Margins varied 19.1% around their average (limit 35%), and 1 loss years were recorded (limit 2).
- 10y median
- 6.6%
- Worst year
- 4.3%
- Latest · 2026
- 8.9%
# Perenti (PRN.AU) Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/PRN.AU Analysis as of: 2026-10-16T07:43:06.706Z. Financial observations: FY1997–FY2026. Listing currency: AUD. Reporting currency: AUD. ## Verdict Not a wonderful business Quality tests for Buy: not passed (profit record: pass; earnings resilience is evidence only). Published buy qualification: no. Share price: AUD 1.96 per share; close as of 2026-10-15. Estimated value: low AUD 1.44 per share, central AUD 1.60 per share, high AUD 1.81 per share. Buy at or below the central value AUD 1.60 per share. Valuation as of 2026-10-16T07:43:06.706Z; scenarios are not confidence intervals. Expected annual return: 8.5% at the stated quote. About 8.5% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%). required return 10.0% a year (10% floor; AU 10-year bond 5.2% + 4 points). ## Checklist ### understandable: pass - 1 revenue decline in the last 10 years (informational) - Financial history: 10 years - Years with declining revenue: 1 - Years with a net loss: 1 - Operating margin variation: 0.19× Chart: Operating margin; fiscal year observations. - FY2017: 0.07× - FY2018: 0.07× - FY2019: 0.06× - FY2020: 0.07× - FY2021: 0.05× - FY2022: 0.04× - FY2023: 0.07× - FY2024: 0.07× - FY2025: 0.07× - FY2026: 0.09× ### moat: fail - ROIC median below threshold - ROIC worst years below threshold (more than 1 bad year allowed) - ROIC, median of available years: 6.7% - ROIC, second-lowest year: 4.1% - Typical minus recent gross margin: -2.0 pp - Typical gross margin (annual median): 17.9% - Recent gross margin (lower of latest and 3-year median): 19.9% - Years with nonpositive capital: 0 - Capital spending / revenue: 12.8% - ROIC including acquisitions, ten-year median: 3.4% Chart: ROIC excluding acquisitions; fiscal year observations. - FY2017: 4.0% - FY2018: 4.1% - FY2019: 6.8% - FY2020: 6.5% - FY2021: 5.7% - FY2022: 4.8% - FY2023: 8.5% - FY2024: 8.2% - FY2025: 8.8% - FY2026: 12.3% ### economics: pass - Owner earnings / net income, 5-yr: 1.07× - Cash conversion uses consolidated totals: No - Owner earnings, five-year total: AUD 465M - Net income, five-year total: AUD 436M - Return on incremental invested capital: 21.9% - Working capital / revenue, annual change: -2.7 pp - Working capital / revenue, change between three-year averages: -19.3 pp - Working capital / revenue, final three-year average: 16.4% Chart: Annual owner cash / profit; fiscal year observations. - FY2022: 0.43× - FY2023: 0.90× - FY2024: 1.35× - FY2025: 1.51× - FY2026: 0.59× ### management: fail - Historical market-dollar context (not the management verdict): 2017 to 2026 (9 years) - potential debt-funded buybacks (informational) - buybacks leaned toward cheaper years (informational) - ROIC first 3 years vs last 3 years: 4.1% vs 8.8% - Per-share earnings: 0.11 to 0.10 (three-year endpoint medians) - per-share value declined or ends nonpositive - five-year and ten-year diluted share growth both above threshold - Management verdict uses per-share economic progress: Yes - Ordinary dilution, 10-year annual growth: 10.8% - Ordinary dilution, 5-year annual growth: 5.8% - Market cap gain: AUD 1.5B - Cumulative retained earnings: AUD 289M - Diluted shares, 10-year annual growth: 10.8% - Diluted shares, 5-year annual growth: 5.8% - $1 test, starting fiscal year: FY2017 - $1 test, ending fiscal year: FY2026 - Per-share value growth: -1.6% - Per-share value change: AUD -0.01 - Per-share value, starting three-year median: AUD 0.11 - Per-share value, ending three-year median: AUD 0.10 - Buybacks concentrated in cheaper years (correlation): 0.61 - Average buyback yield: 2.9% - Buyback history: 7 years - Debt-funded buybacks: Yes - Acquisition spending: AUD 1.0B - Cumulative net income, 10 years: AUD 677M - ROIC, first three-year median: 4.1% - ROIC, last three-year median: 8.8% Chart: Earnings per share; fiscal year observations. - FY2017: AUD 0.09 - FY2018: AUD 0.11 - FY2019: AUD 0.26 - FY2020: AUD 0.03 - FY2021: AUD -0.08 - FY2022: AUD 0.06 - FY2023: AUD 0.11 - FY2024: AUD 0.10 - FY2025: AUD 0.13 - FY2026: AUD 0.09 ### accounting: pass - Sloan accruals: -11.2% - Receivables to sales index (DSRI): 1.17× - Restructuring years, last five: 0 - Stock compensation / operating cash flow: 0.0% - Earnings backed by cash: Yes - Operating cash / earnings: 5.34× - Accounting red flags: 0 - Goodwill and intangibles / equity: 0.29× Chart: Sloan accruals; fiscal year observations. - FY2017: -5.3% - FY2018: 0.6% - FY2019: -1.0% - FY2020: -10.1% - FY2021: -13.7% - FY2022: -10.6% - FY2023: -10.5% - FY2024: -11.7% - FY2025: -11.7% - FY2026: -11.2% ## Holders ## Price story Down 33% since Nov 2025 · sales -4.3% Story as of 2026-10-16T10:00:12.593Z; price observation 2026-10-15. Price needs cash profits to grow 3.9% a year for ten years ### Sales · FY2025–2026 sales -4.3%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16. - FY2017: AUD 776M - FY2018: AUD 887M - FY2019: AUD 1.6B - FY2020: AUD 2.0B - FY2021: AUD 2.1B - FY2022: AUD 2.4B - FY2023: AUD 2.9B - FY2024: AUD 3.3B - FY2025: AUD 3.5B - FY2026: AUD 3.3B ### Gross margin · FY2026 gross margin 19.9%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16. - FY2017: 57.6% - FY2018: 58.6% - FY2019: 17.9% - FY2020: 17.8% - FY2021: 15.4% - FY2022: 15.8% - FY2023: 17.5% - FY2024: 17.8% - FY2025: 70.6% - FY2026: 19.9% ## Owner memo Memo as of 2026-10-16T08:06:05.509Z. ### How it makes money Operates in other industrial metals & mining; annual sales are AUD 3.3 billion. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:06.706Z); FY2026: revenue 3338180000; grossProfit 664406000; margin = grossProfit / revenue. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); PRN.AU: Perenti Limited operates as a mining services company worldwide. It operates through the Contract Mining and Drilling Services segments. The company offers underground and surface contract mining, as well as technical services. It also provides drilling services, including specialized deep hole multi-intersectional directional diamond core drilling, underground diamond core drilling, drilling and blasting, and in-pit grade control services. The company was formerly known as Perenti Global Limited and changed its name to Perenti Limited in October 2022. Perenti Limited was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Northbridge, Australia. ### Why customers stay Margins ranged from 17.8% to 70.6% during 2024–26; it earns 6.7% on its capital. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:06.706Z); FY2024: grossProfit / revenue = 17.8%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:06.706Z); FY2025: grossProfit / revenue = 70.6%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:06.706Z); FY2026: grossProfit / revenue = 19.9%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:06.706Z); 10-year return on capital observations [[2017,0.03976269364252759],[2018,0.04124907369006462],[2019,0.06824997322480454],[2020,0.06516695483574363],[2021,0.05667557690221559],[2022,0.048064742488874115],[2023,0.08480385637152377],[2024,0.08243970975575757],[2025,0.08800608815292219],[2026,0.1226823771170992]]; median 0.06670846403027408. ROIC follows the displayed moat series; financial companies use return on tangible equity. ### Where the cash goes Paid dividends in 10 of 10 years; bought back AUD 2.9 million of shares. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:06.706Z); FY2018: growth capex 84136462.9404769; upkeep 89143537.0595231; owner earnings 46044462.940476894. Growth capex / owner earnings = 1.8272873124667066. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:06.706Z); FY2019: growth capex 12122000; upkeep 193891000; owner earnings 174569200. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.06943951166643371. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:06.706Z); FY2020: growth capex 0; upkeep 235854000; owner earnings 38364400. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:06.706Z); FY2022: growth capex 177008767.81254482; upkeep 290928232.1874552; owner earnings 17653167.812544823. Growth capex / owner earnings = 10.027025726609677. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:06.706Z); FY2023: growth capex 56277000; upkeep 317644000; owner earnings 85882400. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.6552797779288888. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:06.706Z); FY2024: growth capex 0; upkeep 335154000; owner earnings 129363400. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:06.706Z); FY2025: growth capex 0; upkeep 310453000; owner earnings 182706800. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:06.706Z); FY2026: growth capex 0; upkeep 348726000; owner earnings 49299800. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:06.706Z); Dividend observations: [[2017,6246000],[2018,19855000],[2019,42602000],[2020,24019000],[2021,63482000],[2022,16718000],[2023,435000],[2024,19112000],[2025,72458000],[2026,70446000]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:06.706Z); FY2026: cash repurchases 2947000 AUD. ### Are managers owners Insiders own 6% of the company. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); PRN.AU SharesStats.PercentInsiders = 6.038 percentage points; cache date 2026-10-16. ### What the price says The price assumes cash profits grow 3.9% yearly over ten years; actual decline was 16.9%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:06.706Z); Ten-year compound average after fade. Initial solved rate 0.04284132122312989. Price 1.96; FX 1; discount 0.1; same standard ten-year fade to terminal 0.03. FY2016 owner earnings/share 0.3377975438419164 → FY2026 0.05273831718514455. Closing-price date 2026-10-15. ## Monthly share-price history (AUD per share) - 2016-10: AUD 1.26 per share - 2016-11: AUD 1.16 per share - 2016-12: AUD 1.20 per share - 2017-01: AUD 1.34 per share - 2017-02: AUD 1.45 per share - 2017-03: AUD 1.36 per share - 2017-04: AUD 1.30 per share - 2017-05: AUD 1.38 per share - 2017-06: AUD 1.75 per share - 2017-07: AUD 1.86 per share - 2017-08: AUD 2.04 per share - 2017-09: AUD 1.92 per share - 2017-10: AUD 2.07 per share - 2017-11: AUD 2.28 per share - 2017-12: AUD 2.51 per share - 2018-01: AUD 2.49 per share - 2018-02: AUD 2.51 per share - 2018-03: AUD 2.58 per share - 2018-04: AUD 2.66 per share - 2018-05: AUD 2.42 per share - 2018-06: AUD 1.75 per share - 2018-07: AUD 1.74 per share - 2018-08: AUD 1.62 per share - 2018-09: AUD 1.77 per share - 2018-10: AUD 1.72 per share - 2018-11: AUD 1.45 per share - 2018-12: AUD 1.19 per share - 2019-01: AUD 1.26 per share - 2019-02: AUD 1.74 per share - 2019-03: AUD 1.63 per share - 2019-04: AUD 1.64 per share - 2019-05: AUD 1.47 per share - 2019-06: AUD 1.83 per share - 2019-07: AUD 1.98 per share - 2019-08: AUD 2.00 per share - 2019-09: AUD 2.23 per share - 2019-10: AUD 2.29 per share - 2019-11: AUD 1.95 per share - 2019-12: AUD 1.62 per share - 2020-01: AUD 1.54 per share - 2020-02: AUD 1.35 per share - 2020-03: AUD 0.61 per share - 2020-04: AUD 0.91 per share - 2020-05: AUD 1.19 per share - 2020-06: AUD 1.16 per share - 2020-07: AUD 1.20 per share - 2020-08: AUD 1.21 per share - 2020-09: AUD 1.15 per share - 2020-10: AUD 1.05 per share - 2020-11: AUD 1.31 per share - 2020-12: AUD 1.37 per share - 2021-01: AUD 1.30 per share - 2021-02: AUD 1.14 per share - 2021-03: AUD 1.02 per share - 2021-04: AUD 1.09 per share - 2021-05: AUD 0.67 per share - 2021-06: AUD 0.67 per share - 2021-07: AUD 0.91 per share - 2021-08: AUD 0.88 per share - 2021-09: AUD 0.82 per share - 2021-10: AUD 1.02 per share - 2021-11: AUD 0.82 per share - 2021-12: AUD 0.93 per share - 2022-01: AUD 0.77 per share - 2022-02: AUD 0.76 per share - 2022-03: AUD 0.75 per share - 2022-04: AUD 0.71 per share - 2022-05: AUD 0.67 per share - 2022-06: AUD 0.66 per share - 2022-07: AUD 0.58 per share - 2022-08: AUD 0.78 per share - 2022-09: AUD 0.93 per share - 2022-10: AUD 0.96 per share - 2022-11: AUD 1.10 per share - 2022-12: AUD 1.32 per share - 2023-01: AUD 1.26 per share - 2023-02: AUD 1.06 per share - 2023-03: AUD 1.22 per share - 2023-04: AUD 1.16 per share - 2023-05: AUD 1.18 per share - 2023-06: AUD 1.03 per share - 2023-07: AUD 1.20 per share - 2023-08: AUD 1.06 per share - 2023-09: AUD 1.08 per share - 2023-10: AUD 1.07 per share - 2023-11: AUD 1.05 per share - 2023-12: AUD 1.04 per share - 2024-01: AUD 0.82 per share - 2024-02: AUD 0.91 per share - 2024-03: AUD 0.98 per share - 2024-04: AUD 0.96 per share - 2024-05: AUD 1.01 per share - 2024-06: AUD 1.00 per share - 2024-07: AUD 1.05 per share - 2024-08: AUD 1.04 per share - 2024-09: AUD 1.09 per share - 2024-10: AUD 1.18 per share - 2024-11: AUD 1.24 per share - 2024-12: AUD 1.40 per share - 2025-01: AUD 1.40 per share - 2025-02: AUD 1.28 per share - 2025-03: AUD 1.34 per share - 2025-04: AUD 1.37 per share - 2025-05: AUD 1.58 per share - 2025-06: AUD 1.62 per share - 2025-07: AUD 1.76 per share - 2025-08: AUD 2.36 per share - 2025-09: AUD 2.81 per share - 2025-10: AUD 2.71 per share - 2025-11: AUD 2.93 per share - 2025-12: AUD 2.79 per share - 2026-01: AUD 2.81 per share - 2026-02: AUD 2.35 per share - 2026-03: AUD 1.95 per share - 2026-04: AUD 1.85 per share - 2026-05: AUD 2.11 per share - 2026-06: AUD 2.25 per share - 2026-07: AUD 2.12 per share - 2026-08: AUD 2.26 per share - 2026-09: AUD 2.28 per share - 2026-10: AUD 2.12 per share ## Annual estimated value (AUD per share) - FY2019: low AUD 1.62 per share, central AUD 1.81 per share, high AUD 2.05 per share - FY2020: low AUD 2.06 per share, central AUD 2.29 per share, high AUD 2.59 per share - FY2021: low AUD 0.92 per share, central AUD 1.01 per share, high AUD 1.12 per share - FY2022: low AUD 1.13 per share, central AUD 1.23 per share, high AUD 1.36 per share - FY2023: low AUD 1.00 per share, central AUD 1.10 per share, high AUD 1.22 per share - FY2024: low AUD 1.16 per share, central AUD 1.30 per share, high AUD 1.44 per share - FY2025: low AUD 1.70 per share, central AUD 1.97 per share, high AUD 2.23 per share - FY2026: low AUD 1.44 per share, central AUD 1.60 per share, high AUD 1.81 per share Historical values use today's bond yield for every fiscal year Historical values use today's FX rate into trading currency for every fiscal year Historical values use current restated fundamentals and current commodity classification; they are not point-in-time estimates Prior published observations retained from 2026-10-15T06:48:31.464Z where newer inputs omit a numeric field or fiscal period. ## Sources Estimates depend on assumptions and are not guarantees or investment advice. 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PRN · AU
S&P/ASX 200
Not a wonderful business
2 quality tests fail. A lower price would not fix the business.
Margins varied 19.1% around their average (limit 35%), and 1 loss years were recorded (limit 2).
Capital return excluding acquisitions: median 6.7% (minimum 15%), and the second-worst year 4.1% (minimum 10%).
Each $1 of profit left $1.07 for owners over five years (minimum $0.80).
Per-share value fell from 0.11 to 0.1, comparing three-year medians at each end (must rise and stay positive), and share growth was 10.8% over ten years and 5.8% over five (either must be at most 1% a year).
Profits were backed by cash: accruals were -11.2% of assets (limit 10%).
Profit record · pass 1 loss year in 10 (at most 2), mean operating margin 6.5%, three-year average owner earnings per share 0.13 AUD.
| Value range | AUD 1.44 – AUD 1.81 |
|---|---|
| Buy at or below | Central value AUD 1.60 |
| Discount to value | 1 − 1.96 / 1.60 = -22.5% |
| Return / year | About 8.5% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%) |
| Cash-flow inputs | Owner cash AUD 0.11/share; 0.0% growth for 5 years, then fades to 3.0%; excess cash AUD 0.27/share today. |
| Required return | 10.0% / year, earned by construction at the central value |