ALS Limited

CHIA:ALQ Stock Report

Market Cap: AU$7.4b

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 Growth8.7%
Revenue growth rate8.8%
Return on equity0.8%
Net Margin0.2%
Next Earnings Update27 May 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

CHIA:ALQ Revenue, expenses and earnings (AUD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 242,70361370
30 Jun 242,582101370
31 Mar 242,462131370
31 Dec 232,4201381350
30 Sep 232,3792641330
30 Jun 232,3292701330
31 Mar 232,2792751330
30 Sep 222,0512601100
30 Jun 222,0022251100
31 Mar 221,9521901100
31 Dec 212,0231831050
30 Sep 211,946176990
30 Jun 211,854173990
31 Mar 211,761170990
31 Dec 201,768113950
30 Sep 201,77457910
30 Jun 201,81467910
31 Mar 201,85476910
31 Dec 191,8061221050
30 Sep 191,7581671190
30 Jun 191,7111671190
31 Mar 191,6651671190
31 Dec 181,6111591140
30 Sep 181,5561501100
30 Jun 181,5021081100
31 Mar 181,447661100
31 Dec 171,398571030
30 Sep 171,34848970
30 Jun 171,30575970
31 Mar 171,262102970
30 Sep 161,157-230-3240
30 Jun 161,198-230-1130
31 Mar 161,239-230990
31 Dec 151,394-2087530
30 Sep 151,424-1767470
30 Jun 151,423-1757850
31 Mar 151,422-1738240
31 Dec 141,416-298970
30 Sep 141,4101159700
30 Jun 141,3971349540
31 Mar 141,3841539370

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

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/28 04:08
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

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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

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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