Robert Herdman - Black Diamond Independent Director

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Director

Mr. Robert J. Herdman is Independent Director of Black Diamond Group Limited. Mr. Robert Herdman was a Director of Black Diamond Group since 2012 and is Chair, Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation, Nominating Governance Committee. Mr. Herdman is a Fellow Chartered Accountant and was formerly a senior partner at Price Waterhouse and Price Waterhouse Coopers in Calgary, providing extensive service to public companies operating in a number of different industries. After enjoying a 34year career with the firm, Mr. Herdman retired from practice in 2010. Mr. Herdman currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Chinook Energy Inc., Blackline Safety Corporationration and Sunshine Oilsands Ltd., all public companies. He is also a Director of two entities in the banking and insurance industry that are owned by Desjardins Group. He has served on a number of committees overseeing the practice of accounting in Alberta and as a director for a number of notforprofit organizations since 2012.
Age 67
Tenure 12 years
Address 440-2nd Avenue S.W., Calgary, AB, Canada, T2P 5E9
Phone403 206 4747
Webhttps://www.blackdiamondgroup.com
Herdman graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Calgary.

Black Diamond Management Efficiency

The company has return on total asset (ROA) of 0.0416 % which means that it generated a profit of $0.0416 on every $100 spent on assets. This is way below average. Similarly, it shows a return on equity (ROE) of 0.0849 %, meaning that it generated $0.0849 on every $100 dollars invested by stockholders. Black Diamond's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Black Diamond manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. At this time, Black Diamond's Return On Capital Employed is very stable compared to the past year. As of the 1st of December 2024, Return On Assets is likely to grow to 0.05, while Return On Tangible Assets are likely to drop 0.03. As of the 1st of December 2024, Return On Assets is likely to grow to 0.05, while Total Assets are likely to drop about 494.2 M.
Black Diamond Group has accumulated 211.74 M in total debt with debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 0.63, which is about average as compared to similar companies. Black Diamond Group has a current ratio of 1.17, suggesting that it is in a questionable position to pay out its financial obligations in time and when they become due. Debt can assist Black Diamond until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, Black Diamond's shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like Black Diamond Group sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for Black to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about Black Diamond's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.

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Black Diamond Group Limited rents and sells modular space and workforce accommodation solutions. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. BLACK DIAMOND operates under Rental Leasing Services classification in Canada and is traded on Toronto Stock Exchange. It employs 270 people. Black Diamond Group (BDI) is traded on Toronto Exchange in Canada and employs 485 people. Black Diamond is listed under Trading Companies & Distributors category by Fama And French industry classification.

Management Performance

Black Diamond Group Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Black Diamond's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Black Diamond inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Black. The board's role is to monitor Black Diamond's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Black Diamond's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Black Diamond's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Michael Ridley, Executive Solutions
Steven Stein, COO, Director and President of Black Diamond Logistics Inc
Robert Wagemakers, Lead Independent Director
ENG MBA, Ex Solutions
Patrick Melanson, Executive Vice President - Shared Services, Chief Information Officer
Toby CPA, Executive CFO
Robert Herdman, Independent Director
Toby Labrie, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
Barbara Kelley, Independent Director
Edward Redmond, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Modular Space Solutions
Jason CFA, Investor Officer
Mike Ridley, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - Workforce Solutions
Trevor Haynes, Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
Edward Kernaghan, Independent Director
David Olsson, Independent Director

Black Stock Performance Indicators

The ability to make a profit is the ultimate goal of any investor. But to identify the right stock is not an easy task. Is Black Diamond a good investment? Although profit is still the single most important financial element of any organization, multiple performance indicators can help investors identify the equity that they will appreciate over time.

Pair Trading with Black Diamond

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if Black Diamond position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Black Diamond will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.

Moving against Black Stock

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The ability to find closely correlated positions to Black Diamond could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Black Diamond when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Black Diamond - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Black Diamond Group to buy it.
The correlation of Black Diamond is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Black Diamond moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Black Diamond Group moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for Black Diamond can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.
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Other Information on Investing in Black Stock

Black Diamond financial ratios help investors to determine whether Black Stock is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Black with respect to the benefits of owning Black Diamond security.