Orica (CHIA:ORI) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

ORI Stock Overview

Manufactures, distributes, and sells commercial blasting systems, explosives, mining and tunnelling support systems, and various chemical products and services in Australia, Peru, Canada, the United States, and internationally. More details

ORI fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	4/6
Future Growth	1/6
Past Performance	4/6
Financial Health	5/6
Dividends	2/6

Rewards

Trading at 48.6% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 8.42% per year

Earnings grew by 77.4% over the past year

Risk Analysis

Shareholders have been diluted in the past year

Large one-off items impacting financial results

Orica Limited Competitors

Evolution Mining

ASX:EVN

AU$9.7b

BlueScope Steel

ASX:BSL

AU$9.2b

Mineral Resources

ASX:MIN

AU$6.8b

SciDev

ASX:SDV

AU$86.4m

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Orica
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	AU$18.42
52 Week High	AU$18.97
52 Week Low	AU$15.33
Beta	0.68
11 Month Change	2.68%
3 Month Change	1.94%
1 Year Change	18.04%
33 Year Change	23.21%
5 Year Change	-21.58%
Change since IPO	-15.23%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	ORI	AU Chemicals	AU Market
7D	5.5%	2.9%	0.4%
1Y	18.0%	6.6%	16.9%

Return vs Industry: ORI exceeded the Australian Chemicals industry which returned 6.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: ORI exceeded the Australian Market which returned 16.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is ORI's price volatile compared to industry and market?
ORI volatility
ORI Average Weekly Movement	2.7%
Chemicals Industry Average Movement	10.3%
Market Average Movement	8.6%
10% most volatile stocks in AU Market	17.4%
10% least volatile stocks in AU Market	3.4%

Stable Share Price: ORI has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Australian market.

Volatility Over Time: ORI's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1874	14,000	Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi	www.orica.com

Orica Limited manufactures, distributes, and sells commercial blasting systems, explosives, mining and tunnelling support systems, and various chemical products and services in Australia, Peru, Canada, the United States, and internationally. The company provides 4D bulk explosives systems, packaged explosives, initiating systems, boosters, and seismic explosive ranges; technical services; and supplementary services. It also offers automation solutions, including Avatel, a machine equipped with underground development charging system; and secondary breakage and hang up blasting, a tele-remote blasting solution.

Orica Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Orica's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
ORI fundamental statistics
Market cap	AU$8.92b
Earnings (TTM)	AU$524.60m
Revenue (TTM)	AU$7.66b

17.0x

P/E Ratio

1.2x

P/S Ratio

Is ORI overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
ORI income statement (TTM)
Revenue	AU$7.66b
Cost of Revenue	AU$4.56b
Gross Profit	AU$3.11b
Other Expenses	AU$2.58b
Earnings	AU$524.60m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	1.08
Gross Margin	40.52%
Net Profit Margin	6.85%
Debt/Equity Ratio	48.3%

How did ORI perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.6%

Current Dividend Yield

42%

Payout Ratio

Does ORI pay a reliable dividends?

See ORI dividend history and benchmarks

When do you need to buy ORI by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Orica dividend dates
Ex Dividend Date	Nov 22 2024
Dividend Pay Date	Dec 23 2024
Days until Ex dividend	2 days
Days until Dividend pay date	33 days

Does ORI pay a reliable dividends?

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ORI Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Orica Limited Competitors

ASX:EVN

AU$9.7b

ASX:BSL

AU$9.2b

ASX:MIN

AU$6.8b

ASX:SDV

AU$86.4m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Final dividend increased to AU$0.28

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$1.11 (vs AU$0.65 in FY 2023)

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

First half dividend increased to AU$0.19

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.73 (vs AU$0.27 in 1H 2023)

Orica Limited Announces Retirement of Gene Tilbrook from the Board of Directors

Recent updates

Final dividend increased to AU$0.28

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$1.11 (vs AU$0.65 in FY 2023)

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

First half dividend increased to AU$0.19

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.73 (vs AU$0.27 in 1H 2023)

Orica Limited Announces Retirement of Gene Tilbrook from the Board of Directors

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Orica Limited has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of AUD 400.000012 million.

Orica Limited (ASX:ORI) entered into a binding agreement to acquire Cyanco Corporation from Cerberus Capital Management, L.P for the enterprise value of approximately $640 million.

Orica Limited (ASX:ORI) entered into a binding agreement to acquire Cyanco Corporation from Cerberus Capital Management, L.P for the enterprise value of approximately $640 million.

Orica Limited to Report First Half, 2024 Results on May 09, 2024

Orica Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.65 (vs AU$0.35 in FY 2022)

CF Industries Files a Separate Lawsuit in the United States Against Orica

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.18 per share at 2.2% yield

Orica Limited Announces Distribution for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2023, Payable on July 3, 2023

First half 2023 earnings released

Orica Limited Announces Vanessa Guthrie AO as Independent, Non-Executive, Effective 1 February 2023

Orica Limited, Annual General Meeting, Feb 13, 2023

Orica Announces the Appointment of Mark Garrett as Independent, Non-Executive Director, to the Board

Orica Limited Announces Board Retirements

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.35 (vs AU$0.46 loss in FY 2021)

Orica Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

Orica Announces Change of Chief Financial Officer Effective October 11, 2022

Orica Limited (ASX:ORI) entered into an agreement to acquire Axis Mining Technology for AUD 350 million.

Orica Limited Announces Distribution for the Period of Six Months Ended 31 March 2022, Payable on July 08, 2022

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.13 per share

First half 2022 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.002 (vs AU$0.18 in 1H 2021)

Orica Limited Announces Distribution for the Period of Six Months Ended 31 March 2022, Payable on July 08, 2022

Orica Limited Appoints Gordon Naylor as Independent, Non-Executive Director, Effective 1 April 2022

Now 20% undervalued

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA (XTRA:AR4) agreed to acquire Minova business of Orica Limited (ASX:ORI) for AUD 180 million.

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$250k worth of stock

Full year 2021 earnings released

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$137k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.075 per share

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS AU$0.19 (vs AU$0.43 in 1H 2020)

Orica Declares Interim Dividend for the Six Ended March 31, 2021, Payable on 9 July 2021

MD, CEO & Executive Director Alberto Zuleta has left the company

New 90-day low: AU$12.56

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Orica Limited Announces Executive Changes

Orica Limited, Annual General Meeting, Dec 16, 2021

MD, CEO & Executive Director recently bought AU$130k worth of stock

New 90-day low: AU$14.92

Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$61k worth of stock

Orica Limited to Report First Half, 2021 Results on May 13, 2021

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS AU$0.42

Revenue misses expectations

New 90-day low: AU$15.24

New 90-day low: AU$15.74

New 90-day high - AU$17.97