAPAULGOLD's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.

Price to Book Ratio

PB vs Industry: JAPAULGOLD is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (1.2x) compared to the XX Energy Services industry average (1x).

Future Growth

How is Japaul Gold & Ventures forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?

40.4%

Forecasted Energy 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 Japaul Gold & Ventures 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.

Past Performance

How has Japaul Gold & Ventures performed over the past 5 years?

54.5%

Historical annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue History

Quality Earnings: JAPAULGOLD is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: JAPAULGOLD is currently unprofitable.

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: JAPAULGOLD is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 54.5% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare JAPAULGOLD's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: JAPAULGOLD is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Energy Services industry (1.3%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: JAPAULGOLD has a negative Return on Equity (-50.51%), as it is currently unprofitable.

Financial Health

How is Japaul Gold & Ventures's financial position?

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: JAPAULGOLD's short term assets (NGN3.2B) do not cover its short term liabilities (NGN6.6B).

Long Term Liabilities: JAPAULGOLD's short term assets (NGN3.2B) do not cover its long term liabilities (NGN5.6B).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: JAPAULGOLD is debt free.

Reducing Debt: JAPAULGOLD has no debt compared to 5 years ago when its debt to equity ratio was 3513.4%.

Balance Sheet

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: Whilst unprofitable JAPAULGOLD has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if it maintains its current positive free cash flow level.

Forecast Cash Runway: JAPAULGOLD is unprofitable but has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years, even with free cash flow being positive and shrinking by 17.5% per year.

Dividend

What is Japaul Gold & Ventures's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?

Dividend Yield vs Market

Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate JAPAULGOLD's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

High Dividend: Unable to evaluate JAPAULGOLD'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 JAPAULGOLD's dividends per share have been stable in the past.

Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if JAPAULGOLD's dividend payments have been increasing.

Current Payout to Shareholders

Dividend Coverage: JAPAULGOLD is not paying a notable dividend for the NG market.

Future Payout to Shareholders

Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of JAPAULGOLD's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the NG market.

Next Steps

Explore strong dividend paying companies in the Energy industry.

Management

How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?

CEO

Japaul Gold & Ventures has no CEO, or we have no data on them.

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.

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2021/10/17 15:21
End of Day Share Price	2021/10/15 00:00
Earnings	2021/06/30
Annual Earnings	2020/12/31

Market Cap

7D

1Y

Updated

Data