Ventia Services Group Limited (AU:VNT)
ASX:VNT
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Ventia Services Group Limited
(Sydney:VNT)
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Rating:64Neutral
Price Target:
AU$7.00
▲(23.02% Upside)
Action:Downgraded
Date:02/20/26
The score is driven primarily by improving profitability and consistently positive free cash flow, tempered by elevated and rising leverage. Technical signals are mixed with a negative MACD, while valuation appears reasonable and supported by the dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Contract-based recurring revenue
Ventia’s business is built on multi-year contracts and recurring O&M fees from government and large infrastructure owners. That creates predictable revenue streams, durable demand for essential services, and visibility into medium-term cash flows, supporting operational planning and margin recovery.
Negative Factors
Elevated and rising leverage
Leverage has increased meaningfully, with debt-to-equity near 1.9x in 2025. Higher debt amplifies downside risk if contracts underperform or working capital swings, limits strategic flexibility and increases interest exposure, making the company more sensitive to operating stress over the medium term.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Contract-based recurring revenue
Ventia’s business is built on multi-year contracts and recurring O&M fees from government and large infrastructure owners. That creates predictable revenue streams, durable demand for essential services, and visibility into medium-term cash flows, supporting operational planning and margin recovery.
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Ventia Services Group Limited (VNT) vs. iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA)
Market Cap
AU$5.39B
Dividend Yield3.56%
Average Volume (3M)2.49M
Price to Earnings (P/E)20.2
Beta (1Y)0.74
Revenue Growth0.58%
EPS Growth25.95%
CountryAU
Employees35,000
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryIndustrial - Infrastructure Operations
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.33
Shares Outstanding819,322,200
10 Day Avg. Volume3,186,983
30 Day Avg. Volume2,489,977
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.80
Price to Book (P/B)8.90
Price to Sales (P/S)0.81
P/FCF Ratio16.38
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
AU$6.17Price Target Upside8.48% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering8
EPS Forecast (FY)0.33
Revenue Forecast (FY)AU$6.51B
Ventia Services Group Limited Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Ventia Services Group Limited, established in 1956 and headquartered in North Sydney, Australia, delivers a comprehensive suite of infrastructure services throughout Australia and New Zealand. The company's offerings are diverse, encompassing crit...
How the Company Makes Money
Ventia makes money by contracting with government agencies and large private infrastructure owners to deliver outsourced services over multi-year agreements. Its revenue model is predominantly contract-based, with earnings generated from (1) ongoi...
Ventia Services Group Limited Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
74
Positive
Balance Sheet
58
Neutral
Cash Flow
69
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 6.14B | 6.11B | 5.68B | 5.17B | 4.56B |
| Gross Profit | 618.10M | 5.66B | 480.60M | 451.80M | 286.30M |
| EBITDA | 531.00M | 507.30M | 467.80M | 410.80M | 308.00M |
| Net Income | 272.20M | 220.20M | 189.80M | 191.20M | -3.50M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 2.90B | 2.94B | 2.93B | 2.86B | 2.68B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 236.30M | 392.80M | 338.70M | 280.00M | 180.20M |
| Total Debt | 1.07B | 887.50M | 879.30M | 877.40M | 885.60M |
| Total Liabilities | 2.34B | 2.31B | 2.36B | 2.34B | 2.29B |
| Stockholders Equity | 561.10M | 630.90M | 570.20M | 520.90M | 390.50M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 305.10M | 300.60M | 255.00M | 251.50M | 88.30M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 378.90M | 356.20M | 305.90M | 289.90M | 124.60M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -127.40M | -79.30M | -44.70M | -50.10M | 55.90M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -405.80M | -222.40M | -202.10M | -139.90M | -444.70M |
Ventia Services Group Limited Technical Analysis
Positive
5.69
Price Trends
5.81
Positive
5.66
Positive
5.57
Positive
Market Momentum
0.20
Negative
72.84
Negative
89.54
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For AU:VNT, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 5.69 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 6.29, below the 50-day MA of 5.81, and above the 200-day MA of 5.57, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.20 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 72.84 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 89.54 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for AU:VNT.
Ventia Services Group Limited Peers Comparison
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Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 Neutral | AU$1.99B | 25.09 | 8.79% | 1.30% | 34.24% | 1.87% | |
65 Neutral | AU$3.00B | 28.71 | 20.27% | 2.65% | 26.80% | 40.18% | |
64 Neutral | AU$5.39B | 20.21 | 47.41% | 3.56% | 0.58% | 25.95% | |
64 Neutral | AU$5.36B | 33.87 | 7.97% | 3.11% | -4.99% | 120.98% | |
64 Neutral | AU$3.34B | 68.71 | 7.79% | 3.20% | 14.40% | -57.82% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
58 Neutral | AU$92.79M | 21.44 | 2.68% | 1.96% | 52.90% | -4.70% |
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Ventia Services Group Limited Corporate Events
Ventia Updates Market on Progress of On‑Market Share Buy‑Back
Jun 9, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has reported an update to its ongoing on-market share buy-back program for its ordinary fully paid shares listed on the ASX under the code VNT. The company disclosed that, as of the latest daily notification dated 10 ...
Ventia Provides Daily Update on Ongoing On-Market Share Buy-Back
Jun 8, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has continued its on-market share buy-back program for its ordinary fully paid shares, reporting that it has repurchased a cumulative total of 36,812,640 securities prior to the latest trading day. The company disclos...
Ventia Updates Market on Progress of Ongoing On-Market Share Buy-Back
Jun 2, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has provided an update on its on-market share buy-back program for its ordinary fully paid shares listed under the ASX code VNT. The company reported that a total of 36,183,675 shares had been bought back prior to the...
Ventia Updates Market on Progress of On-Market Share Buy-Back
Jun 1, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has provided an updated notification to the ASX regarding its on-market share buy-back program for its ordinary fully paid shares. The announcement, dated 2 June 2026, confirms the daily progress of the initiative, wh...
Ventia Wins $133m Extension at Key Australian Marine Complex Hub
May 31, 2026
Ventia Services Group has secured a five-year, approximately $133 million extension to manage and operate the Australian Marine Complex–Common User Facility in Henderson, Western Australia, beginning in July 2027 after the current term ends....
Ventia Reports Ongoing Daily Progress in On-Market Share Buy-Back
May 10, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has continued its on-market share buy-back program, updating investors on the daily progress of purchases of its ordinary fully paid shares under the ASX code VNT. The company reports that a total of 35,411,434 securi...
Ventia Reports Ongoing On-Market Share Buy-Back Activity
Apr 30, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has updated the market on its ongoing on-market share buy-back program for its ordinary fully paid shares, listed under ASX code VNT. The company reported that as of the latest notification dated 1 May 2026, it has re...
Ventia updates market on progress of on-market share buy-back
Apr 26, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has provided an updated notification to the ASX regarding its ongoing on-market share buy-back of ordinary fully paid shares. The update, dated 27 April 2026, reports that a total of 34,812,786 shares had been repurch...
Macquarie Group Ceases to Be Substantial Holder in Ventia Services Group
Apr 24, 2026
Macquarie Group Limited and a network of its controlled entities have lodged a notice that they have ceased to be a substantial holder in Ventia Services Group Limited, signalling a reduction in their voting interest below the regulatory threshold...
Ventia Updates Market on Ongoing On‑Market Share Buy‑Back
Apr 23, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has provided an updated notification to the ASX regarding its ongoing on‑market share buy‑back program for its ordinary fully paid shares. The announcement confirms the company continues to repurchase stoc...
Macquarie Group Ceases to Be Substantial Holder in Ventia Services
Apr 10, 2026
Macquarie Group Limited and a wide range of its controlled entities have lodged a formal notice that they have ceased to be a substantial holder in Ventia Services Group Limited. The filing, made under Australian corporations law, indicates that M...
Ventia Issues 3.58 Million Share Appreciation Rights Under Employee Scheme
Apr 10, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has notified the market of the issuance of 3,583,960 unquoted share appreciation rights under its employee incentive scheme. The securities, which are not intended to be quoted on the ASX, were issued on 31 March 2026...
Ventia Issues 425,492 Unquoted Share Rights Under Employee Incentive Scheme
Apr 10, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has notified the market of the issue of 425,492 unquoted share rights under its employee incentive scheme, with an effective issue date of March 31, 2026. The move signals the company’s continued reliance on equ...
Ventia Issues 669,310 New Shares After Conversion of Unquoted Equity
Apr 10, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has notified the market of the issue of 669,310 ordinary fully paid shares following the conversion or exercise of previously unquoted equity securities. The shares, issued on 31 March 2026, modestly expand the compan...
Ventia issues daily update on ongoing on-market share buy-back
Apr 9, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has updated the market on its ongoing on-market share buy-back program for its ordinary fully paid shares listed on the ASX under the code VNT. The latest notification, dated 10 April 2026, reports that a total of 33,...
Ventia Continues Daily On‑Market Share Buy‑Back Program
Apr 8, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has continued its on-market share buy-back program, reporting that it had repurchased a cumulative 33,242,902 ordinary fully paid shares prior to the most recent day. On the previous trading day alone, the company bou...
Ventia Updates Market on Progress of On-Market Share Buy-Back
Apr 7, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has provided an updated notification to the ASX regarding its ongoing on-market share buy-back of ordinary fully paid shares under code VNT. The update notes that, as of 8 April 2026, the company has cumulatively repu...
Ventia Updates Market on Progress of On‑Market Share Buy‑Back
Apr 6, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has updated the market with a new daily notification under its on‑market share buy‑back program for its ordinary fully paid shares on the ASX. The company reported that a total of 32,280,430 shares had bee...
Ventia Director Trims Equity Stake but Retains Material Holding
Apr 2, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has disclosed a change in the shareholding of its director Dean Banks, who has been partly remunerated in equity over the past five years. The company notes that a significant portion of his compensation has been paid...
Ventia issues 685,923 new shares after conversion of unquoted securities
Apr 1, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has notified the market of the issue of 685,923 ordinary fully paid shares, following the conversion or exercise of previously unquoted options or other unquoted convertible securities. The new securities, dated 25 Ma...
Ventia issues 685,923 new shares on option conversion
Apr 1, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has reported the issue of 685,923 ordinary fully paid shares following the exercise or conversion of previously unquoted options or other convertible securities. The transaction, dated 25 March 2026 and notified on 1 ...
Ventia issues 160,025 new ordinary shares from conversion of unquoted equity
Apr 1, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has notified the ASX of the issue of 160,025 ordinary fully paid shares following the conversion or exercise of previously unquoted equity securities. The new shares were issued on 25 March 2026, representing a modest...
Ventia Increases CEO Dean Banks’ Equity Through New FY25 Incentive Grants
Mar 25, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has disclosed changes to Managing Director Dean Banks’ equity interests, reflecting new grants under the company’s FY25 short-term and long-term incentive plans. The update details additional share rights ...
Ventia Issues 943,014 Unquoted Share Appreciation Rights Under Employee Scheme
Mar 25, 2026
Ventia Services Group has notified the market of the issue of 943,014 unquoted share appreciation rights under its employee incentive scheme. The new rights, which are not intended to be quoted on the ASX, represent an expansion of Ventia’s ...
Ventia Issues New Unquoted Share Rights Under Employee Incentive Plan
Mar 25, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has notified the market of the issue of 132,614 unquoted share rights under its employee incentive scheme, effective 18 March 2026. The rights, which will not be quoted on the ASX, support Ventia’s strategy of u...
Ventia Cancels 2.5 Million Shares After On-Market Buy-Back
Mar 25, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has cancelled 2,541,237 ordinary fully paid shares following an on-market buy-back completed on 26 February 2026. The reduction in issued capital may support earnings per share accretion and reflects ongoing capital m...
Ventia Updates ASX on Progress of Ongoing Share Buy-Back Program
Mar 24, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has provided an updated notification to the ASX regarding its ongoing on-market share buy-back program for its ordinary fully paid shares. The update confirms that, as of 25 March 2026, the company has continued to ex...
Ventia updates market on progress of on‑market share buy‑back
Mar 23, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has updated the market on its on‑market share buy‑back program for its ordinary fully paid shares, code VNT, on the Australian Securities Exchange. The company reported that a total of 32,066,328 shares ha...
Ventia Updates Market on Progress of On‑Market Share Buy‑Back
Mar 19, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has provided an updated notification to the ASX regarding its on‑market share buy‑back of ordinary fully paid shares. The announcement, dated 20 March 2026, reports that the company has repurchased a cumul...
Ventia Issues Daily Update on Ongoing On‑Market Share Buy‑Back
Mar 18, 2026
Ventia Services Group Limited has provided an updated notification to the ASX regarding its ongoing on‑market share buy-back program for its ordinary fully paid shares. The company reported that, as of the latest update dated 19 March 2026, ...
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