【rooms for rent victorville ca】Is B2Gold (TSE:BTO) A Risky Investment?
Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that,rooms for rent victorville ca rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of permanent loss is the risk I worry about... and every practical investor I know worries about.' So it seems the smart money knows that debt - which is usually involved in bankruptcies - is a very important factor, when you assess how risky a company is. Importantly,
B2Gold Corp.
(
TSE:BTO
) does carry debt. But is this debt a concern to shareholders?
When Is Debt Dangerous?
Generally speaking, debt only becomes a real problem when a company can't easily pay it off, either by raising capital or with its own cash flow. In the worst case scenario, a company can go bankrupt if it cannot pay its creditors. However, a more frequent (but still costly) occurrence is where a company must issue shares at bargain-basement prices, permanently diluting shareholders, just to shore up its balance sheet. Of course, the upside of debt is that it often represents cheap capital, especially when it replaces dilution in a company with the ability to reinvest at high rates of return. The first thing to do when considering how much debt a business uses is to look at its cash and debt together.
View our latest analysis for B2Gold
What Is B2Gold's Net Debt?
As you can see below, at the end of September 2021, B2Gold had US$53.9m of debt, up from US$40.9m a year ago. Click the image for more detail. However, it does have US$546.5m in cash offsetting this, leading to net cash of US$492.6m.
debt-equity-history-analysis
How Healthy Is B2Gold's Balance Sheet?
We can see from the most recent balance sheet that B2Gold had liabilities of US$199.5m falling due within a year, and liabilities of US$370.8m due beyond that. Offsetting this, it had US$546.5m in cash and US$32.5m in receivables that were due within 12 months. So its total liabilities are just about perfectly matched by its shorter-term, liquid assets.
Having regard to B2Gold's size, it seems that its liquid assets are well balanced with its total liabilities. So while it's hard to imagine that the US$4.15b company is struggling for cash, we still think it's worth monitoring its balance sheet. Succinctly put, B2Gold boasts net cash, so it's fair to say it does not have a heavy debt load!
While B2Gold doesn't seem to have gained much on the EBIT line, at least earnings remain stable for now. There's no doubt that we learn most about debt from the balance sheet. But it is future earnings, more than anything, that will determine B2Gold's ability to maintain a healthy balance sheet going forward. So if you want to see what the professionals think, you might find
this free report on analyst profit forecasts
to be interesting.
Finally, while the tax-man may adore accounting profits, lenders only accept cold hard cash. B2Gold may have net cash on the balance sheet, but it is still interesting to look at how well the business converts its earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) to free cash flow, because that will influence both its need for, and its capacity to manage debt. During the last three years, B2Gold produced sturdy free cash flow equating to 66% of its EBIT, about what we'd expect. This cold hard cash means it can reduce its debt when it wants to.
Summing up
While it is always sensible to investigate a company's debt, in this case B2Gold has US$492.6m in net cash and a decent-looking balance sheet. And it impressed us with free cash flow of US$398m, being 66% of its EBIT. So is B2Gold's debt a risk? It doesn't seem so to us. The balance sheet is clearly the area to focus on when you are analysing debt. But ultimately, every company can contain risks that exist outside of the balance sheet. To that end, you should learn about the
4 warning signs
we've spotted with B2Gold (including 1 which is significant)
.
Of course, if you're the type of investor who prefers buying stocks without the burden of debt, then don't hesitate to discover
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