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Pls Group

ASX:PLS · AU000000PLS0
Metals & MiningMedium

360

21
EV / EBIT36
Price / Owner Earnings89
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield53
Price/Sales10
EV / Gross Profit10
Price/Book10
Return on Capital33
Cash Return on Capital34
Return on Equity31
EBIT Margin25
Gross Profitability18
Accruals59
Owner Earnings Margin25
Sales growth93
Profit growth88
Reinvestment11
Price momentum98
Debt load44
Refinancing44
Debt Payback1
Liquidity26
Analyst ratings7
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside4
Market mood53
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

Pls Group 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
Founded2005
Employees556
Websitepls.com
ISINAU000000PLS0
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
LithiumUtility Scale SolarMining TechnologyMining

Description

PLS Group Limited engages in the exploration, development, and operation of mineral resources. The company explores for lithium deposits. Business Segments The company operates primarily within segments that include exploration, mining, and product…

Analysis

Hope premium

PLS Group Limited is priced well ahead of what the underlying numbers justify, a pattern we describe as a hope premium.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is solid; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
16
2023202420252026

All-time high

21

Jan 2023

All-time low

8

Jan 2025

Average rank

14

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
10
5
3
3
Price/Earnings
11
5
25
13
Price/Book
10
22
8
1
Dividend Yield
53
24
29
77
Value (overall)
10
7
4
15

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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