ALQ Stock Overview

Provides professional technical services primarily in the areas of testing, measurement, and inspection in Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. More details

ALQ fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	1/6
Future Growth	5/6
Past Performance	0/6
Financial Health	3/6
Dividends	2/6

Rewards

Earnings are forecast to grow 30.04% per year

Risk Analysis

Has a high level of debt

Large one-off items impacting financial results

Profit margins (0.2%) are lower than last year (11.1%)

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Analyst Price Target

Consensus Narrative from 11 Analysts

Capitalizing On Environmental Megatrends And PFAS Demand To Fuel Revenue And Margins

Key Takeaways Integration and optimization of acquisitions could improve operational efficiency, enhancing margins and earnings over time. Expertise in PFAS testing positions ALS to capitalize on regulatory trends, potentially boosting revenue and margins in Life Sciences.

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AU$15.57

2.0% undervalued

9.10%

Revenue growth p.a.

2 days ago

ALS Limited Competitors

IPH

ASX:IPH

AU$1.4b

Kelly Partners Group Holdings

ASX:KPG

AU$451.2m

Chrysos

ASX:C79

AU$543.5m

Count

ASX:CUP

AU$129.7m

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for ALS
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	AU$15.25
52 Week High	AU$16.50
52 Week Low	AU$11.75
Beta	1.16
1 Month Change	-0.52%
3 Month Change	10.03%
1 Year Change	20.27%
3 Year Change	16.68%
5 Year Change	62.75%
Change since IPO	2,777.39%

Investors Interested In ALS Limited's (ASX:ALQ) Revenues

Dec 11

ALS (ASX:ALQ) Is Paying Out Less In Dividends Than Last Year

Nov 22

Recent updates

ALS Limited's (ASX:ALQ) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 38% Above Its Share Price

Apr 27

ALS (ASX:ALQ) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Apr 07

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine ALS Limited (ASX:ALQ)?

Feb 24

Is ALS Limited (ASX:ALQ) Worth AU$12.4 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Jan 21

Returns Are Gaining Momentum At ALS (ASX:ALQ)

Dec 17

Shareholder Returns

	ALQ	AU Professional Services	AU Market
7D	-0.7%	1.9%	-2.0%
1Y	20.3%	21.9%	7.8%

Return vs Industry: ALQ underperformed the Australian Professional Services industry which returned 21.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: ALQ exceeded the Australian Market which returned 7.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is ALQ's price volatile compared to industry and market?
ALQ volatility
ALQ Average Weekly Movement	3.1%
Professional Services Industry Average Movement	6.6%
Market Average Movement	8.0%
10% most volatile stocks in AU Market	16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in AU Market	3.1%

Stable Share Price: ALQ has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Australian market.

Volatility Over Time: ALQ's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1863	19,565	Malcolm Deane	www.alsglobal.com

ALS Limited provides professional technical services primarily in the areas of testing, measurement, and inspection in Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. It operates in two segments, Commodities and Life Sciences. The Commodities segment offers assaying and analytical testing, and metallurgical services for the mining and mineral exploration companies.

ALS Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do ALS's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
ALQ fundamental statistics
Market cap	AU$7.39b
Earnings (TTM)	AU$6.20m
Revenue (TTM)	AU$2.70b

1,192x

P/E Ratio

2.7x

P/S Ratio

Is ALQ overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
ALQ income statement (TTM)
Revenue	AU$2.70b
Cost of Revenue	AU$1.90b
Gross Profit	AU$805.80m
Other Expenses	AU$799.60m
Earnings	AU$6.20m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

May 27, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.013
Gross Margin	29.81%
Net Profit Margin	0.23%
Debt/Equity Ratio	142.7%

How did ALQ perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.6%

Current Dividend Yield

3,003%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/20 18:26
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2024/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

ALS Limited is covered by 28 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Swapan Pandya	APP Securities Pty Ltd.
Russell Wright	Barclay Pearce Capital Pty Limited
Megan Kirby-Lewis	Barrenjoey Markets Pty Limited

ALQ Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Capitalizing On Environmental Megatrends And PFAS Demand To Fuel Revenue And Margins

ALS Limited Competitors

ASX:IPH

AU$1.4b

ASX:KPG

AU$451.2m

ASX:C79

AU$543.5m

ASX:CUP

AU$129.7m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Investors Interested In ALS Limited's (ASX:ALQ) Revenues

Price target increased by 7.9% to AU$15.57

ALS (ASX:ALQ) Is Paying Out Less In Dividends Than Last Year

First half dividend of AU$0.057 announced

First half 2025 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.26 (vs AU$0.28 in 1H 2024)

Recent updates

Investors Interested In ALS Limited's (ASX:ALQ) Revenues

Price target increased by 7.9% to AU$15.57

ALS (ASX:ALQ) Is Paying Out Less In Dividends Than Last Year

First half dividend of AU$0.057 announced

First half 2025 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.26 (vs AU$0.28 in 1H 2024)

Slowing Rates Of Return At ALS (ASX:ALQ) Leave Little Room For Excitement

At AU$14.06, Is It Time To Put ALS Limited (ASX:ALQ) On Your Watch List?

ALS Limited Appoints Dayna Field as General Counsel and Company Secretary, Effective 1 October 2024

Calculating The Fair Value Of ALS Limited (ASX:ALQ)

Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In ALS Limited (ASX:ALQ)

ALS Limited Announces Resignation of Michael Pearson as Company Secretary & General Counsel

ALS (ASX:ALQ) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

ALS (ASX:ALQ) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Is It Time To Consider Buying ALS Limited (ASX:ALQ)?

ALS Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2025 Results on May 27, 2025

Investors Can Find Comfort In ALS' (ASX:ALQ) Earnings Quality

ALS (ASX:ALQ) Has Announced A Dividend Of A$0.196

New minor risk - Earnings quality

Price target increased by 7.7% to AU$13.98

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of ALS Limited (ASX:ALQ)

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.027 (vs AU$0.57 in FY 2023)

Investor Optimism Abounds ALS Limited (ASX:ALQ) But Growth Is Lacking

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine ALS Limited (ASX:ALQ)?

ALS Limited (ASX:ALQ) agreed to acquire Wessling Holding Gmbh & Co.Kg.

Returns On Capital At ALS (ASX:ALQ) Have Stalled

We Think ALS (ASX:ALQ) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Calculating The Fair Value Of ALS Limited (ASX:ALQ)

ALS Limited, Annual General Meeting, Jul 31, 2024

ALS Limited Appoints Stuart Hutton as Chief Financial Officer, Effective 1 February 2024

At AU$12.77, Is ALS Limited (ASX:ALQ) Worth Looking At Closely?

These 4 Measures Indicate That ALS (ASX:ALQ) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

ALS (ASX:ALQ) Is Paying Out Less In Dividends Than Last Year

ALS Limited Announces Stepdown of Luis Damasceno as Chief Financial Officer, Effective 19 January 2024

ALS Limited Announces Stepdown of Luis Damasceno as Chief Financial Officer, Effective 19 January 2024

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.28 (vs AU$0.30 in 1H 2023)

ALS Limited Appoints Heike Truöl as Chief Strategy Officer

Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At ALS (ASX:ALQ)

Are Investors Undervaluing ALS Limited (ASX:ALQ) By 23%?

Now 21% undervalued

With EPS Growth And More, ALS (ASX:ALQ) Makes An Interesting Case

At AU$11.12, Is ALS Limited (ASX:ALQ) Worth Looking At Closely?

ALS (ASX:ALQ) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of ALS Limited (ASX:ALQ)

Is ALS (ASX:ALQ) Using Too Much Debt?

ALS Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on May 21, 2024

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, ALS (ASX:ALQ) Presents An Opportunity

Independent Chairman recently bought AU$584k worth of stock

ALS Limited Announces Board Changes

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.19 per share at 3.4% yield

ALS (ASX:ALQ) Is Increasing Its Dividend To A$0.194

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

ALS Limited Declares Final Dividend for the Fiscal Year 2023, Payable on 6 July 2023

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

ALS Limited Appoints Malcolm Deane as Managing Director

The Return Trends At ALS (ASX:ALQ) Look Promising

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of ALS Limited (ASX:ALQ)

At AU$12.77, Is ALS Limited (ASX:ALQ) Worth Looking At Closely?

ALS (ASX:ALQ) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly