Blackline Safety (TSE:BLN)
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Rating:54Neutral
Price Target:
C$9.00
▲(1.35% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:04/11/26
The score is driven primarily by improving operating performance (rapid revenue growth, higher gross margins, EBITDA turning positive) offset by a major cash-flow weakness (negative operating and free cash flow) and ongoing net losses. Technicals are supportive but appear overbought, while valuation lacks support due to negative earnings and no stated dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Revenue Growth
Sustained high revenue growth (+78% TTM) indicates strong adoption of Blackline's connected safety solutions across industrial customers. Durable demand for IoT safety devices and subscription services should compound recurring revenue, supporting scalable top-line expansion over multiple quarters.
Negative Factors
Negative Cash Generation
Persistent negative operating and free cash flow means the business is consuming cash to finance growth and operations. Over several months this raises reliance on external financing or equity raises, which can dilute shareholders or constrain funding for strategic initiatives if sustained.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Revenue Growth
Sustained high revenue growth (+78% TTM) indicates strong adoption of Blackline's connected safety solutions across industrial customers. Durable demand for IoT safety devices and subscription services should compound recurring revenue, supporting scalable top-line expansion over multiple quarters.
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Blackline Safety (BLN) vs. iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
C$765.87M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)76.50K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.72
Revenue Growth9.38%
EPS Growth-15.17%
CountryCA
Employees540
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySoftware - Application
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.12
Shares Outstanding87,022,705
10 Day Avg. Volume29,613
30 Day Avg. Volume76,497
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.63
Price to Book (P/B)7.45
Price to Sales (P/S)3.87
P/FCF Ratio-40.20
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
C$9.53Price Target Upside7.27% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering5
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.04
Revenue Forecast (FY)C$173.50M
Blackline Safety Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Blackline Safety Corp., headquartered in Calgary, Canada, is a company established in 2004 that specializes in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of worker safety monitoring products and services. Its reach extends globally, encompas...
How the Company Makes Money
Blackline Safety generates revenue primarily by selling connected safety hardware and monetizing recurring services tied to those devices. A key revenue stream is the sale of its devices (e.g., wearable/portable connected gas detectors and safety ...
Blackline Safety Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jan 15, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:Jun 17, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed a predominantly positive outlook: the company reported record annual revenue, a large ARR increase (~30%), sustained strong net dollar retention (128%), and a meaningful shift to profitability with positive adjusted EBITDA for the year. Service revenue growth (30%) and record service margins (82%) underscore the strength of the recurring SaaS model. Management also announced a strategically important G8 product and highlighted a large, validated ADNOC opportunity (up to 28,000 devices) that should drive future scale. Near-term challenges include a Q4 decline in product revenue (-14%), delayed hardware refreshes, U.S. government funding-related delays (low single-digit millions), and modest margin/ramp variability associated with G8 manufacturing; however, these headwinds are described as timing-related and expected to abate as G8 shipments scale and funding/pipelines normalize. Overall, positive operational momentum and financial improvements outweigh the near-term tactical headwinds.Positive Updates
Record Annual Revenue and Continued Top-Line Growth
Total revenue for fiscal 2025 reached a record $150.5M, up 18% year-over-year, and Q4 revenue was $39.3M, up 10% YoY. The company reported 35 consecutive quarters of year-over-year top-line growth.
Negative Updates
Quarterly Product Revenue Decline
Product revenue in Q4 was $13.8M, down 14% year-over-year due to macro uncertainty, global trade concerns and customers exercising caution on capital purchases.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Annual Revenue and Continued Top-Line Growth
Total revenue for fiscal 2025 reached a record $150.5M, up 18% year-over-year, and Q4 revenue was $39.3M, up 10% YoY. The company reported 35 consecutive quarters of year-over-year top-line growth.
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Company Guidance
Guidance on the call focused on the G8 launch and near‑term timing and financial implications: G8 commercial shipments are expected to begin in late February 2026 with management modeling a roughly 2–3 quarter transition from G7 to G8 (a full shift over the next ~3 quarters), modestly higher hardware pricing, and a materially higher PTT attach rate versus the G7’s ~11%; they expect some Q1 product revenue to be pushed into Q2 (with delayed U.S. fire/hazmat orders described as low single‑digit millions expected to flow in Q2–Q3). Management warned product gross margin could dip a few points during the ramp but sees hardware margin upside longer term (north of ~40% into late‑2026/2027), is adding a second SMT line late this fiscal year with single‑digit‑million capex and prebuilding inventory, and reiterated confidence in growth given record ARR of $84.5M (up ~30%), FY revenue $150.5M (up 18%), Q4 revenue $39.3M (up 10%), Q4 adjusted EBITDA $2.2M and FY adjusted EBITDA $6.1M (vs. a $2.4M loss prior year), net dollar retention 128% (10 quarters >125%), $46.6M cash and $76.4M total liquidity, and a scaling ADNOC opportunity (2,500 devices shipped in Q4 toward a potential ~28,000‑device program rolling out over ~2 years).Blackline Safety Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
56
Neutral
Balance Sheet
74
Positive
Cash Flow
38
Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Oct 2025 | Oct 2024 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 151.64M | 150.47M | 127.29M | 100.01M | 72.93M | 54.31M |
| Gross Profit | 98.19M | 93.65M | 74.25M | 52.78M | 32.24M | 26.39M |
| EBITDA | 4.97M | 4.95M | -1.40M | -15.92M | -46.49M | -27.96M |
| Net Income | -10.36M | -8.67M | -12.60M | -25.55M | -53.65M | -33.30M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 166.51M | 166.39M | 146.88M | 109.12M | 108.05M | 109.30M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 41.39M | 46.63M | 43.11M | 15.99M | 30.94M | 54.52M |
| Total Debt | 12.56M | 12.90M | 13.59M | 11.10M | 11.25M | 2.37M |
| Total Liabilities | 95.87M | 88.33M | 89.27M | 75.92M | 55.69M | 35.96M |
| Stockholders Equity | 70.64M | 78.06M | 57.61M | 33.20M | 52.36M | 73.34M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -10.36M | -14.47M | -6.46M | -29.42M | -59.22M | -34.43M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -3.19M | -8.01M | 1.91M | -22.07M | -50.56M | -28.97M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 44.20M | 6.61M | -30.46M | -3.46M | 249.00K | -3.05M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -5.73M | 19.82M | 32.59M | 9.23M | 32.23M | 38.72M |
Blackline Safety Technical Analysis
Positive
8.88
Price Trends
8.66
Positive
7.63
Positive
7.32
Positive
Market Momentum
0.09
Positive
63.73
Neutral
25.00
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For TSE:BLN, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 8.88 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 8.99, above the 50-day MA of 8.66, and above the 200-day MA of 7.32, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.09 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 63.73 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 25.00 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for TSE:BLN.
Blackline Safety Peers Comparison
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Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 Outperform | C$975.53M | 14.14 | 11.48% | 5.69% | -2.18% | -18.24% | |
71 Outperform | C$630.76M | 14.42 | 89.83% | ― | 11.83% | 57.19% | |
70 Outperform | C$541.29M | 92.27 | 8.57% | 1.07% | 9.33% | 98.43% | |
65 Neutral | C$295.60M | 17.05 | 20.50% | 2.32% | -2.52% | -21.72% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
54 Neutral | C$765.87M | -75.84 | -13.41% | ― | 9.38% | -15.17% | |
49 Neutral | C$134.84M | -11.75 | -100.85% | ― | -0.90% | -3.31% |
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Blackline Safety Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyM&A Transactions
Blackline Safety to Go Private in Up to $850 Million Francisco Partners Deal
Positive
Apr 8, 2026
Blackline Safety has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of private equity firm Francisco Partners in a transaction valuing the company’s equity at up to $850 million. Shareholders, excluding certain rollover investors, will receive $9.00 ...
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Blackline Safety Shareholders Back Board Slate and Auditor at 2026 Meeting
Positive
Mar 31, 2026
Blackline Safety Corp., a global provider of connected safety technology and industrial IoT solutions, offers wearable safety devices, gas monitoring systems and cloud-based analytics to support worker protection and productivity across a broad in...
Business Operations and StrategyProduct-Related Announcements
Blackline Safety Begins Shipping G8 Connected Wearable to Global Industrial Clients
Positive
Mar 17, 2026
Blackline Safety has begun shipping its G8 connected safety wearable, an intrinsically safe device that integrates multi-gas detection, lone worker protection, two-way radio communication, and real-time monitoring into a single rugged unit. Built ...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Blackline Safety Posts Record Q1 Revenue and Recurring Sales as New Devices Gain Traction
Positive
Mar 12, 2026
Blackline Safety reported fiscal first-quarter 2026 revenue of $38.8 million, its 36th consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth, driven by a 25% rise in service revenue that offset weaker product sales. The company posted record first-quarter ...
Financial Disclosures
Blackline Safety Sets Date for Q1 2026 Results and Investor Call
Neutral
Feb 26, 2026
Blackline Safety said it plans to release its fiscal first quarter 2026 financial results before markets open on March 12, 2026, followed by a same-day conference call and webcast at 11:00 a.m. ET for investors and analysts. The announcement under...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial DisclosuresProduct-Related Announcements
Blackline Safety Hits Record 2025 Revenue and Turns First Full Year of Positive EBITDA
Positive
Jan 15, 2026
Blackline Safety reported record fiscal 2025 revenue of $150.5 million, up 18% year over year, driven by a 30% increase in higher-margin service revenue to $90.5 million and annual recurring revenue rising 27% to $84.5 million. Net dollar retentio...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial DisclosuresProduct-Related Announcements
Blackline Safety Hits Record 2025 Revenue and Unveils Next-Generation G8 Wearable
Positive
Jan 15, 2026
Blackline Safety reported record fiscal 2025 revenue of $150.5 million, up 18% year over year, driven by a 30% increase in service revenue and annual recurring revenue of $84.5 million, a 27% rise from the prior year. Net dollar retention of 128% ...
Business Operations and StrategyProduct-Related Announcements
Blackline Safety Launches G8, a Fully Connected Next-Generation Safety Wearable
Positive
Jan 13, 2026
Blackline Safety has unveiled G8, an all-in-one connected safety wearable that combines advanced gas detection, lone worker protection, and radio-quality communication in a single rugged, intrinsically safe device designed for harsh industrial wor...
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