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Imdex

ASX:IMD · AU000000IMD5
Metals & MiningMedium

360

78
EV / EBIT31
Price / Owner Earnings5
Owner Earnings Yield67
Dividend Yield59
Price/Sales27
EV / Gross Profit67
Price/Book24
Return on Capital74
Cash Return on Capital73
Return on Equity68
EBIT Margin70
Gross Profitability96
Cash Conversion82
Accruals48
Owner Earnings Margin73
Sales growth47
Profit Growth16
Long-Term EPS Growth89
Owner Earnings Growth34
Reinvestment40
Price momentum64
Debt load52
Refinancing52
Debt Payback42
Liquidity76
Analyst ratings34
Opinion Changes20
Price Target Upside19
Market mood71
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Imdex clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryAustralia
IndustryMetals & Mining
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeASX
Founded1980
Employees625
Websiteimdex.com
ISINAU000000IMD5
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
SensorsMachine LearningDetectors, Sensors and MemsMining TechnologyArtificial IntelligenceMining

Description

Analysis

Quality compounder

Imdex Limited is a quality compounder: a well-run business trading at a price that reflects what it is worth.

The price is expensive. You pay 55.6× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 20% yearly growth; analysts expect 22%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
33
2023202420252026

All-time high

75

Jan 2023

All-time low

23

Jan 2025

Average rank

43

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
27
9
30
13
Price/Earnings
6
7
22
1
Price/Book
24
12
36
5
Dividend Yield
59
23
39
34
Value (overall)
16
3
23
7

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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