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ASB

AUSTAL LTD FPO [ASB]
Austal Limited engages in the design, manufacture, and support of vessels for commercial and defense customers in the United States, Australia, Europe, Asia, and South America. It operates in four segments: USA Shipbuilding, USA Support, Australasia Shipbuilding, and Australasia Support. The company offers vessel construction / shipbuilding revenue includes the design and construction of both defence and commercial vessel platforms; and defence vessels include advanced naval and other defence vessels and commercial vessels including passenger ferries, vehicle passenger ferries, offshore and windfarm vessels, as well as patrol boats for government law enforcement and border protection agencies. It also develops and integrates advanced vessel control and information management systems, including MARINELINK, an integrated monitoring and control system; and motion control systems and interceptors. In addition, the company offers life capability management and vessel support services, including crew training and instruction, vessel servicing, repairs and maintenance, integrated logistics support, vessel sustainment and information management systems support; and comprehensive refit services and management of annual dockings to naval, government and commercial operators. Further, the company provides contract maintenance, aluminum vessel brokerage, and training and consultancy services to commercial and defense fleet operators, as well as manufactures and sells vessel parts, equipment, consumables, and tooling products. Austal Limited was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Henderson, Australia.
Industrials · ASX Small Cap
$5.1000 +4.1%

Updated 26 Mar 2026 · Scores refresh every scan

Score Breakdown

Technical62
Catalyst58
Sentiment50
Fundamental82
Momentum59
Risk Gate50
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Active Signals

Bullish Signals

  • MACD momentum is picking up steam
  • Bollinger Bands are tightening — volatility is coiling up for a potential breakout
  • Watch out — volume is flowing out even as price holds up. Distribution pattern
  • Beating the Small Ords index — relative strength of 1.10, so it's outpacing the pack
  • Cash positive / operating cashflow positive
  • Low P/S ratio (1.0x)
  • Strong revenue growth (+34%)
  • Piotroski F-Score strong (9/9, low-confidence approx)
  • EPS estimates revised downward (-6pts)
  • Substantial holder(s) ceased (1)
  • CANSLIM C: Positive EPS growth (21% QoQ)
  • CANSLIM I: Institutional ownership (49%)
  • Sentiment is mixed — no strong consensus either way
  • Earnings are trending the right way — 2 consecutive improvements
  • Revenue growing at +34% — the top line is moving in the right direction
  • RBA hiking (-3pts)

Risk Signals

  • Below the 200-day average — the long-term trend is still working against it
  • Not enough chatter to gauge sentiment — defaulting to neutral
  • The bigger volume days are the down days — volume-weighted momentum is negative (-2.03%/day)
  • Overseas neutral (-1pts, S&P500 neutral, VIX 25)
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Recent Catalysts

NONE Change in substantial holding
NONE Response to ASX Query
NONE Change of Director's Interest Notice
LOW Euroz Hartleys Rottnest Island Conference 2026
HIGH Ceasing to be a substantial holder from MQG

Recent ASX Announcements

2026-03-25 Change in substantial holding
2026-03-18 Response to ASX Query PRICE SENSITIVE
2026-03-17 Euroz Hartleys Rottnest Island Conference 2026
2026-03-11 Ceasing to be a substantial holder from MQG
2026-03-05 Change of Director's Interest Notice

Key Metrics

$2.1B
Market Cap
1.8M
Avg Volume
0.9x
Vol Ratio
$4.04 — $8.82
52-Week Range
0.5%
Short Interest
N/A
Cash Runway
7.9%
ROE
4.5%
Profit Margin

CANSLIM Analysis

FactorRatingDetail
CCurrent EPSweakEPS Growth: 21%
AAnnual EarningsneutralCAGR: 4%
NNew Highs / Catalystsneutral
SSupply & DemandneutralFloat: 54%
LLeader vs LaggardlaggardRS: -5
IInstitutional SponsorshippassInst: 49%
MMarket DirectionneutralNeutral

Sector: Industrials

Ranked #58 of 94 · Sector avg: 48

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