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ALS

ASX:ALQ AU000000ALQ6
8
  • Value
    3
  • Growth
    75
  • Safety
    Safety
    11
  • Combined
    9
  • Sentiment
    38
  • 360° View
    360° View
    8
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Company Description

ALS Limited provides professional technical services, primarily in testing, measurement, and inspection globally. It operates in Commodities, offering assaying and analytical testing for mining and coal industries, and Life Sciences, providing analytical data for environmental, food, pharmaceutical, electronics, consumer products, and animal health sectors. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $5830 million, profits of $1682 million, and revenue of $1873 million.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 8 (better than 8% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock ALS are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for ALS. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 75, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. It ranks higher than 75% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 3 means that the share price of ALS is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 97% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 11, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 89% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 38, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 62% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Value
Weakest Rank Profit Growth
Country Australia
Industry Research & Consulting
Size Medium
Website alsglobal.com
Index
ASX 100
ASX 200
ASX 300
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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: 3-Sep-2026.

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Combined
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
3 9 39 29
Growth
75 83 71 53
Safety
Safety
11 21 4 4
Sentiment
38 34 69 16
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8 17 35 7
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
64 56 73 28
Opinions Change
16 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 12 76 38
Market Pulse
63 52 44 31
Sentiment
38 34 69 16
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
3 9 39 29
Growth
75 83 71 53
Safety Safety
11 21 4 4
Combined
9 14 22 6
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
10 26 31 36
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
10 27 47 36
Price vs. Book (P/B)
7 7 33 34
Dividend Yield
41 35 67 63
Value
3 9 39 29
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
60 56 50 38
Profit Growth
82 27 24 69
Capital Growth
44 74 80 31
Stock Returns
57 93 55 69
Growth
75 83 71 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
19 9 14 14
Refinancing
33 33 10 12
Liquidity
43 27 10 6
Safety Safety
11 21 4 4

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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