XRF Scientific (CHIA:XRF) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

XRF Stock Overview

XRF fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	2/6
Future Growth	2/6
Past Performance	3/6
Financial Health	5/6
Dividends	3/6

Rewards

Trading at 17.6% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 9.76% per year

Earnings have grown 29.1% per year over the past 5 years

Risk Analysis

No risks detected for XRF from our risk checks.

XRF Scientific Limited Competitors

Environmental Group

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AU$102.7m

VEEM

ASX:VEE

AU$248.4m

Korvest

ASX:KOV

AU$104.6m

LaserBond

ASX:LBL

AU$81.7m

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for XRF Scientific
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	AU$1.36
52 Week High	AU$1.46
52 Week Low	AU$0.91
Beta	0.86
1 Month Change	13.87%
3 Month Change	30.29%
1 Year Change	8.40%
3 Year Change	247.44%
5 Year Change	652.78%
Change since IPO	489.13%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	XRF	AU Machinery	AU Market
7D	-1.1%	9.6%	0.7%
1Y	8.4%	46.9%	6.3%

Return vs Industry: XRF underperformed the Australian Machinery industry which returned 46.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: XRF exceeded the Australian Market which returned 6.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is XRF's price volatile compared to industry and market?
XRF volatility
XRF Average Weekly Movement	4.3%
Machinery Industry Average Movement	7.2%
Market Average Movement	9.0%
10% most volatile stocks in AU Market	17.4%
10% least volatile stocks in AU Market	3.5%

Stable Share Price: XRF has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: XRF's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1972	n/a	Vance Stazzonelli	www.xrfscientific.com

XRF Scientific Limited manufactures and markets precious metal products, specialized chemicals, and instruments for the scientific, analytical, construction material, and mining industries in Australia, Canada, and Europe. It operates through Capital Equipment, Precious Metals, and Consumables segments. The Capital Equipment segment designs, manufactures, and services automated fusion equipment, and high temperature test, production furnaces, and laboratory jaw crushers, as well as general laboratory equipment.

XRF Scientific Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do XRF Scientific's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
XRF fundamental statistics
Market cap	AU$187.83m
Earnings (TTM)	AU$8.43m
Revenue (TTM)	AU$56.79m

22.3x

P/E Ratio

3.3x

P/S Ratio

Is XRF overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
XRF income statement (TTM)
Revenue	AU$56.79m
Cost of Revenue	AU$32.72m
Gross Profit	AU$24.07m
Other Expenses	AU$15.64m
Earnings	AU$8.43m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.061
Gross Margin	42.39%
Net Profit Margin	14.84%
Debt/Equity Ratio	8.5%

How did XRF perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.4%

Current Dividend Yield

54%

Payout Ratio

XRF Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

XRF Scientific Limited Competitors

ASX:EGL

AU$102.7m

ASX:VEE

AU$248.4m

ASX:KOV

AU$104.6m

ASX:LBL

AU$81.7m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.033 (vs AU$0.028 in 1H 2023)

New minor risk - Market cap size

XRF Scientific Limited, Annual General Meeting, Oct 31, 2023

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.033 per share at 3.0% yield

New minor risk - Dividend sustainability

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.056 (vs AU$0.045 in FY 2022)

Recent updates

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.033 (vs AU$0.028 in 1H 2023)

New minor risk - Market cap size

XRF Scientific Limited, Annual General Meeting, Oct 31, 2023

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.033 per share at 3.0% yield

New minor risk - Dividend sustainability

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.056 (vs AU$0.045 in FY 2022)

XRF Scientific Limited Announces Ordinary Fully Paid Dividend for the Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2023, Payment Date of October 13, 2023

Now 24% undervalued

Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$89k worth of stock

New minor risk - Market cap size

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$61k worth of stock

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Now 21% undervalued

Now 23% undervalued

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.028 (vs AU$0.021 in 1H 2022)

Insufficient new directors

Now 21% undervalued

XRF Scientific Limited Announces Dividend That Relates to the Financial Reporting or Payment Period Ended on June 30, 2022, Payable on October 14, 2022

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.025 per share

XRF Scientific Limited, Annual General Meeting, Oct 21, 2022

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.045 (vs AU$0.038 in FY 2021)

XRF Scientific Limited Announces Fully Franked Ordinary Dividend for the Year Ended June 30, 2022, Payable on 14 October 2022

Now 20% undervalued

Now 24% undervalued

Insufficient new directors

First half 2022 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Insufficient new directors

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.02 per share

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS AU$0.038 (vs AU$0.023 in FY 2020)

Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$72k worth of stock

New 90-day low: AU$0.28

Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$93k worth of stock

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS AU$0.018 (vs AU$0.012 in 1H 2020)

New 90-day low: AU$0.28

New 90-day high: AU$0.33

Upcoming Dividend of AU$0.014 Per Share

Earnings released

New 90-day high - AU$0.29

Shareholder Returns

Price Volatility

About the Company

XRF Scientific Limited Fundamentals Summary

22.3x

3.3x

Earnings & Revenue

Dividends

2.4%

54%