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ALS CHIA:ALQ Stock Report

Last Price

AU$15.25

Market Cap

AU$7.4b

7D

0.1%

1Y

18.8%

Updated

27 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

ALS Limited

CHIA:ALQ Stock Report

Market Cap: AU$7.4b

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
Valuation1/6
Future Growth5/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends2/6

Rewards

Earnings are forecast to grow 30.04% per year

Risk Analysis

Has a high level of debt

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

Large one-off items impacting financial results


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ALS Limited Competitors

IPH

ASX:IPH

AU$1.4b

Kelly Partners Group Holdings

ASX:KPG

AU$480.9m

Chrysos

ASX:C79

AU$567.7m

Count

ASX:CUP

AU$133.0m

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for ALS
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceAU$15.25
52 Week HighAU$16.50
52 Week LowAU$11.75
Beta1.16
1 Month Change-4.45%
3 Month Change6.27%
1 Year Change18.77%
3 Year Change15.79%
5 Year Change66.48%
Change since IPO93.28%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

ALQAU Professional ServicesAU Market
7D0.1%1.6%2.4%
1Y18.8%23.2%7.7%

Return vs Industry: ALQ underperformed the Australian Professional Services industry which returned 22.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: ALQ exceeded the Australian Market which returned 6.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is ALQ's price volatile compared to industry and market?
ALQ volatility
ALQ Average Weekly Movement3.2%
Professional Services Industry Average Movement6.6%
Market Average Movement8.0%
10% most volatile stocks in AU Market16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in AU Market3.0%

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

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
186319,565Malcolm Deanewww.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 capAU$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)
RevenueAU$2.70b
Cost of RevenueAU$1.90b
Gross ProfitAU$805.80m
Other ExpensesAU$799.60m
EarningsAU$6.20m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

May 27, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)0.013
Gross Margin29.81%
Net Profit Margin0.23%
Debt/Equity Ratio142.7%

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

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/27 14:19
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* 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.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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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.

AnalystInstitution
Swapan PandyaAPP Securities Pty Ltd.
Russell WrightBarclay Pearce Capital Pty Limited
Megan Kirby-LewisBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited