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Austal

ASX:ASB AU000000ASB3
53
  • Value
    44
  • Growth
    45
  • Safety
    Safety
    74
  • Combined
    58
  • Sentiment
    58
  • 360° View
    360° View
    53
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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 57 (better than 57% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Austal are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for Austal. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 54, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 54% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 74 or better than 74% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 46, meaning that the share price of Austal is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 47. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Stock Returns
Weakest Rank Capital Growth
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: 8-Jun-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
44 29 87 87
Growth
45 76 65 55
Safety
Safety
74 33 61 81
Sentiment
58 24 18 72
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53 29 76 99
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
6 37 45 62
Opinions Change
50 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 26 19 80
Market Pulse
85 30 31 36
Sentiment
58 24 18 72
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
44 29 87 87
Growth
45 76 65 55
Safety Safety
74 33 61 81
Combined
58 48 91 100
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
65 54 76 74
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
35 5 34 67
Price vs. Book (P/B)
53 54 92 84
Dividend Yield
39 15 73 68
Value
44 29 87 87
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
84 96 73 96
Profit Growth
22 4 98 15
Capital Growth
97 82 68 97
Stock Returns
9 83 3 13
Growth
45 76 65 55
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
71 66 74 72
Refinancing
45 15 57 61
Liquidity
60 12 15 63
Safety Safety
74 33 61 81

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The value case is weak (expensive and low Growth Rank), but sentiment is strong and financing is safe. This scenario may indicate future growth not yet in current financials. This is a speculative choice for investors with a high-risk appetite who are betting on the positive sentiment and safe financing to sustain a long-term turnaround.

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