Margins varied 5.5% around their average (limit 35%), and no loss years were recorded (limit 2).
- 10y median
- 36.9%
- Worst year
- 34.0%
- Latest · 2025
- 37.1%
# Smartgroup (SIQ.AU) Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/SIQ.AU Analysis as of: 2026-10-16T07:43:39.374Z. Financial observations: FY2011–FY2025. Listing currency: AUD. Reporting currency: AUD. ## Verdict A wonderful business at a fair price Quality tests for Buy: pass (profit record: pass; earnings resilience is evidence only). Published buy qualification: yes. Share price: AUD 11.49 per share; close as of 2026-10-15. Estimated value: low AUD 9.25 per share, central AUD 11.75 per share, high AUD 13.41 per share. Buy at or below the central value AUD 11.75 per share. Valuation as of 2026-10-16T07:43:39.374Z; scenarios are not confidence intervals. Expected annual return: 10.2% at the stated quote. About 10.2% 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: 0 - Operating margin variation: 0.05× Chart: Operating margin; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: 0.34× - FY2017: 0.36× - FY2018: 0.37× - FY2019: 0.38× - FY2020: 0.34× - FY2021: 0.41× - FY2022: 0.38× - FY2023: 0.37× - FY2024: 0.35× - FY2025: 0.37× ### moat: pass - Years with nonpositive invested capital use equity plus debt and leases; positive earnings with no positive capital are shown above 100%. - ROIC, median of available years: 92.9% - ROIC, second-lowest year: 20.6% - Typical minus recent gross margin: 1.6 pp - Typical gross margin (annual median): 54.7% - Recent gross margin (lower of latest and 3-year median): 53.2% - Years with nonpositive capital: 3 - Capital spending / revenue: 2.0% - ROIC including acquisitions, ten-year median: 21.4% Chart: ROIC excluding acquisitions; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: 73.9% - FY2017: 87.2% - FY2018: 98.6% - FY2019: >100% - FY2020: >100% - FY2021: 20.6% - FY2022: 19.9% - FY2023: >100% - FY2024: >100% - FY2025: 22.3% ### economics: pass - Owner earnings / net income, 5-yr: 0.90× - Cash conversion uses consolidated totals: No - Owner earnings, five-year total: AUD 302M - Net income, five-year total: AUD 335M - Return on incremental invested capital: >100% - Working capital / revenue, annual change: 0.2 pp - Working capital / revenue, change between three-year averages: 1.8 pp - Working capital / revenue, final three-year average: 7.9% Chart: Annual owner cash / profit; fiscal year observations. - FY2021: 1.05× - FY2022: 0.85× - FY2023: 0.98× - FY2024: 0.81× - FY2025: 0.86× ### management: pass - Historical market-dollar context (not the management verdict): 2016 to 2025 (9 years) - buybacks unrelated to price (informational) - ROIC first 3 years vs last 3 years: 87.2% vs 214.4% - Per-share earnings: 0.26 to 0.58 (three-year endpoint medians) - Management verdict uses per-share economic progress: Yes - Ordinary dilution, 10-year annual growth: 0.3% - Ordinary dilution, 5-year annual growth: 0.1% - Market cap gain: AUD 393M - Cumulative retained earnings: AUD -40M - Diluted shares, 10-year annual growth: 0.3% - Diluted shares, 5-year annual growth: 0.1% - $1 test, starting fiscal year: FY2016 - $1 test, ending fiscal year: FY2025 - Per-share value growth: 10.7% - Per-share value change: AUD 0.32 - Per-share value, starting three-year median: AUD 0.26 - Per-share value, ending three-year median: AUD 0.58 - Average buyback yield: 0.1% - Buyback history: 1 years - Debt-funded buybacks: No - Acquisition spending: AUD 496M - Cumulative net income, 10 years: AUD 571M - ROIC, first three-year median: 87.2% - ROIC, last three-year median: >100% Chart: Earnings per share; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: AUD 0.26 - FY2017: AUD 0.34 - FY2018: AUD 0.46 - FY2019: AUD 0.48 - FY2020: AUD 0.32 - FY2021: AUD 0.45 - FY2022: AUD 0.45 - FY2023: AUD 0.48 - FY2024: AUD 0.58 - FY2025: AUD 0.61 ### accounting: pass - Sloan accruals: -2.6% - Receivables to sales index (DSRI): 0.91× - Restructuring years, last five: 0 - Stock compensation / operating cash flow: 4.8% - Earnings backed by cash: Yes - Operating cash / earnings: 1.23× - Accounting red flags: 0 - Goodwill and intangibles / equity: 1.09× Chart: Sloan accruals; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: -2.7% - FY2017: -5.9% - FY2018: 1.1% - FY2019: -8.7% - FY2020: -3.9% - FY2021: 11.3% - FY2022: -2.0% - FY2023: -1.3% - FY2024: -0.3% - FY2025: -2.6% ## Holders ## Price story Price needs cash profits to grow 5.2% a year for ten years · sales +7.7% Story as of 2026-10-16T10:00:12.789Z; price observation 2026-10-15. Price needs cash profits to grow 5.2% a year for ten years ### Sales · FY2024–2025 sales +7.7%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16. - FY2016: AUD 148M - FY2017: AUD 205M - FY2018: AUD 242M - FY2019: AUD 250M - FY2020: AUD 216M - FY2021: AUD 222M - FY2022: AUD 225M - FY2023: AUD 252M - FY2024: AUD 306M - FY2025: AUD 329M ### Gross margin · FY2025 gross margin 53.2%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16. - FY2016: 59.5% - FY2017: 61.1% - FY2018: 61.5% - FY2019: 50.8% - FY2020: 49.0% - FY2021: 55.2% - FY2022: 54.3% - FY2023: 51.8% - FY2024: 95.4% - FY2025: 53.2% ## Owner memo Memo as of 2026-10-16T08:06:05.509Z. ### How it makes money Operates in specialty business services; annual sales are AUD 329.3 million. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:39.374Z); FY2025: revenue 329309000; grossProfit 175145000; margin = grossProfit / revenue. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); SIQ.AU: Smartgroup Corporation Ltd provides employee management services in Australia. It offers Employee benefits, such as outsourced salary packaging services and novated leasing services. Its also provides end-to-end fleet management services. Additionally, it offers salary packaging software solutions and markets salary packaging debit cards. It serves not-for-profit organizations, healthcare providers, education providers, government sector, and corporate organizations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. ### Why customers stay Margins ranged from 51.8% to 95.4% during 2023–25; it earns 92.9% on its capital. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:39.374Z); FY2023: grossProfit / revenue = 51.8%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:39.374Z); FY2024: grossProfit / revenue = 95.4%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:39.374Z); FY2025: grossProfit / revenue = 53.2%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:39.374Z); 10-year return on capital observations [[2016,0.7394712756199686],[2017,0.8720001003841368],[2018,0.9863959280230292],[2019,1.6609120247145992],[2020,7.906579918327071],[2021,0.2064319925268215],[2022,0.19895464677071795],[2023,6.0867160036490535],[2024,2.1442075435685752],[2025,0.2230895279617983]]; median 0.929198014203583. ROIC follows the displayed moat series; financial companies use return on tangible equity. ### Where the cash goes Spends 2.6% of cash earnings on expansion; paid dividends in 10 of 10 years. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:39.374Z); FY2016: growth capex 0; upkeep 674000; owner earnings 46038000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:39.374Z); FY2017: growth capex 0; upkeep 423000; owner earnings 60485000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:39.374Z); FY2018: growth capex 0; upkeep 430000; owner earnings 83864000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:39.374Z); FY2019: growth capex 0; upkeep 882000; owner earnings 82733600. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:39.374Z); FY2020: growth capex 0; upkeep 1153000; owner earnings 61750800. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:39.374Z); FY2021: growth capex 0; upkeep 7924000; owner earnings 61990400. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:39.374Z); FY2022: growth capex 156384.78973674402; upkeep 14776615.210263256; owner earnings 50193584.78973675. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.003115633011506294. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:39.374Z); FY2023: growth capex 595000; upkeep 7927000; owner earnings 60806800. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.009785089825480046. - Source: https://www.smartgroup.com.au/globalassets/smartgroup-corporate/about-us/2025annualreport.pdf (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:39.374Z); FY2024: growth capex 3399940.015949987; upkeep 24940059.984050013; owner earnings 61031540.01594999. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.05570791782513511. - Source: https://www.smartgroup.com.au/globalassets/smartgroup-corporate/about-us/2025annualreport.pdf (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:39.374Z); FY2025: growth capex 1771065.999330286; upkeep 24384934.000669714; owner earnings 68421065.99933028. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.0258848057022032. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:39.374Z); Dividend observations: [[2016,20923000],[2017,38602000],[2018,51009000],[2019,82051000],[2020,50851000],[2021,65610000],[2022,87655000],[2023,58869000],[2024,65796000],[2025,67773000]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement. ### Are managers owners Insiders own 4.6% of the company. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); SIQ.AU SharesStats.PercentInsiders = 4.589 percentage points; cache date 2026-10-16. ### What the price says The price assumes cash profits grow 5.2% yearly over ten years; actual growth was 11.6%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:39.374Z); Ten-year compound average after fade. Initial solved rate 0.07395534281938393. Price 11.49; FX 1; discount 0.1; same compounder ten-year fade to terminal 0.03. FY2015 owner earnings/share 0.17479468785313845 → FY2025 0.525087107687919. Closing-price date 2026-10-15. ## Monthly share-price history (AUD per share) - 2016-10: AUD 5.97 per share - 2016-11: AUD 5.84 per share - 2016-12: AUD 6.28 per share - 2017-01: AUD 6.45 per share - 2017-02: AUD 6.60 per share - 2017-03: AUD 6.60 per share - 2017-04: AUD 6.46 per share - 2017-05: AUD 6.80 per share - 2017-06: AUD 7.17 per share - 2017-07: AUD 7.49 per share - 2017-08: AUD 8.90 per share - 2017-09: AUD 9.22 per share - 2017-10: AUD 9.73 per share - 2017-11: AUD 10.31 per share - 2017-12: AUD 10.85 per share - 2018-01: AUD 11.09 per share - 2018-02: AUD 11.44 per share - 2018-03: AUD 10.93 per share - 2018-04: AUD 10.86 per share - 2018-05: AUD 11.28 per share - 2018-06: AUD 11.67 per share - 2018-07: AUD 12.16 per share - 2018-08: AUD 12.80 per share - 2018-09: AUD 11.91 per share - 2018-10: AUD 9.97 per share - 2018-11: AUD 10.17 per share - 2018-12: AUD 8.88 per share - 2019-01: AUD 10.46 per share - 2019-02: AUD 8.48 per share - 2019-03: AUD 7.92 per share - 2019-04: AUD 8.48 per share - 2019-05: AUD 8.75 per share - 2019-06: AUD 8.34 per share - 2019-07: AUD 9.40 per share - 2019-08: AUD 11.16 per share - 2019-09: AUD 12.21 per share - 2019-10: AUD 11.41 per share - 2019-11: AUD 9.05 per share - 2019-12: AUD 6.94 per share - 2020-01: AUD 6.75 per share - 2020-02: AUD 6.39 per share - 2020-03: AUD 4.89 per share - 2020-04: AUD 5.40 per share - 2020-05: AUD 6.71 per share - 2020-06: AUD 6.07 per share - 2020-07: AUD 6.04 per share - 2020-08: AUD 5.97 per share - 2020-09: AUD 5.72 per share - 2020-10: AUD 5.43 per share - 2020-11: AUD 6.31 per share - 2020-12: AUD 6.83 per share - 2021-01: AUD 7.04 per share - 2021-02: AUD 6.89 per share - 2021-03: AUD 6.33 per share - 2021-04: AUD 7.04 per share - 2021-05: AUD 6.66 per share - 2021-06: AUD 7.38 per share - 2021-07: AUD 7.20 per share - 2021-08: AUD 8.00 per share - 2021-09: AUD 9.50 per share - 2021-10: AUD 8.02 per share - 2021-11: AUD 7.62 per share - 2021-12: AUD 7.75 per share - 2022-01: AUD 7.14 per share - 2022-02: AUD 8.37 per share - 2022-03: AUD 8.55 per share - 2022-04: AUD 8.93 per share - 2022-05: AUD 8.39 per share - 2022-06: AUD 6.11 per share - 2022-07: AUD 6.88 per share - 2022-08: AUD 5.94 per share - 2022-09: AUD 4.99 per share - 2022-10: AUD 4.92 per share - 2022-11: AUD 4.79 per share - 2022-12: AUD 5.10 per share - 2023-01: AUD 5.65 per share - 2023-02: AUD 6.39 per share - 2023-03: AUD 6.41 per share - 2023-04: AUD 6.72 per share - 2023-05: AUD 7.26 per share - 2023-06: AUD 7.92 per share - 2023-07: AUD 9.04 per share - 2023-08: AUD 8.60 per share - 2023-09: AUD 8.28 per share - 2023-10: AUD 8.58 per share - 2023-11: AUD 8.60 per share - 2023-12: AUD 8.72 per share - 2024-01: AUD 9.71 per share - 2024-02: AUD 10.97 per share - 2024-03: AUD 9.71 per share - 2024-04: AUD 9.59 per share - 2024-05: AUD 8.18 per share - 2024-06: AUD 8.45 per share - 2024-07: AUD 8.65 per share - 2024-08: AUD 8.01 per share - 2024-09: AUD 8.38 per share - 2024-10: AUD 7.77 per share - 2024-11: AUD 7.81 per share - 2024-12: AUD 7.77 per share - 2025-01: AUD 8.03 per share - 2025-02: AUD 8.39 per share - 2025-03: AUD 7.36 per share - 2025-04: AUD 7.82 per share - 2025-05: AUD 7.29 per share - 2025-06: AUD 7.37 per share - 2025-07: AUD 7.92 per share - 2025-08: AUD 9.05 per share - 2025-09: AUD 7.98 per share - 2025-10: AUD 8.18 per share - 2025-11: AUD 8.79 per share - 2025-12: AUD 9.14 per share - 2026-01: AUD 8.43 per share - 2026-02: AUD 8.82 per share - 2026-03: AUD 8.21 per share - 2026-04: AUD 9.02 per share - 2026-05: AUD 11.39 per share - 2026-06: AUD 12.79 per share - 2026-07: AUD 12.81 per share - 2026-08: AUD 10.66 per share - 2026-09: AUD 11.37 per share - 2026-10: AUD 11.43 per share ## Annual estimated value (AUD per share) - FY2017: low AUD 4.70 per share, central AUD 5.32 per share, high AUD 6.14 per share - FY2018: low AUD 6.29 per share, central AUD 7.12 per share, high AUD 8.23 per share - FY2019: low AUD 6.86 per share, central AUD 7.77 per share, high AUD 8.97 per share - FY2020: low AUD 5.85 per share, central AUD 6.63 per share, high AUD 7.67 per share - FY2021: low AUD 5.73 per share, central AUD 6.49 per share, high AUD 7.50 per share - FY2022: low AUD 5.85 per share, central AUD 6.60 per share, high AUD 7.59 per share - FY2023: low AUD 8.08 per share, central AUD 11.69 per share, high AUD 13.70 per share - FY2024: low AUD 8.46 per share, central AUD 12.24 per share, high AUD 14.35 per share - FY2025: low AUD 9.93 per share, central AUD 12.56 per share, high AUD 14.32 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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SIQ · AU
S&P/ASX 200
A wonderful business at a fair price
Passes the quality tests.
Margins varied 5.5% around their average (limit 35%), and no loss years were recorded (limit 2).
Capital return excluding acquisitions: median 92.9% (minimum 15%), and the second-worst year 20.6% (minimum 10%).
Each $1 of profit left $0.90 for owners over five years (minimum $0.80).
Per-share value rose from 0.26 to 0.58, comparing three-year medians at each end (must rise and stay positive).
Profits were backed by cash: accruals were -2.6% of assets (limit 10%).
Profit record · pass 0 loss years in 10 (at most 2), mean operating margin 36.7%, three-year average owner earnings per share 0.49 AUD.
| Value range | AUD 9.25 – AUD 13.41 |
|---|---|
| Buy at or below | Central value AUD 11.75 |
| Discount to value | 1 − 11.49 / 11.75 = 2.2% |
| Return / year | About 10.2% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%) |
| Cash-flow inputs | Owner cash AUD 0.53/share; 8.1% growth fades over 10 years to 3.0%; excess cash AUD 2.08/share today. |
| Required return | 10.0% / year, earned by construction at the central value |