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Undiscovered Gems in Australia for September 2024

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The Australian market has shown robust performance, climbing 1.7% in the last 7 days and up 12% over the past year, with earnings expected to grow by 12% annually in the coming years. In this favorable environment, identifying stocks with strong fundamentals and growth potential can be particularly rewarding for investors seeking undiscovered gems.

Top 10 Undiscovered Gems With Strong Fundamentals In Australia

NameDebt To EquityRevenue GrowthEarnings GrowthHealth Rating
Fiducian GroupNA9.94%6.48%★★★★★★
Sugar TerminalsNA3.14%3.53%★★★★★★
Bisalloy Steel Group0.95%10.27%24.14%★★★★★★
LycopodiumNA17.22%33.85%★★★★★★
SKS Technologies GroupNA34.65%47.39%★★★★★★
BSP Financial Group7.53%7.31%4.10%★★★★★☆
Steamships Trading33.60%4.17%3.90%★★★★★☆
AMCILNA5.16%5.31%★★★★★☆
Hearts and Minds Investments1.00%18.81%20.95%★★★★☆☆
A2B Australia15.83%-7.78%25.44%★★★★☆☆

Click here to see the full list of 55 stocks from our ASX Undiscovered Gems With Strong Fundamentals screener.

Here we highlight a subset of our preferred stocks from the screener.

Catalyst Metals (ASX:CYL)

Simply Wall St Value Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: Catalyst Metals Limited explores and evaluates mineral properties in Australia, with a market cap of A$602.84 million.

Operations: Catalyst Metals Limited generates revenue primarily from its operations in Western Australia (A$243.77 million) and Tasmania (A$75.08 million).

Catalyst Metals, a small cap in the Australian mining sector, has shown promising growth with earnings forecasted to rise by 54.48% annually. For FY2024, it reported sales of A$317 million and net income of A$23.56 million, reversing last year's loss of A$15.63 million. The company achieved an annual production of 110koz gold and plans to produce between 105-120koz next year. Despite a slight increase in debt-to-equity ratio from 0% to 1.8% over five years, its interest payments are well covered by EBIT at 6.3x coverage.

ASX:CYL Debt to Equity as at Sep 2024

MFF Capital Investments (ASX:MFF)

Simply Wall St Value Rating: ★★★★★☆

Overview: MFF Capital Investments Limited is an investment firm manager with a market cap of A$2.25 billion.

Operations: MFF Capital Investments generates revenue primarily from its equity investments, amounting to A$659.96 million.

MFF Capital Investments has shown impressive performance, with earnings growth of 38.3% over the past year, outpacing the Capital Markets industry average of 17.7%. The company's net income for the year ended June 30, 2024, was A$447.36 million compared to A$323.58 million a year ago. MFF's debt to equity ratio increased from 2.8% to 7.9% over five years but remains manageable as it holds more cash than total debt, indicating financial stability and robust profitability.

ASX:MFF Debt to Equity as at Sep 2024

Redox (ASX:RDX)

Simply Wall St Value Rating: ★★★★★★

Overview: Redox Limited supplies and distributes chemicals, ingredients, and raw materials in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and internationally with a market cap of A$1.69 billion.

Operations: Redox generates revenue primarily from its wholesale drugs segment, amounting to A$1.14 billion. The company's cost structure and profitability metrics are not detailed in the provided data.

Redox has shown impressive financial health, with a notable reduction in its debt to equity ratio from 69.6% to 2.6% over five years and more cash than total debt. Despite earnings growth of 11.8% not matching the industry’s 19.6%, it remains profitable with high-quality earnings and trades at a good value, being 12.6% below fair value estimates. Recent results reported net income of A$90 million on sales of A$1,137 million for FY2024, reflecting stable performance amidst market challenges.

ASX:RDX Debt to Equity as at Sep 2024

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