How does LAU's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

LAU is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.3x) compared to the peer average (12.5x).

How does LAU's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Transportation Industry?

LAU is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.3x) compared to the Global Transportation industry average (14.4x).

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

LAU is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.4x).

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

LAU (A$0.88) is trading below our estimate of [[fair value]] (A$0.96)

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

Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

LAU Stock Overview

Provides integrated transport, logistics, and rural supply services to the food processing, food services, fresh produce, and horticulture sectors in Australia. More details

LAU fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	5/6
Future Growth	3/6
Past Performance	2/6
Financial Health	5/6
Dividends	4/6

Rewards

Trading at 8.5% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 12.56% per year

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Analysts in good agreement that stock price will rise by 37.1%

Risk Analysis

Profit margins (3.4%) are lower than last year (5.1%)

Unstable dividend track record

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Lindsay Australia Limited Competitors

A2B Australia

ASX:A2B

AU$181.3m

Kelsian Group

ASX:KLS

AU$976.1m

Silk Logistics Holdings

ASX:SLH

AU$170.4m

Alliance Aviation Services

ASX:AQZ

AU$466.2m

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Lindsay Australia
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	AU$0.88
52 Week High	AU$1.20
52 Week Low	AU$0.81
Beta	0.30
1 Month Change	1.73%
3 Month Change	-4.86%
1 Year Change	-24.46%
3 Year Change	114.63%
5 Year Change	151.43%
Change since IPO	166.67%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	LAU	AU Transportation	AU Market
7D	0%	-1.9%	-2.7%
1Y	-24.5%	-23.9%	6.5%

Return vs Industry: LAU matched the Australian Transportation industry which returned -23.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: LAU underperformed the Australian Market which returned 6.5% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is LAU's price volatile compared to industry and market?
LAU volatility
LAU Average Weekly Movement	4.5%
Transportation Industry Average Movement	4.4%
Market Average Movement	8.0%
10% most volatile stocks in AU Market	16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in AU Market	3.1%

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

Volatility Over Time: LAU's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1993	1,852	Clay McDonald	www.lindsayaustralia.com.au

Lindsay Australia Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated transport, logistics, and rural supply services to the food processing, food services, fresh produce, and horticulture sectors in Australia. The company operates through Transport, Rural, and Hunter segments. It offers seeds, chemicals, nutrients, fertilizers, irrigation, farm consumables, and packaging.

Lindsay Australia Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Lindsay Australia's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
LAU fundamental statistics
Market cap	AU$280.21m
Earnings (TTM)	AU$27.27m
Revenue (TTM)	AU$809.11m

10.3x

P/E Ratio

0.3x

P/S Ratio

Is LAU overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
LAU income statement (TTM)
Revenue	AU$809.11m
Cost of Revenue	AU$552.79m
Gross Profit	AU$256.32m
Other Expenses	AU$229.05m
Earnings	AU$27.27m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.087
Gross Margin	31.68%
Net Profit Margin	3.37%
Debt/Equity Ratio	25.9%

How did LAU perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

5.5%

Current Dividend Yield

56%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/22 20:26
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings	2024/06/30
Annual Earnings	2024/06/30

Data Sources

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Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Lindsay Australia Limited is covered by 9 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Ian Munro	CCZ Equities Pty Limited
Russell Wright	Maqro Capital
Andrew Tang	Morgans Financial Limited

LAU Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Lindsay Australia Limited Competitors

ASX:A2B

AU$181.3m

ASX:KLS

AU$976.1m

ASX:SLH

AU$170.4m

ASX:AQZ

AU$466.2m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Lindsay Australia Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 08, 2024

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.028 per share

Final dividend of AU$0.028 announced

Lindsay Australia Limited Announces Ordinary Fully Franked Dividend for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024, Payable on October 11, 2024

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

Lindsay Australia Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Aug 22, 2024

Recent updates

Lindsay Australia Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 08, 2024

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.028 per share

Final dividend of AU$0.028 announced

Lindsay Australia Limited Announces Ordinary Fully Franked Dividend for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024, Payable on October 11, 2024

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

Lindsay Australia Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Aug 22, 2024

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.021 per share

First half dividend of AU$0.021 announced

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.058 (vs AU$0.056 in 1H 2023)

Now 22% undervalued

Lindsay Australia Limited to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Feb 26, 2024

Now 21% undervalued

Now 20% undervalued

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.03 per share at 5.3% yield

Independent Non Executive Chairman recently bought AU$100k worth of stock

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.11 (vs AU$0.064 in FY 2022)

Lindsay Australia Limited Announces Franked Dividend for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023, Payable on 6 October 2023

Lindsay Australia Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Aug 28, 2023

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Lindsay Australia Limited (ASX:LAU) completed the acquisition of W. B. Hunter Pty. Limited.

Now 21% undervalued

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 18%

Lindsay Australia Limited (ASX:LAU) entered into a binding agreement to acquire W. B. Hunter Pty. Limited for an enterprise value of AUD 34.6 million.

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19%

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.019 per share at 3.8% yield

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.056 (vs AU$0.041 in 1H 2022)

Less than half of directors are independent

Lindsay Australia Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 04, 2022

Lindsay Australia Limited Announces Ordinary Fully Paid Dividend for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022, Payable on October 7, 2022

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.018 per share

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.064 (vs AU$0.004 in FY 2021)

Lindsay Australia Limited Announces Ordinary Fully Paid Dividend for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022, Payable on October 7, 2022

Less than half of directors are independent

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.014 per share

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

First half 2022 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Lindsay Australia Limited Announces Ordinary Fully Paid Dividend for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2021, Payable on April 8, 2022

Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$74k worth of stock

Less than half of directors are independent

Independent Non-Executive Chairman Richard Anderson has left the company

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS AU$0.004 (vs AU$0.018 in FY 2020)

Upcoming Dividend of AU$0.012 Per Share

Revenue misses expectations

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS AU$0.022 (vs AU$0.019 in 1H 2020)

New 90-day high: AU$0.35

New 90-day high: AU$0.35

New 90-day low: AU$0.31

New 90-day low: AU$0.32

Lindsay Australia Limited Announces Executive Changes

Full year earnings released - EPS AU$0.018

New 90-day low - AU$0.33

Shareholder Returns

Price Volatility

About the Company

Lindsay Australia Limited Fundamentals Summary

10.3x