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Black Pearl Group Limited

BPG.NZ
15
Software - Application · Technology
Exchange
New Zealand Exchange
Winston Score
15
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

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.

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

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Runway

~3 months

NZ$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."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
-93.1%
Thin — -93.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-114.3%
Losing money on operations — -114.3%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-71.7%
Weak — -71.7% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+77.0%
Fast-growing sales (+77.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/6 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
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

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.31
Conservative — low debt load (0.31)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
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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