AUSTAL LIMITED (ASB)
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ASB - AUSTAL LIMITED

FNArena Sector : Commercial Services & Supplies
Year End: June
GICS Industry Group : Capital Goods
Debt/EBITDA: 6.48
Index: ASX300 | ALL-ORDS

Austal is an Australian ship building company and defence contractor. It specialises in the design, construction and support of defence and commercial vessels. It has been a listed company since 1998.

LAST PRICE CHANGE +/- CHANGE % VOLUME

$4.09

27 Mar
2025

-0.010

OPEN

$4.15

-0.24%

HIGH

$4.17

1,161,836

LOW

$4.06

TARGET
$4.43 8.3% upside
Franking for last dividend paid out: 0%
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FNARENA'S MARKET CONSENSUS FORECASTS
ASB: 1
Title FY23
Actual		 FY24
Actual		 FY25
Forecast		 FY26
Forecast
EPS (cps) xxx 4.1 14.3 xxx
DPS (cps) xxx 0.0 0.0 xxx
EPS Growth xxx N/A 100.0% xxx
DPS Growth xxx N/A N/A xxx
PE Ratio xxx N/A 29.6 xxx
Dividend Yield xxx N/A 0.0% xxx
Div Pay Ratio(%) xxx N/A N/A xxx

Dividend yield today if purchased 3 years ago: 0.00%

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Last ex-div: 14/09 - ex-div 3c (franking 0%)

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Title 201920202021202220232024
EPS Basic xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx4.1
DPS All xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx0.0
Sales/Revenue xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1,468.9 M
Book Value Per Share xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx278.1
Net Operating Cash Flow xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-13.0 M
Net Profit Margin xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1.01 %

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Title 201920202021202220232024
Return on Capital Employed xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1.52 %
Return on Invested Capital xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1.23 %
Return on Assets xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx0.74 %
Return on Equity xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1.52 %
Return on Total Capital xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-1.93 %
Free Cash Flow ex dividends xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-90.3 M

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Title 201920202021202220232024
Short-Term Debt xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx45 M
Long Term Debt xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx236 M
Total Debt xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx281 M
Goodwill - Gross xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx32 M
Cash & Equivalents - Generic xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx174 M
Price To Book Value xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx0.90

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Title 201920202021202220232024
Capex xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx69.9 M
Capex % of Sales xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx4.76 %
Cost of Goods Sold xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1,296 M
Selling, General & Admin. Exp & Other xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx196 M
Research & Development xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-
Investments - Total xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx13 M

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EXPERT VIEWS
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No. Of Recommendations

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BROKER DATE RATING RECOMMENDATION TARGET PRICE % TO REACH TARGET COMMENTARY

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Bell Potter

13/03/2025

1

Buy

$4.45

8.80%

Austal's completed $200m institutional placement at $3.80/share and will undertake up to $20m share purchase plan, both non-underwritten. The funds will be used for the expansion of the shipyard in Alabama where the capex is estimated to be -US$300m.

Bell Potter notes the company also announced a sell-down by former chairman John Rothwell of $50m, with share allocations beyond $200m used to complete the process.

The broker made upward revisions to capex forecasts which together with the dilutive effect of equity raise (including the yet-to-be-completed share purchase plan) drove -a 7% decline in the FY25 EPS forecast and -15% in FY26.

Target price reduces to $4.45 from $4.70. Buy retained.

FORECAST
Bell Potter forecasts a full year FY25 dividend of 0.00 cents and EPS of 14.30 cents.
Bell Potter forecasts a full year FY26 dividend of 4.00 cents and EPS of 16.80 cents.

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BROKER DATE RATING RECOMMENDATION TARGET PRICE % TO REACH TARGET COMMENTARY

Petra Capital

17/03/2025

3

Hold

$3.77

-7.82%

Petra Capital lifted the FY25 EPS forecast for Austal by 3% but lowered FY26 by -12% after factoring in a $200m equity raise ($3.80/share) to fund around 50% of the US$300m capex for expansion of the US shipyard (FA2).

The broker cut the interest expense estimates due to the equity in the funding mix and is now forecasting a slower depreciation profile for FA2.

Target price cut to $3.77 from $4.07 but this was mainly due to a change to a blend of NTA, DCF and EV/Sales vs 1xFY25 NTA previously. Rating maintained at Hold.

FORECAST
Petra Capital forecasts a full year FY25 dividend of 4.00 cents and EPS of 13.80 cents.
Petra Capital forecasts a full year FY26 dividend of 7.00 cents and EPS of 13.50 cents.
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