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Black Pearl Group Limited

BPG.NZ
15
Software - Application · Technology
Price
NZ$0.43
-0.01 (-2.27%)
Market Cap
NZ$41.7M
Exchange
New Zealand Exchange
Winston Score
15
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Share count rising — dilution

+112.4% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 37.6M (2022) → 80.0M (2026)

Black Pearl Group Limited is a small New Zealand-based technology company that provides workforce management and recruitment software. Its platform is designed to help businesses find, manage, and pay temporary or contract workers more efficiently. The company targets employers and staffing agencies across industries that rely heavily on flexible or shift-based labor.

Black Pearl makes money by charging fees for access to its software platform, which connects employers with workers and handles scheduling, compliance, and payroll tasks. It operates primarily in New Zealand and Australia, and with a market cap near zero, it is a very early-stage business. The company's financials show deeply negative margins, meaning it is spending far more than it earns, which is a significant risk — it will need to grow its customer base substantially or raise additional capital to remain viable.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+89.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

-73.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Runway

~3 months

$10M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Strong grower

Black Pearl Group Limited is growing revenue at 90% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

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Quality

Gross Margin
-93.1%
Thin — -93.1% gross margin
Operating Margin
-114.3%
Losing money on operations — -114.3%
ROCE
-41.6%
Weak — -41.6% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+77.0%
Fast-growing sales (+77.0% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
3/6 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-125.2%
Burning cash (-125.2%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.31
Conservative — low debt load (0.31)
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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