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Petra Diamonds

LSE:PDL · BMG702782084
Metals & MiningSmall

360

26
EV / EBIT70
Price / Owner Earnings49
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales95
Price/Book33
Return on Capital7
Cash Return on Capital14
EBIT Margin4
Gross Profitability4
Accruals93
Owner Earnings Margin14
Sales growth85
Profit Growth31
Owner Earnings Growth11
Reinvestment83
Price momentum1
Debt load3
Refinancing52
Debt Payback1
Liquidity12
Analyst ratings17
Expectations trend2
Market mood10
Value Creation0/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Petra Diamonds doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryMetals & Mining
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded1997
Employees615
ISINBMG702782084
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Mining TechnologyPrecious Metals

Description

Petra Diamonds Limited engages in the mining, processing, sorting, and sale of rough diamonds. Business Segments The company operates through several key business segments that encompass the entire diamond value chain. The primary segments include…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Petra Diamonds Limited sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 0/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
4
2023202420252026

All-time high

37

Jan 2024

All-time low

4

Mar 2026

Average rank

16

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
95
93
93
93
Price/Earnings
83
36
37
85
Price/Book
33
85
96
100
Dividend Yield
1
1
19
15
Value (overall)
39
56
59
83

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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