Update shared on 14 Dec 2025
Fair value Increased 5.53%Analysts have raised their price target on Scales from 6.33 to 6.68, citing a modestly higher long term fair value and a slightly richer future earnings multiple, despite only marginal adjustments to growth and margin assumptions.
What's in the News
- Announced a gross distribution of $0.14930556 per share for the first half of 2025, with a total cash distribution of $0.12500000 per share. The record date is 13 January 2026, the ex date is 12 January 2026, and the payment date is 23 January 2026 (company announcement).
- Added to the S&P Global BMI Index, increasing the company’s visibility among global investors and index-tracking funds (index provider).
Valuation Changes
- Fair Value: increased slightly from NZ$6.33 to NZ$6.68, reflecting a modest uplift in the long term valuation.
- Discount Rate: unchanged at 7.10 percent, indicating no revision to the risk or cost of capital assumptions.
- Revenue Growth: edged down marginally from 27.40 percent to 27.10 percent, implying a slightly more conservative sales trajectory.
- Net Profit Margin: reduced slightly from 6.30 percent to 6.23 percent, incorporating modestly lower profitability expectations.
- Future P/E: risen moderately from 13.0x to 13.9x, suggesting a somewhat richer valuation multiple on forecast earnings.
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