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Employees: 1,800
Size Symal (SYL.AX) is an Australia Industrials company (Engineering & Construction) with a market value of $439M, the 274th largest of 316 Australia companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at A$2.65 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 1.9%, against -13.6% for the median peer and +4.1% for the Australia market (cap-weighted) — 3rd highest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 27.7% over the last twelve months (peer median -5.5%); the operating margin is 4.3% (peer median 6.1%).
Valuation It trades at 10.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 11.1× (4th cheapest of 9).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 15% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +18%, so the hurdle is -3 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.7 points above its cost of capital (9.6% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 1 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | A$1.12B | A$1.12B | A$880M | A$743M | A$686M |
| Revenue growth | — | +28% | +18% | +8% | — |
| Gross profit | A$86.8M | A$86.8M | A$81.9M | A$72.4M | A$38.0M |
| EBITDA | A$94.3M | A$94.3M | A$82.5M | A$86.1M | A$50.6M |
| Net income | A$42.9M | A$42.9M | A$34.6M | A$36.2M | A$7.32M |
| Free cash flow | A$4.53M | A$4.53M | A$29.5M | A$5.84M | A$60.0M |
| Capital expenditure | A$75.4M | A$75.4M | A$60.9M | A$51.2M | A$732,595 |
| Total debt | n/a | A$203M | A$156M | A$100M | A$93.6M |
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| Measure | SYL.AX | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -5.0% | -7.9% | 8th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +1.9% | -13.6% | 3rd highest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -25.6% | -32.5% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +27.7% | -5.5% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 6.1% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 10.2× | 11.1× | 4th cheapest of 9 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 14.7% | 0.9% | 5th most demanding of 15 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +17.9% | +2.5% | 3rd highest of 15 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -3.1 pp | -9.0 pp | 7th most demanding of 15 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +0.7 pp | -1.7 pp | 8th highest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.1× | 8.6× | 6th cheapest of 14 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.3× | -1.1× | 6th most indebted of 15 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symal SYL.AX | Australia | $439M | +2% | +28% | 4% | 10.2× | 14.7% | +17.9% |
| Zhengyuan Geomatics 688509.SS | China | $440M | -16% | -22% | -44% | n/a | 30.4% | -19.7% |
| Amper AMP.MC | Spain | $437M | -8% | -37% | 7% | 57.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Global Dominion Access DOM.MC | Spain | $442M | -16% | -10% | 6% | 14.2× | -7.5% | +0.3% |
| Anhui Transport Consulting & Design Institute 603357.SS | China | $436M | -31% | -39% | 12% | 10.2× | -7.3% | +5.7% |
| Kedge Construction 2546.TW | Taiwan | $433M | +15% | +38% | 10% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| TANSEISHA 9743.T | Japan | $432M | +1% | -7% | 6% | 12.0× | -6.0% | +9.1% |
| Hanjia Digital Intelligence Science and Technology 300746.SZ | China | $452M | +7% | -2% | 0% | n/a | 47.6% | -10.5% |
| GE Power India GVPIL.NS | India | $427M | -10% | +19% | 23% | n/a | 17.8% | -17.6% |
| Tengda Construction 600512.SS | China | $452M | -21% | +32% | -3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Wee Hur E3B.SI | Singapore | $425M | -18% | +22% | 26% | 6.5× | -14.2% | +9.2% |
| Asanuma 1852.T | Japan | $425M | -9% | -4% | 5% | n/a | -17.6% | +4.8% |
| Zhongtongguomai Communication 603559.SS | China | $455M | -1% | +1% | -18% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Polimex - Mostostal PXM.WA | Poland | $462M | -14% | +21% | 4% | 13.8× | 2.2% | +20.7% |
| Delpha Construction 2530.TW | Taiwan | $462M | -11% | -59% | 26% | 2.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Guizhou Transportation Planning Survey & Design Academe 603458.SS | China | $462M | -14% | -19% | -35% | n/a | -0.4% | -13.7% |
| LCC Projects LCCPROJECT.NS | India | $414M | n/a | +23% | 12% | n/a | 8.6% | +43.2% |
| Qilu Expressway 1576.HK | Hong Kong | $412M | -10% | -53% | 29% | n/a | 5.5% | +6.3% |
| Zhengping Road & Bridge Construction 603843.SS | China | $469M | -50% | -15% | -18% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kawada Technologies 3443.T | Japan | $411M | -17% | -11% | 8% | 7.2× | -10.4% | -0.1% |
| Chengdu Road & Bridge Engineering 002628.SZ | China | $472M | -24% | +1% | -23% | n/a | 24.8% | -16.2% |