ALS (CPBLF) AI Stock Analysis

• Market Cap: $5.42B
• Dividend Yield: 2.31%
• Average Volume (3M): 325.00
• Price to Earnings (P/E): 31.9
• Beta (1Y): 0.95
• Revenue Growth: N/A
• EPS Growth: N/A
• Country: US
• Employees: 19,565
• Sector: Industrials
• Sector Strength: 90
• Industry: Consulting Services
• EPS (TTM): 0.21
• Shares Outstanding: 505,832,280
• 10 Day Avg. Volume: 0
• 30 Day Avg. Volume: 325
• PEG Ratio: -21.08
• Price to Book (P/B): 7.69
• Price to Sales (P/S): 0.00
• P/FCF Ratio: 37.04
• Enterprise Value/Market Cap: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Revenue: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Gross Profit: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Ebitda: N/A
• 1Y Price Target: $11.65
• Price Target Upside: 7.87% Upside
• Rating Consensus: Moderate Buy
• Number of Analyst Covering: 10

ALS Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

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.

How the Company Makes Money

ALS Financial Statement Overview

Summary

ALS Ltd. shows steady revenue growth and operational efficiency but faces challenges in profitability and cash flow generation. The higher debt levels raise concerns about financial leverage, though the stable equity ratio provides some balance. Overall, the company needs to address profitability and cash flow issues to strengthen its financial position.

Income Statement

The revenue growth rate is strong at 8.0% year-over-year, indicating a positive trend in sales. Gross profit margin decreased significantly from the previous year, suggesting increased cost pressure. The net profit margin dropped to 0.5%, which is a concern for profitability. However, the EBIT and EBITDA margins remained stable, reflecting operational efficiency.

Balance Sheet

The company's debt-to-equity ratio increased to 1.58, indicating a higher reliance on debt financing. Return on equity (ROE) decreased to 1.1%, showing reduced profitability for shareholders. However, the equity ratio is stable at 32.0%, suggesting a balanced asset financing strategy.

Cash Flow

Free cash flow declined by 32.5%, highlighting a potential concern in cash generation. The operating cash flow to net income ratio is robust at 27.1, indicating strong cash generation relative to net income. However, the significant drop in free cash flow is a risk factor.

Breakdown
TTM	Mar 2024	Mar 2023	Mar 2022	Mar 2021	Mar 2020
Income Statement		Total Revenue
2.70B	2.46B	2.28B	2.11B	1.76B	1.83B
	Gross Profit
805.80M	778.60M	2.03B	1.88B	1.58B	1.64B
	EBIT
668.60M	401.80M	467.20M	379.20M	286.20M	295.10M
	EBITDA
585.90M	357.80M	591.30M	454.60M	415.40M	325.10M
	Net Income Common Stockholders
6.20M	12.90M	291.20M	190.50M	172.60M	127.80M
Balance Sheet		Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments
299.90M	299.90M	179.60M	122.80M	168.60M	424.40M
	Total Assets
3.70B	3.70B	3.33B	2.84B	2.48B	2.93B
	Total Debt
1.87B	1.87B	1.45B	1.24B	967.70M	1.45B
	Net Debt
1.57B	1.57B	1.27B	1.11B	799.10M	1.02B
	Total Liabilities
2.50B	2.50B	1.95B	1.71B	1.40B	1.82B
	Stockholders Equity
1.18B	1.18B	1.37B	1.12B	1.07B	1.10B
Cash Flow		Free Cash Flow
233.90M	198.40M	293.80M	167.90M	184.70M	137.90M
	Operating Cash Flow
374.80M	350.10M	439.90M	286.80M	265.80M	259.00M
	Investing Cash Flow
-334.30M	-235.90M	-267.00M	-405.90M	-124.70M	-166.30M
	Financing Cash Flow
28.70M	-3.10M	-121.20M	77.40M	-379.90M	172.70M

ALS Peers Comparison

Name	Overall Rating	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	ROE	Dividend Yield	Revenue Growth	EPS Growth
CPBLF		$5.42B	31.88	21.29%	2.31%	―	―
Sector *	66 Neutral	$4.50B	12.29	5.40%	248.66%	4.13%	-12.33%
DNE		€2.35B	50.60	3.35%	3.96%	―	―
8MP		€984.25M	20.96	15.97%	4.13%	―	―
3NR		€736.90M	10.59	18.01%	5.98%	―	―
MGH	74 Outperform	AU$1.55B	20.01	9.50%	1.64%	-1.30%	-7.78%
VNT	68 Neutral	AU$4.08B	18.88	36.67%	4.11%	7.56%	16.00%