ASX:AZJ

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Aurizon Holdings

Market Cap

AU$11.4b

Last Updated

2019/10/19 10:34 UTC

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Company Financials +

Executive Summary

Aurizon Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as a rail freight operator in Australia.

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Fundamentals

Acceptable track record with imperfect balance sheet.

Share Price & News

How has Aurizon Holdings's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?

Latest Share Price and Events

Market Performance

7 Day Return

-0.9%

AZJ

-0.7%

AU Transportation

0.4%

AU Market

1 Year Return

39.2%

AZJ

30.7%

AU Transportation

9.8%

AU Market

Return vs Industry: AZJ exceeded the Australian Transportation industry which returned 30.7% over the past year.

Return vs Market: AZJ exceeded the Australian Market which returned 9.8% over the past year.

Shareholder returns

AZJIndustryMarket
7 Day-0.9%-0.7%0.4%
30 Day-3.2%-3.2%-0.7%
90 Day4.5%3.9%-0.6%
1 Year45.7%39.2%37.0%30.7%16.1%9.8%
3 Year38.4%19.1%52.9%43.3%36.1%17.9%
5 Year63.7%26.7%49.3%34.3%49.4%15.8%

Price Volatility Vs. Market

How volatile is Aurizon Holdings's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?

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Valuation

Is Aurizon Holdings undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?

24.35x

Price to Earnings (PE) ratio

Share Price vs. Fair Value

Undervalued: AZJ (A$5.79) is trading above our estimate of fair value (A$4.21)

Significantly Undervalued: AZJ is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Price To Earnings Ratio

PE vs Industry: AZJ is poor value based on its PE Ratio (24.3x) compared to the Transportation industry average (17.5x).

PE vs Market: AZJ is poor value based on its PE Ratio (24.3x) compared to the Australian market (18.3x).

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Low PEG Ratio: AZJ is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (5.2x)

Price to Book Ratio

PB vs Industry: AZJ is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (2.5x) compared to the XO Transportation industry average (2.2x).

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Future Growth

How is Aurizon Holdings forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 9 analysts?

4.7%

Forecasted annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: AZJ's forecast earnings growth (4.7% per year) is above the savings rate (2.3%).

Earnings vs Market: AZJ's earnings (4.7% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the Australian market (10.3% per year).

High Growth Earnings: AZJ's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: AZJ's revenue (1.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the Australian market (3.6% per year).

High Growth Revenue: AZJ's revenue (1.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

High Future ROE: AZJ's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (14.6%).

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Past Performance

How has Aurizon Holdings performed over the past 5 years?

3.3%

Historical annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue History

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: AZJ's earnings have grown by 3.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: AZJ's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: AZJ had negative earnings growth (-15.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Transportation industry average (5.1%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: AZJ's Return on Equity (10.1%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

ROA vs Industry: AZJ has a higher Return on Assets than the Transportation industry average last year.

Return on Capital Employed

ROCE Improving: AZJ has improved its Return on Capital Employed over the past 3 years.

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Financial Health

How is Aurizon Holdings's financial position?

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: AZJ's short term assets (A$739.6M) do not cover its short term liabilities (A$948.5M)

Long Term Liabilities: AZJ's short term assets (739.6M) do not cover its long term liabilities (4.1B)

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: AZJ's debt to equity ratio (73.1%) is considered high

Reducing Debt: AZJ's debt to equity ratio has increased from 45% to 73.1% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: AZJ's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (37.8%).

Interest Coverage: AZJ's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (5.8x coverage).

Balance Sheet

Inventory Level: AZJ has a high level of physical assets or inventory.

Debt Coverage by Assets: AZJ's debt is not covered by short term assets (assets are 0.2x debt).

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Dividend

What is Aurizon Holdings's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?

4.11%

Current Dividend Yield

Dividend Yield vs Market

company4.1%marketbottom25%2.4%markettop25%5.6%industryaverage4.3%forecastin3Years5.0%

Current dividend yield vs market & industry

Stability and Growth of Payments

Notable Dividend: AZJ's dividend (4.11%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Australian market (2.44%).

High Dividend: AZJ's dividend (4.11%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Australian market (5.58%).

Stable Dividend: AZJ has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.

Growing Dividend: AZJ's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 8 years.

Current Payout to Shareholders

Dividend Coverage: With its high payout ratio (100.1%), AZJ's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.

Future Payout to Shareholders

Future Dividend Coverage: AZJ's dividends in 3 years are not forecast to be well covered by earnings (98.4% payout ratio).

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Management

What is the CEO of Aurizon Holdings's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?

2.8yrs

Average management tenure

CEO

Tony Harding (52yo)

2.8yrs

Tenure

AU$4,337,000

Compensation

Mr. Andrew T. Harding, also known as Tony, B.Eng. (Mining Engineering), MBA, has been the Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director and Director of Aurizon Holdings Limited and Aurizon Network Pty Ltd. si ...

CEO Compensation Analysis

Compensation vs. Market: Tony's total compensation ($USD2.97M) is about average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD2.81M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Tony's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

Management Age and Tenure

2.8yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: AZJ's management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).

Board Age and Tenure

3.7yrs

Average Tenure

56yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: AZJ's board of directors are considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).

Insider Trading

Insider Buying: AZJ insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.

Recent Insider Transactions

BuyAU$4,53803 Oct 19
Andrew Harding
EntityIndividual
Role
Chief Executive Officer
MD, CEO & Director
Shares871
Max PriceAU$5.35
BuyAU$50,00015 Aug 19
Marcelo De Almeida Bastos
EntityIndividual
Role
Member of the Board of Directors
Independent Non-Executive Director
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Max PriceAU$5.85
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UniSuper Limited
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EntityCompany
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Max PriceAU$5.37
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Max PriceAU$4.30
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Max PriceAU$4.93
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Max PriceAU$4.97
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Perpetual Limited
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Max PriceAU$4.59
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EntityCompany
Shares14,611,006
Max PriceAU$4.48
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Andrew Harding
EntityIndividual
Role
Chief Executive Officer
MD, CEO & Director
Shares10,000
Max PriceAU$4.86
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Michael Fraser
EntityIndividual
Role
Member of the Board of Directors
Independent Non-Executive Director
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Max PriceAU$4.86
SellAU$297,35328 Jan 19
BlackRock, Inc.
EntityCompany
Shares31,274,353
Max PriceAU$5.93
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BlackRock, Inc.
EntityCompany
Shares47,360,732
Max PriceAU$5.66
BuyAU$4,06527 Dec 18
J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Inc.
EntityCompany
Shares989
Max PriceAU$4.11
SellAU$1,506,70627 Dec 18
JPMorgan Chase & Co, Brokerage and Securities Investments
EntityCompany
Shares363,345
Max PriceAU$4.19
SellAU$157,11327 Dec 18
J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Inc.
EntityCompany
Shares38,227
Max PriceAU$4.11
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JPMorgan Chase & Co, Brokerage and Securities Investments
EntityCompany
Shares790,833
Max PriceAU$4.17
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Perpetual Limited
EntityCompany
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EntityCompany
Shares116,459,668
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MLC Investments Limited
EntityCompany
Shares149,313
Max PriceAU$4.21
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Antares Capital Partners Pty. Ltd.
EntityCompany
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Max PriceAU$4.20
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EntityCompany
Shares1,522,422
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EntityCompany
Shares2,727
Max PriceAU$4.30
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EntityCompany
Shares627
Max PriceAU$4.17
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Shares977
Max PriceAU$4.11
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MLC Investment Management Limited
EntityCompany
Shares87,418
Max PriceAU$4.14
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Antares Capital Partners Pty. Ltd.
EntityCompany
Shares3,623
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EntityCompany
Shares894
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MLC Investments Limited
EntityCompany
Shares94,353
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EntityCompany
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Antares Capital Partners Pty. Ltd.
EntityCompany
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EntityCompany
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Ownership Breakdown

Management Team

  • Dominic Smith (55yo)

    Company Secretary

    • Tenure: 9.1yrs

  • Chris Vagg

    Head of Investor Relations & Group Treasurer

    • Tenure: 0yrs

  • Tony Harding (52yo)

    MD, CEO & Director

    • Tenure: 2.8yrs
    • Compensation: AU$4.34m

  • Tina Thomas

    Group Executive of Corporate

    • Tenure: 2.3yrs

  • Mike Carter

    Group Executive of Technical Services & Planning

    • Tenure: 2.3yrs
    • Compensation: AU$1.53m

  • Pam Bains

    CFO & Group Executive of Strategy

    • Tenure: 2.8yrs
    • Compensation: AU$1.59m

  • Mark Hairsine

    Manager of Media & Communications

    • Tenure: 0yrs

Board Members

  • Michael Fraser (62yo)

    Independent Non-Executive Director

    • Tenure: 3.7yrs
    • Compensation: AU$218.00

  • Tim Poole (50yo)

    Independent Chairman

    • Tenure: 4.1yrs
    • Compensation: AU$492.00

  • Russell Caplan (72yo)

    Independent Non-Executive Director

    • Tenure: 9.1yrs
    • Compensation: AU$216.00

  • Marcelo De Almeida Bastos (56yo)

    Independent Non-Executive Director

    • Tenure: 1.9yrs
    • Compensation: AU$212.00

  • Tony Harding (52yo)

    MD, CEO & Director

    • Tenure: 2.8yrs
    • Compensation: AU$4.34m

  • Sam Lewis

    Independent Non-Executive Director

    • Tenure: 4.7yrs
    • Compensation: AU$221.00

  • Kate Vidgen

    Independent Non-Executive Director

    • Tenure: 3.3yrs
    • Compensation: AU$203.00

Company Information

Aurizon Holdings Limited's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources

Key Information

  • Name: Aurizon Holdings Limited
  • Ticker: AZJ
  • Exchange: ASX
  • Founded: 2010
  • Industry: Railroads
  • Sector: Transportation
  • Market Cap: AU$11.448b
  • Shares outstanding: 1.98b
  • Website: https://www.aurizon.com.au

Number of Employees

Location

  • Aurizon Holdings Limited
  • 900 Ann Street
  • Level 8
  • Fortitude Valley
  • Queensland
  • 4006
  • Australia

Listings

TickerExchangePrimary SecuritySecurity TypeCountryCurrencyListed on
AZJASX (Australian Securities Exchange)YesOrdinary SharesAUAUDNov 2010
QRNN.FOTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC)YesOrdinary SharesUSUSDNov 2010
AZJCHIA (Chi-X Australia)YesOrdinary SharesAUAUDNov 2010

Biography

Aurizon Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as a rail freight operator in Australia. It operates through Network, Coal, Bulk, and Other segments. The company transports various commodities ...

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

All financial data provided by Standard & Poor's Capital IQ.
DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2019/10/19 10:34
End of Day Share Price2019/10/18 00:00
Earnings2019/06/30
Annual Earnings2019/06/30


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.