Discovering Australia's Undiscovered Gems for September 2024

The Australian market has shown resilience with the ASX200 closing up 0.3% at 8,099.9 points, driven by strong performances in the Materials and Real Estate sectors. Despite some drag from Financials, there are still promising opportunities to be found among small-cap stocks. In this environment, identifying a good stock often means looking for companies that can capitalize on sector-specific strengths or unique market conditions. Here are three undiscovered gems in Australia that could offer potential growth based on current trends and economic indicators.

Top 10 Undiscovered Gems With Strong Fundamentals In Australia

Name	Debt To Equity	Revenue Growth	Earnings Growth	Health Rating
Fiducian Group	NA	9.94%	6.48%	★★★★★★
Sugar Terminals	NA	3.14%	3.53%	★★★★★★
Bisalloy Steel Group	0.95%	10.27%	24.14%	★★★★★★
Lycopodium	NA	17.22%	33.85%	★★★★★★
BSP Financial Group	7.53%	7.31%	4.10%	★★★★★☆
Steamships Trading	33.60%	4.17%	3.90%	★★★★★☆
AMCIL	NA	5.16%	5.31%	★★★★★☆
Hearts and Minds Investments	1.00%	18.81%	20.95%	★★★★☆☆
A2B Australia	15.83%	-7.78%	25.44%	★★★★☆☆
Boart Longyear Group	71.20%	9.71%	39.19%	★★★★☆☆

Click here to see the full list of 53 stocks from our ASX Undiscovered Gems With Strong Fundamentals screener.

Underneath we present a selection of stocks filtered out by our screen.

Australian Ethical Investment (ASX:AEF)

Simply Wall St Value Rating: ★★★★★★

Overview: Australian Ethical Investment Ltd is a publicly owned investment manager with a market cap of A$495.11 million.

Operations: The company generates revenue primarily from its funds management segment, which reported A$100.49 million in revenue.

Australian Ethical Investment (AEI) has demonstrated remarkable performance with earnings growth of 75.3% over the past year, outpacing the Capital Markets industry’s 17.7%. Despite a one-off A$8.6M loss impacting its financials to June 2024, AEI remains debt-free for five years and reported net income of A$11.53M on sales of A$100.49M for FY2024. The company announced a fully franked final dividend of 6 cents per share, bringing the annual dividend to 9 cents, up by 29%.

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Catalyst Metals (ASX:CYL)

Simply Wall St Value Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: Catalyst Metals Limited explores and evaluates mineral properties in Australia, with a market cap of A$602.84 million.

Operations: Catalyst Metals Limited generates revenue primarily from its operations in Tasmania (A$75.08 million) and Western Australia (A$243.77 million).

Catalyst Metals, an emerging player in Australia's mining sector, recently reported a net income of A$23.56 million for the year ended June 30, 2024, compared to a net loss of A$15.63 million the previous year. The company achieved annual group gold production of 110koz and expects FY2025 gold production to range between 105koz to 120koz. Trading at nearly 90% below its estimated fair value, Catalyst also has high-quality earnings and has reduced project capital costs significantly through strategic development plans for Plutonic East and Trident deposits.

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Emerald Resources (ASX:EMR)

Simply Wall St Value Rating: ★★★★★☆

Overview: Emerald Resources NL is involved in the exploration and development of mineral reserves in Cambodia and Australia, with a market cap of A$2.68 billion.

Operations: Emerald Resources NL generates revenue primarily from mine operations, amounting to A$366.04 million. The company also has a minor revenue stream of A$5.04 million from other sources.

Emerald Resources, a promising player in the Australian mining sector, has demonstrated impressive financial health. With earnings growing 41.9% last year and forecasted to grow 30.1% annually, the company is trading at 57.6% below its estimated fair value. Its debt-to-equity ratio increased from 0% to 8.5% over five years but remains manageable with interest payments well covered by EBIT (18.6x). Recent earnings reported A$371 million in sales and A$84 million in net income for FY2024, reflecting solid performance improvements from the previous year.

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Summing It All Up

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