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ALQ — ALS Share Price
- AU$5.89bn
- AU$6.76bn
- AU$1.76bn
- 89
- 37
- 99
- 85
Momentum
Growth & Value
12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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PE Ratio (f) | 20.52 | ||
PEG Ratio (f) | 2.14 | ||
EPS Growth (f) | 10.59% | ||
Dividend Yield (f) | 2.86% |
Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
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Price to Book Value | 5.28 | ||
Price to Tang. Book | n/a | ||
Price to Free Cashflow | 28.53 | ||
Price to Sales | 3.02 | ||
EV to EBITDA | 16.75 |
Shareholder Activity
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Guru Screens
Quality
Name | Industry | Market | |
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Return on Capital | 15.77% | ||
Return on Equity | 16.36% | ||
Operating Margin | 15.23% |
Financial Summary
Year End 31st Mar | Unit | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022E | 2023E | CAGR / Avg |
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Total Revenue | AU$m | 1,261.5 | 1,446.9 | 1,664.8 | 1,853.9 | 1,761.4 | 2,109.22 | 2,268.13 | 7.29% |
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EPS Growth | % | +11.41 | +21.86 | +32.67 | +4.68 | -17.52 | +68.53 | +10.59 | n/a |
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Health Trend(F-Score)
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Leverage (ttm) | Total | - Intang | + Pension |
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
ALS Limited is an Australia-based company, which is engaged in providing laboratory testing, inspection, certification and verification solutions. The Company operates through three segments: Life Sciences, Commodities, and Industrial. Its Life Sciences segment provides analytical testing, sampling services and remote monitoring for the environmental, food, pharmaceutical, and consumer product markets. Its Commodities segment provides testing services for the global mining industry in four business streams, which includes geochemistry, metallurgy, inspection, and coal quality. Its Industrial segment is a provider of diagnostic testing and engineering solutions for the energy, resources, transportation, and infrastructure sectors. The Company operates from approximately 350 sites in over 65 countries across Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas.
Directors
- Bruce Phillips NEC (66)
- Raj Naran CEO (59)
- Luis Damasceno CFO
- Andreas Jonsson GMG
- Tim Kilmister GMG
- Bruce McDonald GMG
- Kristen Walsh GMG
- Michael Pearson SEC
- Leslie Desjardins NID (61)
- Tonianne Dwyer NID (58)
- Siddhartha Kadia NID (51)
- John Mulcahy NID (71)
- Charles Sartain NID (60)
- Last Annual
- March 31st, 2021
- Last Interim
- September 30th, 2021
- Incorporated
- December 8th, 1910
- Public Since
- July 18th, 1952
- No. of Shareholders
- 9,406
- No. of Employees
- 15,912
- Sector
- Professional & Commercial Services
- Industry
- Industrials
- Exchange
Australian Stock Exchange - SEATS
- Shares in Issue
- 482,425,769

- Address
- Level 2, 299 Coronation Drive, Milton, BRISBANE, 4064
- Web
- https://www.alsglobal.com/
- Phone
- +61 733677900
- Auditors
- Ernst & Young
Upcoming Events for ALQ
Full Year 2022 ALS Ltd Earnings Call
Full Year 2022 ALS Ltd Earnings Release
ALS Ltd Annual Shareholders Meeting
Half Year 2023 ALS Ltd Earnings Release
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FAQ
As of Today at 19:00 UTC, shares in ALS are trading at AU$12.21. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in ALS last closed at AU$12.21 and the price had moved by +12.22% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the ALS share price has outperformed the ASX All Ordinaries Index by +10.48% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for ALS is Hold. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
The ALS dividend yield is 2.49% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, ALS paid a total dividend of AU$0.30, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 2.49%. We do not have any data on when ALS is to next pay dividends.
We do not have data on when ALS is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on ALS shares is currently 2.49%.
To buy shares in ALS you'll need a share-dealing account with an online or offline stock broker. Once you have opened your account and transferred funds into it, you'll be able to search and select shares to buy and sell. You can use Stockopedia’s share research software to help you find the the kinds of shares that suit your investment strategy and objectives.
As of the previous close price of AU$12.21, shares in ALS had a market capitalisation of AU$5.89bn.
Here are the trading details for ALS:
- Country of listing: Australia
- Exchange: ASX
- Ticker Symbol: ALQ
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum ALS is currently classified as a High Flyer. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in ALS is AU$13.46. That is 10.25% above the last closing price of AU$12.21.
Analysts covering ALS currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of AU$0.54 for the next financial year.
An important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like ALS. Over the past six months, its share price has outperformed the ASX All Ordinaries Index by +8.25%.
As of the last closing price of AU$12.21, shares in ALS were trading -4.55% below their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The ALS PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 20.52. The shares last closed at AU$12.21.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
ALS' management team is headed by:
- Bruce Phillips - NEC
- Raj Naran - CEO
- Luis Damasceno - CFO
- Andreas Jonsson - GMG
- Tim Kilmister - GMG
- Bruce McDonald - GMG
- Kristen Walsh - GMG
- Michael Pearson - SEC
- Leslie Desjardins - NID
- Tonianne Dwyer - NID
- Siddhartha Kadia - NID
- John Mulcahy - NID
- Charles Sartain - NID