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BLACKTHORN RESOURCES LIMITED (BTR)


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General Information
Company Name: Blackthorn Resources Limited
Stock Code: BTR
Website: www.blackthornresources.com.au
GICS Sub-Industry: Diversified Metals & Mining
Market Cap ($M): 65
Equiv. Shares (M): 164

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
 $ 0.400 $ 0.410 $ 0.410 $ 0.385 $ 0.410 321,453 $ -0.010  -2.439 %

Current Broker Consensus Recommendation more
Recommendation: Buy
Recommendation Date: 9th Apr 2013
12 Month Target Price (average): $1.475
Brokers Surveyed: 2

Company Overview

Business Description:
Blackthorn Resources Limited (BTR) is an Australian-based resources company with a diverse portfolio of African assets including zinc, gold, copper, nickel and platinum group metals. The company focuses on production at the Perkoa, development at the Mumbwa, and exploration at its tenements in Burkina Faso.

Strategy Analysis:
BTR's strategy is to maximise shareholder value by building a successful mining house in Africa. BTR's key assets are the Perkoa Zinc Mine in Burkina Faso and Mumbwa Copper- Gold project in Zambia. BTR intended to advance the Perkoa mine to production however the collapse of zinc prices have forced it to place the mine on 'care and maintenance' until the zinc market improves and a suitable funding package can be found. At Mumbwa, the company is eager to advance the project through a new joint venture agreement with BHP. BTR is now focused on developing their more economically viable projects.

Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2014  F 11.1 6.6 -- 6.0 -- 0.0 --
2013  F -5.9 -3.5 -- -- -- 0.0 --
2012  A -5.0 -4.0 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
Source: Aspect actuals / Thomson IBES estimates

Peer Comparison
EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
Company Mkt Cap 2012 A 2013 F 2014 F 2012 A 2013 F 2014 F 2012 A 2013 F 2014 F
BHP Billiton (BHP) $112,024 M -0.1359 -0.2135 0.2033 11.0748 14.0816 11.7023 0.0315 0.0332 0.0367
Blackthorn Resources (BTR) $67 M -- -- -- -- -- 6.1934 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Iluka Resources (ILU) $4,756 M -0.2536 -0.6745 1.6595 12.5900 38.6789 14.5436 0.0308 0.0131 0.0250
Rio Tinto (RIO) $24,010 M -0.3874 0.0912 0.2010 11.3810 10.4297 8.6839 0.0292 0.0336 0.0372
Sims Metal Management (SGM) $2,012 M -0.6378 -0.2349 1.9387 29.2545 38.2376 13.0119 0.0203 0.0110 0.0376

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth P/S Ratio
BTR 3.00 -- 0.80 -- --
Market 1.08 12.7 0.89 1.87 2.60
Sector 0.59 8.57 0.69 2.00 7.29

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr Scott Lowe Chief Executive Officer,Executive Director,Managing Director 13 June 2008
Mr William Douglas Cash Executive Chairman,Non-Executive Chairman 31 May 2007
Ms Nicole(Nicki) Bowman Non-Executive Director 08 October 2008
Mr Michael Oppenheimer Non-Executive Director 01 April 2011
Mr Peter Kalkandis Non-Executive Director 10 May 2011
Mr Derek Carter Non-Executive Director 01 February 2012

Management
Name Position
Chris Brown Chief Financial Officer,Company Secretary
Tony De Santis Chief Operating Officer
Adama Barry General Manager, Burkina Faso

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
23,164,318 (14.10%) Glencore International AG
11,237,158 (6.84%) Brewer, Frank
13,159,304 (8.01%) Acorn Capital Limited
13,241,447 (8.06%) North Sound Capital LLC

Calendar of Events
Date Event
23 April 2014 Report (Quarterly)
24 January 2014 Report (Quarterly)
21 October 2013 Report (Quarterly)
26 September 2013 Report (Annual)
29 July 2013 Report (Quarterly)
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