ASX:BPL Income Statement Mar 2nd 18
We can further evaluate Broken Hill Prospecting’s loss by looking at what the industry has been experiencing over the past few years. Each year, for the past half a decade Broken Hill Prospecting’s top-line has grown by 15.32% on average, implying that the company is in a high-growth period with expenses racing ahead revenues, leading to annual losses. Eyeballing growth from a sector-level, the Australian metals and mining industry has been growing, albeit, at a muted single-digit rate of 8.07% over the previous twelve months, and a substantial 13.69% over the past five. This shows that any uplift the industry is profiting from, Broken Hill Prospecting has not been able to reap as much as its average peer.
What does this mean?
Broken Hill Prospecting’s track record can be a valuable insight into its earnings performance, but it certainly doesn’t tell the whole story. Companies that incur net loss is always difficult to envisage what will happen in the future and when. The most useful step is to examine company-specific issues Broken Hill Prospecting may be facing and whether management guidance has consistently been met in the past. I suggest you continue to research Broken Hill Prospecting to get a more holistic view of the stock by looking at:
- 1. Financial Health: Is BPL’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. 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.
NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the trailing twelve months from 30 June 2017. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.
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The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.