Is WSBN Leveraged to Rising POG?3 Jan 2019 12:50
Im intrigued by WSBN business model, and am considering making an investment (I own shares in a few gold miners leveraged to a rising gold price). A few investors on this BB have impled that WSBN will do well in 2019 if the gold price rises. However, after reading the Wishbone website investor material, I dont understand how WSBN is leveraged to a rising gold price. The WSBN `reverse integration` model appears to be based on buying gold from artisanal miners at 10-15% below the spot price. So, my understanding, is that if gold rises to $1800, or falls to $1000, WSBN will always pay 10-15% less than spot price. If this is the case, this makes for a steady predictable profit stream, rather than a shareprice that is leveraged to rising gold price such as the case for pure mining companies. Am I missing the upside case? Maybe an increased gold price drives up the trading part of the business, but the margins on trading look slim at 1%. Can someone explain? Thanks