ALS Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

ALS's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -0.2%, while the Professional Services industry saw earnings growing at 3.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 8.8% per year. ALS's return on equity is 0.8%, and it has net margins of 0.2%.

Key information

-0.2%

Earnings growth rate

-0.2%

EPS growth rate

Professional Services Industry Growth	8.7%
Revenue growth rate	8.8%
Return on equity	0.8%
Net Margin	0.2%
Next Earnings Update	27 May 2025

Recent past performance updates

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

May 29

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

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How ALS makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

ASX:ALQ Revenue, expenses and earnings (AUD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
30 Sep 24	2,703	6	137
30 Jun 24	2,582	10	137
31 Mar 24	2,462	13	137
31 Dec 23	2,420	138	135
30 Sep 23	2,379	264	133
30 Jun 23	2,329	270	133
31 Mar 23	2,279	275	133
30 Sep 22	2,051	260	110
30 Jun 22	2,002	225	110
31 Mar 22	1,952	190	110
31 Dec 21	2,023	183	105
30 Sep 21	1,946	176	99
30 Jun 21	1,854	173	99
31 Mar 21	1,761	170	99
31 Dec 20	1,768	113	95
30 Sep 20	1,774	57	91
30 Jun 20	1,814	67	91
31 Mar 20	1,854	76	91
31 Dec 19	1,806	122	105
30 Sep 19	1,758	167	119
30 Jun 19	1,711	167	119
31 Mar 19	1,665	167	119
31 Dec 18	1,611	159	114
30 Sep 18	1,556	150	110
30 Jun 18	1,502	108	110
31 Mar 18	1,447	66	110
31 Dec 17	1,398	57	103
30 Sep 17	1,348	48	97
30 Jun 17	1,305	75	97
31 Mar 17	1,262	102	97
30 Sep 16	1,157	-230	-324
30 Jun 16	1,198	-230	-113
31 Mar 16	1,239	-230	99
31 Dec 15	1,394	-208	753
30 Sep 15	1,424	-176	747
30 Jun 15	1,423	-175	785
31 Mar 15	1,422	-173	824
31 Dec 14	1,416	-29	897
30 Sep 14	1,410	115	970
30 Jun 14	1,397	134	954
31 Mar 14	1,384	153	937

Quality Earnings: ALQ has a large one-off loss of A$292.1M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: ALQ's current net profit margins (0.2%) are lower than last year (11.1%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: ALQ's earnings have declined by 0.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: ALQ's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: ALQ had negative earnings growth (-97.7%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Professional Services industry average (-10.1%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: ALQ's Return on Equity (0.8%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/21 21:56
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2024/03/31

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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

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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

ALS Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Key information

Recent past performance updates

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

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

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

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

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

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

ALS (ASX:ALQ) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

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

Insufficient new directors

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.20 per share

A Look At The Fair Value Of ALS Limited (ASX:ALQ)

First half 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

ALS Limited Declares an Unfranked Interim Dividend for the First Half of Fiscal Year 2023, Payable on 16 December 2022

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

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

Is Now The Time To Put ALS (ASX:ALQ) On Your Watchlist?