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Austal

ASX:ASB AU000000ASB3
77
  • Value
    55
  • Growth
    23
  • Safety
    Safety
    47
  • Combined
    49
  • Sentiment
    94
  • 360° View
    360° View
    77
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Company Description

Austal Limited is a global shipbuilder and defense contractor offering naval, government, and commercial vessels and support. It operates in the shipbuilding industry, constructing passenger ferries, offshore and windfarm vessels, and providing maritime technologies for defense and commercial operators. It operates worldwide, contracting vessels in 59 countries. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $1,621 million, profits of $112 million, and revenue of $979 million, with 4258 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 77 (better than 77% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Austal are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Austal. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 55, which means that the share price of Austal is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 55% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 94, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 94% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 23, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 47, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 53 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank Market Pulse
Country Australia
Industry Aerospace & Defense
Size Medium
Website austal.com
Index
ASX 200
ASX 300
Austal stock price by TradingView. Not sourced by Obermatt.
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 26-Oct-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
55 29 87 87
Growth
23 76 65 55
Safety
Safety
47 33 61 81
Sentiment
94 24 18 72
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77 29 76 99
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
34 37 45 62
Opinions Change
96 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 26 19 80
Market Pulse
99 30 31 36
Sentiment
94 24 18 72
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
55 29 87 87
Growth
23 76 65 55
Safety Safety
47 33 61 81
Combined
49 48 91 100
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
72 54 76 74
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
43 5 34 67
Price vs. Book (P/B)
72 54 92 84
Dividend Yield
1 15 73 68
Value
55 29 87 87
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
67 96 73 96
Profit Growth
26 4 98 15
Capital Growth
14 82 68 97
Stock Returns
31 83 3 13
Growth
23 76 65 55
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
77 66 74 72
Refinancing
23 15 57 61
Liquidity
8 12 15 63
Safety Safety
47 33 61 81

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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