Margins varied 63.9% around their average (limit 35%).
- 10y median
- 10.9%
- Worst year
- -5.1%
- Latest · 2026
- 11.7%
# SGH (SGH.AU) Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/SGH.AU Analysis as of: 2026-10-16T07:34:41.579Z. Financial observations: FY2017–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 38.06 per share; close as of 2026-10-15. Estimated value: low AUD 8.74 per share, central AUD 9.94 per share, high AUD 11.53 per share. Buy at or below the central value AUD 9.94 per share. Valuation as of 2026-10-16T07:34:41.579Z; scenarios are not confidence intervals. Expected annual return: 4.8% at the stated quote. About 4.8% 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: fail - 1 revenue decline in the last 10 years (informational) - operating margin variation exceeds 0.35 - Financial history: 10 years - Years with declining revenue: 1 - Years with a net loss: 0 - Operating margin variation: 0.64× Chart: Operating margin; fiscal year observations. - FY2017: -0.05× - FY2018: 0.04× - FY2019: 0.13× - FY2020: 0.08× - FY2021: 0.19× - FY2022: 0.10× - FY2023: 0.12× - FY2024: 0.11× - FY2025: 0.10× - FY2026: 0.12× ### moat: fail - ROIC median below threshold - ROIC worst years below threshold (more than 1 bad year allowed) - ROIC, median of available years: 9.4% - ROIC, second-lowest year: 3.1% - Typical minus recent gross margin: -2.2 pp - Typical gross margin (annual median): 18.0% - Recent gross margin (lower of latest and 3-year median): 20.2% - Years with nonpositive capital: 0 - Capital spending / revenue: 6.4% - ROIC including acquisitions, ten-year median: 3.3% Chart: ROIC excluding acquisitions; fiscal year observations. - FY2017: -9.0% - FY2018: 3.1% - FY2019: 19.1% - FY2020: 6.0% - FY2021: 17.0% - FY2022: 8.1% - FY2023: 10.5% - FY2024: 10.6% - FY2025: 8.6% - FY2026: 10.3% ### economics: fail - owner earnings cash conversion below threshold - Owner earnings / net income, 5-yr: 0.46× - Cash conversion uses consolidated totals: No - Owner earnings, five-year total: AUD 1.3B - Net income, five-year total: AUD 2.8B - Return on incremental invested capital: 33.5% - Working capital / revenue, annual change: 1.4 pp - Working capital / revenue, change between three-year averages: 8.1 pp - Working capital / revenue, final three-year average: 24.8% Chart: Annual owner cash / profit; fiscal year observations. - FY2022: 0.56× - FY2023: 0.70× - FY2024: 0.62× - FY2025: 0.13× - FY2026: 0.25× ### 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: 3.1% vs 10.3% - Per-share earnings: 2.59 to 1.28 (three-year endpoint medians) - per-share value declined or ends nonpositive - Management verdict uses per-share economic progress: Yes - Ordinary dilution, 5-year annual growth: 2.2% - Market cap gain: AUD 18B - Cumulative retained earnings: AUD 2.2B - Diluted shares, 5-year annual growth: 2.2% - $1 test, starting fiscal year: FY2017 - $1 test, ending fiscal year: FY2026 - Per-share value growth: -9.5% - Per-share value change: AUD -1.30 - Per-share value, starting three-year median: AUD 2.59 - Per-share value, ending three-year median: AUD 1.28 - Buybacks concentrated in cheaper years (correlation): 0.56 - Average buyback yield: 0.3% - Buyback history: 10 years - Debt-funded buybacks: Yes - Acquisition spending: AUD 3.5B - Cumulative net income, 10 years: AUD 4.1B - ROIC, first three-year median: 3.1% - ROIC, last three-year median: 10.3% Chart: Earnings per share; fiscal year observations. - FY2017: AUD 0.38 - FY2018: AUD 4.88 - FY2019: AUD 2.59 - FY2020: AUD 1.50 - FY2021: AUD 1.74 - FY2022: AUD 1.21 - FY2023: AUD 1.79 - FY2024: AUD 1.28 - FY2025: AUD 1.20 - FY2026: AUD 1.62 ### accounting: pass - Sloan accruals: -6.5% - Receivables to sales index (DSRI): 1.23× - Restructuring years, last five: 0 - Stock compensation / operating cash flow: 0.0% - Earnings backed by cash: Yes - Operating cash / earnings: 2.27× - Accounting red flags: 0 - Goodwill and intangibles / equity: 0.74× Chart: Sloan accruals; fiscal year observations. - FY2017: 2.5% - FY2018: 7.2% - FY2019: -3.0% - FY2020: -5.6% - FY2021: 0.1% - FY2022: -0.5% - FY2023: -3.9% - FY2024: -2.1% - FY2025: -7.2% - FY2026: -6.5% ## Holders ## Price story Down 30% since Jun 2025 · sales -1.4% Story as of 2026-10-16T10:00:01.959Z; price observation 2026-10-15. Price needs cash profits to grow 18% a year for ten years ### Sales · FY2025–2026 sales -1.4%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16. - FY2017: AUD 2.9B - FY2018: AUD 3.4B - FY2019: AUD 4.1B - FY2020: AUD 4.6B - FY2021: AUD 4.8B - FY2022: AUD 8.0B - FY2023: AUD 9.6B - FY2024: AUD 11B - FY2025: AUD 11B - FY2026: AUD 11B ### Gross margin · FY2026 gross margin 21.3%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16. - FY2017: 18.1% - FY2018: 4.7% - FY2019: 16.9% - FY2020: 12.0% - FY2021: 22.1% - FY2022: 16.1% - FY2023: 17.9% - FY2024: 18.8% - FY2025: 20.2% - FY2026: 21.3% ## Owner memo Memo as of 2026-10-16T08:06:05.509Z. ### How it makes money Operates in conglomerates; annual sales are AUD 10.6 billion. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:41.579Z); FY2026: revenue 10589000000; grossProfit 2251800000; margin = grossProfit / revenue. ### Why customers stay Margins ranged from 18.8% to 21.3% during 2024–26; it earns 9.4% on its capital. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:41.579Z); FY2024: grossProfit / revenue = 18.8%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:41.579Z); FY2025: grossProfit / revenue = 20.2%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:41.579Z); FY2026: grossProfit / revenue = 21.3%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:41.579Z); 10-year return on capital observations [[2017,-0.09046555279810341],[2018,0.030740176793917967],[2019,0.19050273382994876],[2020,0.06019425295973374],[2021,0.17008756070958958],[2022,0.08110638425370353],[2023,0.10534175251593916],[2024,0.10599482505490257],[2025,0.08571642667881593],[2026,0.10327947658503697]]; median 0.09449795163192645. 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 17.9 million of shares. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:41.579Z); FY2017: growth capex 0; upkeep 8191000; owner earnings 38709000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:41.579Z); FY2018: growth capex 0; upkeep 3809000; owner earnings 547191000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:41.579Z); FY2019: growth capex 88469024.69802037; upkeep 203330975.30197963; owner earnings 199249024.69802037. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.4440123349768113. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:41.579Z); FY2021: growth capex 0; upkeep 202100000; owner earnings 525780000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:41.579Z); FY2022: growth capex 168200000; upkeep 474500000; owner earnings 250340000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.6718862347207797. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:41.579Z); FY2023: growth capex 92200000; upkeep 511600000; owner earnings 459500000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.20065288356909686. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:41.579Z); FY2024: growth capex 169600000; upkeep 505400000; owner earnings 324080000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.5233275734386571. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:41.579Z); FY2025: growth capex 37386014.26318967; upkeep 728813985.7368103; owner earnings 63446014.26318967. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.5892570982962506. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:41.579Z); FY2026: growth capex 0; upkeep 782700000; owner earnings 165900000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:41.579Z); Dividend observations: [[2017,148700000],[2018,137700000],[2019,138600000],[2020,142800000],[2021,150000000],[2022,192000000],[2023,170300000],[2024,235100000],[2025,246700000],[2026,260500000]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:41.579Z); FY2026: cash repurchases 17900000 AUD. ### Are managers owners Insiders own 52.8% of the company. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); SGH.AU SharesStats.PercentInsiders = 52.84100000000001 percentage points; cache date 2026-10-16. ### What the price says The price assumes cash profits grow 18% yearly over ten years. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:41.579Z); Ten-year compound average after fade. Initial solved rate 0.24852303005716464. Price 38.06; FX 1; discount 0.1; same standard ten-year fade to terminal 0.03. Closing-price date 2026-10-15. ## Monthly share-price history (AUD per share) - 2016-10: AUD 9.09 per share - 2016-11: AUD 8.52 per share - 2016-12: AUD 7.84 per share - 2017-01: AUD 7.31 per share - 2017-02: AUD 9.94 per share - 2017-03: AUD 10.71 per share - 2017-04: AUD 11.09 per share - 2017-05: AUD 11.30 per share - 2017-06: AUD 10.94 per share - 2017-07: AUD 11.96 per share - 2017-08: AUD 12.75 per share - 2017-09: AUD 11.99 per share - 2017-10: AUD 13.25 per share - 2017-11: AUD 13.76 per share - 2017-12: AUD 15.31 per share - 2018-01: AUD 16.38 per share - 2018-02: AUD 18.45 per share - 2018-03: AUD 17.50 per share - 2018-04: AUD 18.23 per share - 2018-05: AUD 19.76 per share - 2018-06: AUD 19.03 per share - 2018-07: AUD 19.18 per share - 2018-08: AUD 20.85 per share - 2018-09: AUD 22.63 per share - 2018-10: AUD 17.75 per share - 2018-11: AUD 15.92 per share - 2018-12: AUD 14.18 per share - 2019-01: AUD 15.79 per share - 2019-02: AUD 19.35 per share - 2019-03: AUD 17.60 per share - 2019-04: AUD 19.59 per share - 2019-05: AUD 18.76 per share - 2019-06: AUD 18.49 per share - 2019-07: AUD 18.11 per share - 2019-08: AUD 16.64 per share - 2019-09: AUD 17.42 per share - 2019-10: AUD 18.76 per share - 2019-11: AUD 19.15 per share - 2019-12: AUD 19.47 per share - 2020-01: AUD 20.26 per share - 2020-02: AUD 17.57 per share - 2020-03: AUD 11.24 per share - 2020-04: AUD 15.31 per share - 2020-05: AUD 16.24 per share - 2020-06: AUD 17.18 per share - 2020-07: AUD 17.03 per share - 2020-08: AUD 19.08 per share - 2020-09: AUD 17.92 per share - 2020-10: AUD 19.42 per share - 2020-11: AUD 22.01 per share - 2020-12: AUD 23.35 per share - 2021-01: AUD 22.40 per share - 2021-02: AUD 21.69 per share - 2021-03: AUD 22.55 per share - 2021-04: AUD 21.54 per share - 2021-05: AUD 20.04 per share - 2021-06: AUD 20.35 per share - 2021-07: AUD 23.25 per share - 2021-08: AUD 21.25 per share - 2021-09: AUD 20.69 per share - 2021-10: AUD 21.53 per share - 2021-11: AUD 21.33 per share - 2021-12: AUD 21.60 per share - 2022-01: AUD 21.68 per share - 2022-02: AUD 22.19 per share - 2022-03: AUD 21.21 per share - 2022-04: AUD 19.99 per share - 2022-05: AUD 18.79 per share - 2022-06: AUD 16.61 per share - 2022-07: AUD 17.55 per share - 2022-08: AUD 18.58 per share - 2022-09: AUD 16.95 per share - 2022-10: AUD 18.34 per share - 2022-11: AUD 20.96 per share - 2022-12: AUD 20.97 per share - 2023-01: AUD 22.67 per share - 2023-02: AUD 24.48 per share - 2023-03: AUD 23.10 per share - 2023-04: AUD 23.71 per share - 2023-05: AUD 23.38 per share - 2023-06: AUD 24.65 per share - 2023-07: AUD 26.22 per share - 2023-08: AUD 27.96 per share - 2023-09: AUD 31.15 per share - 2023-10: AUD 27.74 per share - 2023-11: AUD 32.14 per share - 2023-12: AUD 36.90 per share - 2024-01: AUD 36.11 per share - 2024-02: AUD 38.51 per share - 2024-03: AUD 40.77 per share - 2024-04: AUD 38.05 per share - 2024-05: AUD 39.19 per share - 2024-06: AUD 37.68 per share - 2024-07: AUD 39.18 per share - 2024-08: AUD 41.08 per share - 2024-09: AUD 42.88 per share - 2024-10: AUD 41.72 per share - 2024-11: AUD 49.51 per share - 2024-12: AUD 46.11 per share - 2025-01: AUD 48.04 per share - 2025-02: AUD 51.62 per share - 2025-03: AUD 49.65 per share - 2025-04: AUD 51.05 per share - 2025-05: AUD 50.75 per share - 2025-06: AUD 54.07 per share - 2025-07: AUD 51.26 per share - 2025-08: AUD 50.51 per share - 2025-09: AUD 49.93 per share - 2025-10: AUD 48.50 per share - 2025-11: AUD 47.29 per share - 2025-12: AUD 46.45 per share - 2026-01: AUD 46.42 per share - 2026-02: AUD 46.70 per share - 2026-03: AUD 40.41 per share - 2026-04: AUD 38.74 per share - 2026-05: AUD 41.20 per share - 2026-06: AUD 46.64 per share - 2026-07: AUD 44.23 per share - 2026-08: AUD 39.61 per share - 2026-09: AUD 37.52 per share - 2026-10: AUD 38.08 per share ## Annual estimated value (AUD per share) - FY2021: low AUD 7.08 per share, central AUD 8.06 per share, high AUD 9.35 per share - FY2022: low AUD 14.71 per share, central AUD 16.32 per share, high AUD 18.47 per share - FY2023: low AUD 15.31 per share, central AUD 17.19 per share, high AUD 19.71 per share - FY2024: low AUD 10.00 per share, central AUD 11.23 per share, high AUD 12.86 per share - FY2025: low AUD 8.98 per share, central AUD 10.22 per share, high AUD 11.87 per share - FY2026: low AUD 8.74 per share, central AUD 9.94 per share, high AUD 11.53 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 ## Sources Estimates depend on assumptions and are not guarantees or investment advice. 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SGH · AU
S&P/ASX 200
Not a wonderful business
3 quality tests fail. A lower price would not fix the business.
Margins varied 63.9% around their average (limit 35%).
Capital return excluding acquisitions: median 9.4% (minimum 15%), and the second-worst year 3.1% (minimum 10%).
Each $1 of profit left $0.46 for owners over five years (minimum $0.80).
Per-share value fell from 2.59 to 1.28, comparing three-year medians at each end (must rise and stay positive).
Profits were backed by cash: accruals were -6.5% of assets (limit 10%).
Profit record · pass 0 loss years in 10 (at most 2), mean operating margin 9.5%, three-year average owner earnings per share 0.45 AUD.
| Value range | AUD 8.74 – AUD 11.53 |
|---|---|
| Buy at or below | Central value AUD 9.94 |
| Discount to value | 1 − 38.06 / 9.94 = -283.1% |
| Return / year | About 4.8% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%) |
| Cash-flow inputs | Owner cash AUD 0.79/share; 0.0% growth for 5 years, then fades to 3.0%; excess cash AUD 0.05/share today. |
| Required return | 10.0% / year, earned by construction at the central value |