This week, the BINGO Industries Ltd (ASX: BIN) share price jumped over 4% higher on a day when the ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) fell 2.44%. This out-performance transpired despite no news been released by Bingo.
Bingo Industries provides waste management and recycling services within Victoria and New South Wales. The company was founded in 2005 when Tony Tartak purchased a small skip bin company, and after years of tremendous growth floated on the Australian Sharemarket (ASX) in 2017.
Why Did Bingo Rise?
Although no announcements were made by the company, there are two reasons the share price may have risen.
1. Share market participants may have seen value in the Bingo share price after it had fallen almost 18% from its 2019 high of $2.71 in late July.
2. Bingo is seen as a “Defensive” business, so investors may purchase shares in such companies when share market volatility emerges. Bingo has defensive characteristics as waste management is seen as an essential/required service. I highly recommend visiting this link to learn more about defensive and cyclical shares.
Is It Worth Buying Shares in Bingo?
At the current share price, Bingo trades at a price/earnings ratio of over 23. This does not seem like a bargain as Bingo announced in February that it expects “underlying EBITDA for the full-year ending 30 June 2019 to be broadly in-line with the previous year”.
Further, Bingo made no mention of future dividend payments during their Investor Day Presentation released in late June.
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Disclosure: William does not own shares of BINGO Industries at the time of writing.
