ASX:LSR Income Statement Jan 20th 18
How LSR’s assets could affect its beta
During times of economic downturn, low demand may cause companies to readjust production of their goods and services. It is more difficult for companies to lower their cost, if the majority of these costs are generated by fixed assets. Therefore, this is a type of risk which is associated with higher beta. I test LSR’s ratio of fixed assets to total assets in order to determine how high the risk is associated with this type of constraint. Given a fixed to total assets ratio of over 30%, LSR seems to be a company which invests a big chunk of its capital on assets that cannot be scaled down on short-notice. Thus, we can expect LSR to be more volatile in the face of market movements, relative to its peers of similar size but with a lower proportion of fixed assets on their books. However, this is the opposite to what LSR’s actual beta value suggests, which is lower stock volatility relative to the market.
What this means for you:
LSR may be a worthwhile stock to hold onto in order to cushion the impact of a downturn. Depending on the composition of your portfolio, low-beta stocks such as LSR is valuable to lower your risk of market exposure, in particular, during times of economic decline. In order to fully understand whether LSR is a good investment for you, we also need to consider important company-specific fundamentals such as Lodestar Minerals’s financial health and performance track record. I highly recommend you to complete your research by taking a look at the following:
- 1. Financial Health: Is LSR’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.
- 2. Past Track Record: Has LSR been consistently performing well irrespective of the ups and downs in the market? Go into more detail in the past performance analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of LSR’s historicals for more clarity.
- 3. Other High-Performing Stocks: Are there other stocks that provide better prospects with proven track records? Explore our free list of these great stocks here.
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The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.