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ALS (ASX:ALQ) EV-to-EBITDA : 13.28 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is ALS EV-to-EBITDA?

EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, ALS's enterprise value is A$7,726 Mil. ALS's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was A$582 Mil. Therefore, ALS's EV-to-EBITDA for today is 13.28.

The historical rank and industry rank for ALS's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:ALQ' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -54.33   Med: 14.54   Max: 308.88
Current: 13.28

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of ALS was 308.88. The lowest was -54.33. And the median was 14.54.

ASX:ALQ's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
65.85% of 899 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 9.56 vs ASX:ALQ: 13.28

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-04-28), ALS's stock price is A$13.07. ALS's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was A$0.570. Therefore, ALS's PE Ratio for today is 22.93.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio.


ALS EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for ALS's EV-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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ALS EV-to-EBITDA Chart

ALS Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
EV-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.77 11.60 13.17 16.70 12.39

ALS Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
EV-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 16.70 - 12.39 -

Competitive Comparison of ALS's EV-to-EBITDA

For the Consulting Services subindustry, ALS's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


ALS's EV-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, ALS's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ALS's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.



ALS EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

ALS's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=7725.572/581.9
=13.28

ALS's current Enterprise Value is A$7,726 Mil.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. ALS's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was A$582 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


ALS  (ASX:ALQ) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

ALS's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=13.07/0.570
=22.93

ALS's share price for today is A$13.07.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. ALS's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was A$0.570.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio.

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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ALS (ASX:ALQ) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
299 Coronation Drive, Level 2, Milton, Brisbane, QLD, AUS, 4064
Founded in the 1880s and listing on the ASX in 1952, ALS operates three divisions: commodities, life sciences, and industrial. ALS commodities traditionally generated the majority of underlying earnings, providing geochemistry, metallurgy, inspection and mine site services for the global mining industry. Expansion into environmental, pharmaceutical and food testing areas and commodity price weakness have lessened earnings exposure to commodities.

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