Als Share Price and Company Fundamentals
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ALS Limited provides professional technical services primarily in the areas of testing, measurement, and inspection in Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and the Americas. The company operates through three segments: Life Sciences, Commodities, and Industrial. The Commodities segment offers assaying and analytical testing, and metallurgical services for the mining and mineral exploration companies in geochemistry, metallurgy, inspection, and coal quality streams. Its testing and consulting services cover the resource life cycle, including exploration, feasibility, optimization, production, design, development, trade, and rehabilitation. This segment also provides coal sampling, analysis and certification, formation evaluation, and related analytical testing services. The Life Sciences segment offers analytical testing and sampling, and remote monitoring services for the environmental, food, pharmaceutical, and consumer products markets; and microbiological, physical, and chemical testing services. This segment also provides analytical testing data to assist consulting and engineering firms, industries, and governments. The Industrial segment offers diagnostic testing and engineering solutions for the energy, resources, transportation, and infrastructure sectors. This segment serves asset owners, operators, constructors, and equipment manufacturers in the power, petrochemical, mining, minerals processing, water, infrastructure, and transportation industries. The company was formerly known as Campbell Brothers Limited and changed its name to ALS Limited in August 2012. ALS Limited was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Milton, Australia.
Key Metrics
PE ratio
22.30
PB ratio
4.60
Dividend yield
3.02%
Beta
1.15
Market cap
-
Enterprise value
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Company profile
| Primary activities | The provision of professional technical testing services to the global Minerals, Life Sciences, Energy and Industrial sectors. |
|---|---|
| Industry / Sector | Consulting Services / Industrials |
| Full time employees | 18500 |
| Website | https://www.alsglobal.com |
| Mailing address | 299 Coronation Drive Level 2 Milton QLD 4064 Australia |
| Phone / Fax | 61 7 3367 7900 / 61 7 3367 8156 |
| Share registry | BOARDROOM PTY LIMITED |
Dividends
More: Als Dividend history, yield and payout ratio
Dividend yield
3.02%
Dividend amount
$0.37
Payout ratio
60.35%
5Y Avg. yield
2.37%
Als paid $0.37 dividend and the ex-dividend date was 24 Nov 2022.The dividend payout ratio is 60.35%. The dividend payout ratio is defined as the amout of dividend paid divided by the earnings of the company.ALQ dividend payout ratio is less than 70. This is ideal as it gives company room to grow the dividends and also the excess earnings can be invested in company for growth.
ALQ's forward dividend amount is $0.37 and the forward dividend yield is 3.08%. A forward dividend yield is the percentage of a company's current stock price that it expects to pay out as dividends over a certain time period, generally 12 months. Forward dividend yields are generally used in circumstances where the yield is predictable based on past instances. If not, trailing yields, which indicate the same value over the previous 12 months, are used.
Company Executives
As of Dec 2022, following are the company executives and directors listed on Als.
| Name | Title | Age | Total Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Raj Naran B.A., B.Sc. | MD, CEO & Exec. Director | 58 | 2.38M |
| Mr. Luis Damasceno | Chief Financial Officer | 1.18M | |
| Mr. Bruce McDonald BSc.Hon(Geo), M.B.A (Hons), MSc(Geology) | Gen. Mang. of Geochemistry | 1.12M | |
| Ms. Kristen Walsh | Gen. Mang. of Industrial | 576.23k | |
| Tim Kilmister | Gen. Mang. of Life Sciences APAC | 846.95k | |
| Mr. Andreas Jonsson | Gen. Mang. of Life Sciences EMEA | 959.63k | |
| Mr. Michael Paul Pearson ACIS, BA, GAICD, L.L.B., LLB | Gen. Counsel & Company Sec. | ||
| Ms. Susan Putters B Bus (Strategic Human resources management), MBA | Global Head of HR | ||
| Mr. Michael Burcham B Sc, GradDip Env, Grad Cert RM,Grad Dip App, MRAC | Chief Risk Officer | ||
| Mr. Greg Affleck B. Bus (Accounting), CPA | Group Financial Controller |
Profitability and management effectiveness
Profit margin
11.57%
Operating margin
17.71%
Return on assets
8.65%
Return on equity
22.00%
Profitability ratios are a class of financial metrics that are used to assess a business's ability to generate earnings relative to its revenue, operating costs, balance sheet assets, and shareholders' equity over time, using data from a specific point in time.
The return on equity signifies how well the management is running the company in terms of capital management. The ideal return on equity is greater than 10%. The return on equity is calculated as net income divided by total share holders equity.
Valuation and Trading Info
The market capitalization of Als is and its enterprise value is .
The ALQ's stocks Beta value is 1.15 making it 15% more volatile compared to ASX market index. Technology stocks and small caps tend to have higher betas than the market benchmark. This indicates that adding the stock to a portfolio will increase the portfolio’s risk, but also increase its expected return. On the other hand utility stocks often have low betas because they tend to move more slowly than market averages.
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Als (ASX:ALQ) Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is Als's Stock Symbol?
Als trades on ASX under the ticker symbol "ALQ".
2. What is Als's stock price today?
One share of ALQ stock can currently be purchased for approximately $12.32.
3. How can I contact Als?
Als's mailing address is 299 Coronation Drive Level 2 Milton QLD 4064 Australia. The company can be reached via phone at 61 7 3367 7900.
4. What is Als's official website?
The official website of Als is https://www.alsglobal.com.
5. Which share registry manages Als's stock?
Als's stock is managed by BOARDROOM PTY LIMITED.