ASX/MLX (ASX/MLX)

Australian Securities Exchange: ASX/MLX · AUD

A$1.65

-0.03 (-1.8%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	1.5B
Revenue (ttm)	342.2M
Net income (ttm)	155.6M
EPS (ttm)	A$0.18
Shares out	886.4M
P/E (trailing)	9.3x
P/E (forward)	7.6x
Volume	2,176,091
Beta	0.96

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 342.2M
Net income (ttm): 155.6M
EPS (ttm): A$0.18
P/E (trailing): 9.3x
P/E (forward): 7.6x
Market cap: 1.5B

Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-29 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E7.6

P25 7.2P50 10.9P75 16.8

Trailing P/E9.3

P25 3.8P50 10.7P75 19.6

ROE27.9

P25 -62P50 -20.9P75 -5.4

ROIC55.4

P25 -33.7P50 -13P75 -4

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	AUD
Country	Australia
Country code	AU
Earnings date	2026-11-26
Employees	175
Employees change	-292
Employees growth	-62.53%
Enterprise value	AUD 1.1B
Exchange	Australian Securities Exchange
Financial currency	AUD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-10
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	2004
Industry	Other Industrial Metals & Mining
Is primary listing	Yes
ISIN number	AU000000MLX7
Last earnings date	2026-03-01
Last refreshed	2026-10-29
Last stock split date	2014-11-28
Last stock split type	Reverse
Market cap	AUD 1.5B
Next earnings date	2026-11-26
Price	AUD 1.65
Price currency	AUD
Sector	Materials
SIC code	1000
Stock price date	2026-10-29
Symbol	asx/MLX
Website	https://www.metalsx.com.au

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	23.18x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	10.17x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	7.57x
Earnings yield	10.77%
EV/Earnings	7x
EV/EBIT	6.06x
EV/EBITDA	5.26x
EV/FCF	7.19x
EV/Sales	3.18x
FCF / EV yield	13.91%
FCF yield	10.36%
Forward P/E	7.64x
Graham number	1.69446
Graham upside	2.69%
Industry forward P/E	16.4x
Industry P/E	20.82x
Lynch fair value	AUD 4.11
Lynch upside	149.38%
P/B ratio	2.3x
P/E ratio	9.29x
P/FCF ratio	9.65x
P/OCF ratio	7.67x
P/S ratio	4.27x
Price / tangible book value	2.3x
Price/EBITDA ratio	6.99x
Sector forward P/E	15.72x
Sector P/E	22.18x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	53.13%
EBITDA margin	61.15%
Effective tax rate	19.69%
FCF margin	44.29%
Gross margin	54.46%
Operating margin	53.13%
Pretax margin	56.61%
Profit margin	45.46%
Profit per employee	AUD 888,926
Profitable quarters	13
Profitable years	6
Revenue per employee	AUD 2M
ROA	17.54%
ROCE	27.1%
ROE	27.85%
ROIC	55.36%
ROIC (5Y)	41.72%
Tax / revenue	11.15%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	14.31%
EPS growth (Q)	101.03%
EPS growth (QoQ)	96.16%
EPS growth 10Y	5.64%
EPS growth 3Y	24.64%
EPS growth quarters	1
EPS growth years	2
FCF growth	43.26%
FCF growth (Q)	134.08%
FCF growth (QoQ)	130.89%
FCF growth 3Y	67.21%
Gross profit growth	51.12%
Gross profit growth (Q)	93.61%
Gross profit growth 3Y	45.61%
Gross profit growth 5Y	98.49%
Net income growth	10.78%
Net income growth (Q)	96.24%
Net income growth (QoQ)	101.14%
Net income growth 3Y	23.16%
Net income growth quarters	1
Net income growth years	2
OCF growth	31.35%
OCF growth (Q)	96.84%
OCF growth (QoQ)	97.53%
OCF growth 10Y	8.29%
OCF growth 3Y	38.29%
Operating income growth	51.66%
Operating income growth (Q)	96.7%
Operating income growth 3Y	47.07%
Revenue growth	26.09%
Revenue growth (Q)	38.76%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	48.94%
Revenue growth 10Y	0.82%
Revenue growth 3Y	29.23%
Revenue growth 5Y	33.98%
Revenue growth quarters	6
Revenue growth years	2

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	AUD -39M
Depreciation and amortization	AUD 27.4M
EBIT	AUD 181.8M
EBITDA	AUD 209.2M
EPS	AUD 0.18
FCF per share	AUD 0.17
Financing cash flow	AUD -2.8M
Free cash flow	AUD 151.5M
Gross profit	AUD 186.4M
Income taxes	AUD 38.1M
Investing cash flow	AUD -44.7M
Net borrowing	AUD -2.8M
Net cash flow	AUD 143.1M
Net income	AUD 155.6M
Operating income	AUD 181.8M
Revenue	AUD 342.2M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	8.03
Book value per share	AUD 0.72
Debt / EBITDA	0.01
Debt / equity	0
Debt / FCF	0.01
Interest coverage	927.61
Long-term assets	AUD 297.9M
Long-term liabilities	AUD 34.2M
Net cash (debt)	AUD 372.9M
Net cash / market cap	25.5%
Net cash growth	64.27%
Net debt / EBITDA	-1.78
Net debt / equity	-0.59
Net debt / FCF	-2.46
Piotroski F-Score	5
Property, plant and equipment	AUD 192.8M
Shareholders' equity	AUD 636.6M
Tangible book value	AUD 636.6M
Tangible book value per share	AUD 0.72
Total assets	AUD 738.8M
Total cash	AUD 374M
Total debt	AUD 1.1M
Total liabilities	AUD 102.1M
WACC	9.53%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.53
Current assets	AUD 440.8M
Current liabilities	AUD 67.9M
Current ratio	6.49
Inventory turnover	5.65
Net working capital	AUD -87,000
Quick ratio	5.96
Working capital	AUD 372.9M
Working capital turnover	1.06

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	3.09%
Dividend per share	AUD 0.00
Last dividend	AUD 0.01
Shareholder yield	3.09%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	21.77%
10Y return CAGR	10.76%
10Y total return	177.8%
150-day SMA	AUD 1.65
15Y price change	71.88%
15Y return CAGR	10.02%
15Y total return	318.71%
1D price change	-1.79%
1M price change	-21.05%
1M total return	-21.05%
1W price change	1.85%
1W total return	1.85%
1Y price change	107.55%
1Y return CAGR	107.65%
1Y total return	107.55%
20-day SMA	AUD 1.80
200-day SMA	AUD 1.56
20Y price change	71.88%
20Y return CAGR	7.42%
20Y total return	318.71%
3M price change	3.45%
3M total return	3.45%
3Y price change	478.95%
3Y return CAGR	79.54%
3Y total return	478.95%
50-day SMA	AUD 1.90
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50over200
52-week high	AUD 2.18
52-week high date	2026-09-18
52-week low	AUD 0.77
52-week low date	2025-11-21
5Y price change	378.26%
5Y return CAGR	36.76%
5Y total return	378.26%
6M price change	17.44%
6M total return	17.44%
All-time high	AUD 4.24
All-time high date	2004-11-25
All-time low	AUD 0.04
All-time low date	2020-03-23
Average true range (ATR)	AUD 0.09
Average volume	2.3M
Beta (1Y)	2.17
Beta (2Y)	1.26
Beta (5Y)	0.96
Change from 52-week high	-24.31%
Change from 52-week low	114.29%
Change from all-time high	-61.08%
Change from all-time low	3,737.21%
Change from open	-1.79%
Day's gap	0%
Dollar volume	AUD 3.6M
High price	AUD 1.70
Low price	AUD 1.65
Monthly RSI	62.3
Open price	AUD 1.68
Position in 52-week range	0%
Previous close	AUD 1.68
Price vs 150-day SMA	0.18%
Price vs 20-day SMA	-8.54%
Price vs 200-day SMA	5.91%
Price vs 50-day SMA	-13.29%
Relative volume	0.97
RSI	41.36
Sharpe ratio	1.37
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	1.29
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.72
Sortino ratio	2.1
Sortino ratio (3Y)	2.12
Sortino ratio (5Y)	1.23
Volume	2.2M
Weekly RSI	49.58
YTD price change	47.98%
YTD total return	47.98%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	629.4M
Shares change (QoQ)	2.54%
Shares change (YoY)	-3.09%
Shares held by insiders	0.42%
Shares held by institutions	35.36%
Shares outstanding	886.4M

Deeper analysis on ASX/MLX

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Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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