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Brambles

Market Cap

AU$18.7b

Last Updated

2019/10/19 10:35 UTC

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Company Financials +

Executive Summary

Brambles Limited operates as a supply-chain logistics company.

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Fundamentals

Excellent balance sheet with moderate growth potential.

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Share Price & News

How has Brambles's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?

Latest Share Price and Events

Market Performance

7 Day Return

2.9%

BXB

1.5%

AU Commercial Services

0.4%

AU Market

1 Year Return

12.7%

BXB

10.8%

AU Commercial Services

9.8%

AU Market

Return vs Industry: BXB exceeded the Australian Commercial Services industry which returned 10.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: BXB exceeded the Australian Market which returned 9.8% over the past year.

Shareholder returns

BXBIndustryMarket
7 Day2.9%1.5%0.4%
30 Day4.3%2.0%-1.1%
90 Day-4.4%-3.9%-0.6%
1 Year18.6%12.7%15.4%10.8%16.1%9.8%
3 Year13.6%1.7%27.2%14.4%36.1%17.9%
5 Year48.7%26.6%74.0%47.5%49.4%15.7%

Price Volatility Vs. Market

How volatile is Brambles's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?

Simply Wall St News

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Valuation

Is Brambles undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?

28.68x

Price to Earnings (PE) ratio

Share Price vs. Fair Value

Undervalued: BXB (A$11.94) is trading above our estimate of fair value (A$7.7)

Significantly Undervalued: BXB is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Price To Earnings Ratio

PE vs Industry: BXB is poor value based on its PE Ratio (28.7x) compared to the Commercial Services industry average (19.6x).

PE vs Market: BXB is poor value based on its PE Ratio (28.7x) compared to the Australian market (18.2x).

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Low PEG Ratio: BXB is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (3.7x)

Price to Book Ratio

PB vs Industry: BXB is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (3.4x) compared to the AU Commercial Services industry average (2.2x).

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Future Growth

How is Brambles forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 9 analysts?

7.8%

Forecasted annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: BXB's forecast earnings growth (7.8% per year) is above the savings rate (2.3%).

Earnings vs Market: BXB's earnings (7.8% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the Australian market (10.3% per year).

High Growth Earnings: BXB's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: BXB's revenue (3.9% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the Australian market (3.6% per year).

High Growth Revenue: BXB's revenue (3.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

High Future ROE: BXB's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (24.3%)

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Past Performance

How has Brambles performed over the past 5 years?

0.1%

Historical annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue History

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: BXB's earnings have grown by 0.1% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: BXB had negative earnings growth (-18%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Commercial Services industry average (20.4%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: BXB's Return on Equity (11.9%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

ROA vs Industry: BXB's Return on Assets is below or equal to the Commercial Services industry average last year.

Return on Capital Employed

ROCE Improving: BXB's Return on Capital Employed has declined over the past 3 years.

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Financial Health

How is Brambles's financial position?

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: BXB's short term assets ($3.0B) exceeds its short term liabilities ($1.9B)

Long Term Liabilities: BXB's short term assets (3.0B) exceeds its long term liabilities (2.0B)

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: BXB's debt to equity ratio (57.2%) is considered high

Reducing Debt: BXB's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 93.6% to 57.2% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: BXB's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (61.4%).

Interest Coverage: BXB's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (10.5x coverage).

Balance Sheet

Inventory Level: BXB has a high level of physical assets or inventory.

Debt Coverage by Assets: BXB's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 1.373550x debt).

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Dividend

What is Brambles's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?

2.38%

Current Dividend Yield

Dividend Yield vs Market

company2.4%marketbottom25%2.4%markettop25%5.6%industryaverage2.6%forecastin3Years3.1%

Current dividend yield vs market & industry

Stability and Growth of Payments

Notable Dividend: BXB's dividend (2.38%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Australian market (2.44%).

High Dividend: BXB's dividend (2.38%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Australian market (5.59%).

Stable Dividend: BXB's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: BXB's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.

Current Payout to Shareholders

Dividend Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (71.3%), BXB's dividend payments are covered by earnings.

Future Payout to Shareholders

Future Dividend Coverage: BXB's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be covered by earnings (56.1% payout ratio).

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Management

What is the CEO of Brambles's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?

2.7yrs

Average management tenure

CEO

Graham Chipchase (56yo)

2.7yrs

Tenure

US$2,576,000

Compensation

Mr. Graham Andrew Chipchase has been the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director at Brambles Limited since February 20, 2017, joined in Brambles at the beginning of January 2017. Mr. Chipchase serve ...

CEO Compensation Analysis

Compensation vs. Market: Graham's total compensation ($USD2.58M) is about average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD3.86M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Graham's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

Management Age and Tenure

2.7yrs

Average Tenure

53.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: BXB's management team is considered experienced (2.7 years average tenure).

Board Age and Tenure

5.2yrs

Average Tenure

64yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: BXB's board of directors are considered experienced (5.2 years average tenure).

Insider Trading

Insider Buying: BXB insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.

Recent Insider Transactions

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Ownership Breakdown

Management Team

  • Graham Chipchase (56yo)

    CEO, Chairman of Executive Leadership Team & Executive Director

    • Tenure: 2.7yrs
    • Compensation: US$2.58m

  • Robert Gerrard (57yo)

    Group VP of Legal & Secretariat and Company Secretary

    • Tenure: 2.7yrs

  • Nessa O'Sullivan (54yo)

    CFO & Executive Director

    • Tenure: 2.5yrs
    • Compensation: US$1.49m

  • Rod Hefford (55yo)

    Chief Information Officer

    • Tenure: 2.3yrs

  • Mike Pooley (51yo)

    President of CHEP Europe

    • Tenure: 2.7yrs
    • Compensation: US$813.00k

  • Patrick Bradley

    Group Senior Vice President of Human Resources

    • Tenure: 1.1yrs

  • Prasad Srinivasamurthy (48yo)

    President of BXB Digital

    • Tenure: 3.6yrs

  • Raluca Chiriacescu

    Director of Investor Relations

    • Tenure: 0yrs

  • Carmelo Alonso-Bernaola (53yo)

    Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain

    • Tenure: 8.7yrs

  • Laura Nador (47yo)

    President of CHEP North America

    • Tenure: 2.6yrs
    • Compensation: US$744.00k

Board Members

  • Rodney Slater (64yo)

    Member of the USA Advisory Board

    • Tenure: 9.1yrs

  • Graham Chipchase (56yo)

    CEO, Chairman of Executive Leadership Team & Executive Director

    • Tenure: 2.7yrs
    • Compensation: US$2.58m

  • Tony Froggatt (71yo)

    Independent Non-Executive Director

    • Tenure: 13.3yrs
    • Compensation: US$188.00k

  • Stephen Johns (72yo)

    Independent Non-Executive Chairman

    • Tenure: 5.1yrs
    • Compensation: US$469.00k

  • Brian Long (73yo)

    Independent Non-Executive Director

    • Tenure: 5.3yrs
    • Compensation: US$203.00k

  • Tahira Hassan (66yo)

    Independent Non-Executive Director

    • Tenure: 7.8yrs
    • Compensation: US$165.00k

  • Scott Perkins (54yo)

    Independent Non-Executive Director

    • Tenure: 4.3yrs
    • Compensation: US$171.00k

  • Nessa O'Sullivan (54yo)

    CFO & Executive Director

    • Tenure: 2.5yrs
    • Compensation: US$1.49m

  • John Claringbould

    Member of the USA Advisory Board

    • Tenure: 9.1yrs

  • George El-Zoghbi (52yo)

    Independent Non-Executive Director

    • Tenure: 3.8yrs
    • Compensation: US$173.00k

Company Information

Brambles Limited's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources

Key Information

  • Name: Brambles Limited
  • Ticker: BXB
  • Exchange: ASX
  • Founded: 1875
  • Industry: Diversified Support Services
  • Sector: Commercial Services
  • Market Cap: AU$18.663b
  • Shares outstanding: 1.56b
  • Website: https://www.brambles.com

Number of Employees

Location

  • Brambles Limited
  • Angel Place
  • Level 10
  • Sydney
  • New South Wales
  • 2000
  • Australia

Listings

TickerExchangePrimary SecuritySecurity TypeCountryCurrencyListed on
BXBASX (Australian Securities Exchange)YesOrdinary SharesAUAUDJan 1992
R1HDB (Deutsche Boerse AG)YesOrdinary SharesDEEURJan 1992
BMBL.FOTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC)YesOrdinary SharesUSUSDJan 1992
BXBCHIA (Chi-X Australia)YesOrdinary SharesAUAUDJan 1992
BXBL.YOTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC)SPONSORED ADRUSUSDOct 2008

Biography

Brambles Limited operates as a supply-chain logistics company. The company operates through CHEP North America and Latin America; CHEP Europe, Middle East, Africa and India; and CHEP Australia, New Zealand ...

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

All financial data provided by Standard & Poor's Capital IQ.
DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2019/10/19 10:35
End of Day Share Price2019/10/18 00:00
Earnings2019/06/30
Annual Earnings2019/06/30


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.