BlueScope Steel Limited

ASX:BSL Stock Report

Market Cap: AU$13.1b

BlueScope Steel Valuation

Is BSL undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of BSL when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Fair Value: BSL (A$29.84) is trading below our estimate of fair value (A$61.05)

Significantly Below Fair Value: BSL is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for BSL?

Key metric: As BSL is barely profitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for BSL. This is calculated by dividing BSL's market cap by their current revenue.
What is BSL's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio0.8x
SalesAU$16.29b
Market CapAU$13.07b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does BSL's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for BSL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average3.6x
SGM Sims
0.5x3.70%AU$3.7b
CIA Champion Iron
1.9x3.65%AU$3.4b
FMG Fortescue
3x-1.59%AU$69.4b
DRR Deterra Royalties
8.9x-6.13%AU$2.3b
BSL BlueScope Steel
0.8x3.72%AU$13.1b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: BSL is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.8x) compared to the peer average (3.6x).

Historical Price to Sales Ratio

Historical Price to Sales Ratio compares a stock's price to its sales over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does BSL's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the AU Metals and Mining Industry?

100 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.151.5x7.7%
BSL BlueScope Steel
 0.8x3.72%US$8.76b
BHP BHP Group
3.2x0.68%US$161.95b
FMG Fortescue
3x-1.59%US$46.51b
BSL 0.8xIndustry Avg. 151.5xNo. of Companies100PS020406080100+
100 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.151.5x17.0%
BSL BlueScope Steel
 0.8x28.37%US$8.76b
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: BSL is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.8x) compared to the Australian Metals and Mining industry average (151.5x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BSL's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

BSL PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio0.8x
Fair PS Ratio3.2x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: BSL is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.2x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst BSL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentAU$29.84
AU$28.21
-5.45%
13.16%AU$37.00AU$24.00n/a10
Jan ’27AU$24.07
AU$25.09
+4.22%
10.00%AU$28.00AU$19.80n/a13
Dec ’26AU$24.35
AU$24.99
+2.65%
10.21%AU$28.00AU$19.80n/a13
Nov ’26AU$22.90
AU$24.82
+8.40%
10.24%AU$28.31AU$19.80n/a13
Oct ’26AU$22.50
AU$24.77
+10.07%
9.77%AU$28.31AU$20.50n/a14
Sep ’26AU$22.84
AU$24.83
+8.73%
10.00%AU$28.31AU$20.50n/a14
Aug ’26AU$23.38
AU$25.86
+10.62%
10.97%AU$29.05AU$20.70n/a14
Jul ’26AU$22.87
AU$26.06
+13.96%
11.18%AU$29.00AU$20.70n/a14
Jun ’26AU$22.75
AU$26.08
+14.63%
12.06%AU$30.00AU$20.50n/a14
May ’26AU$23.67
AU$25.97
+9.72%
11.82%AU$30.00AU$20.50n/a14
Apr ’26AU$21.84
AU$26.00
+19.06%
10.90%AU$30.00AU$20.70n/a14
Mar ’26AU$24.26
AU$25.62
+5.59%
10.24%AU$28.70AU$20.70n/a14
Feb ’26AU$21.29
AU$22.73
+6.74%
9.77%AU$26.70AU$18.00n/a14
Jan ’26AU$18.69
AU$21.86
+16.94%
10.28%AU$25.10AU$18.00AU$24.0713
Dec ’25AU$22.13
AU$21.79
-1.52%
9.83%AU$25.10AU$18.00AU$24.3513
Nov ’25AU$20.56
AU$21.69
+5.51%
10.58%AU$25.10AU$17.70AU$22.9013
Oct ’25AU$21.89
AU$21.68
-0.95%
12.57%AU$25.30AU$17.00AU$22.5013
Sep ’25AU$20.66
AU$21.95
+6.26%
12.80%AU$25.57AU$17.00AU$22.8414
Aug ’25AU$21.94
AU$23.03
+4.95%
14.11%AU$28.20AU$16.50AU$23.3814
Jul ’25AU$20.24
AU$23.74
+17.28%
15.85%AU$30.10AU$16.50AU$22.8714
Jun ’25AU$21.14
AU$23.92
+13.14%
13.37%AU$29.45AU$16.50AU$22.7514
May ’25AU$22.36
AU$24.06
+7.61%
13.27%AU$29.45AU$16.50AU$23.6714
Apr ’25AU$23.85
AU$23.31
-2.28%
11.08%AU$26.50AU$16.50AU$21.8414
Mar ’25AU$22.77
AU$23.22
+1.96%
11.45%AU$26.50AU$16.50AU$24.2613
Feb ’25AU$23.38
AU$22.49
-3.82%
14.74%AU$26.40AU$16.50AU$21.2912
Jan ’25AU$23.40
AU$22.11
-5.50%
13.55%AU$26.00AU$16.50AU$18.6912
AU$28.21
Fair Value
5.8% overvalued intrinsic discount
10
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/13 00:32
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/13 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/06/30

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.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

BlueScope Steel Limited is covered by 33 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Benjamin BrayshawBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited
Megan Kirby-LewisBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited
April LowisBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited