Australian Strategic Materials Ltd (ASM) - Net Assets

Latest as of December 2025: AU$241.06 Million AUD ≈ $170.57 Million USD

Based on the latest financial reports, Australian Strategic Materials Ltd (ASM) has net assets worth AU$241.06 Million AUD (≈ $170.57 Million USD) as of December 2025. Net assets (also known as shareholders' equity or book value) represent the difference between a company's total assets (AU$279.07 Million ≈ $197.46 Million USD) and total liabilities (AU$38.00 Million ≈ $26.89 Million USD). This figure indicates the residual interest in the assets after deducting liabilities, essentially showing what would remain for shareholders if all assets were liquidated and all debts paid off. Check tangible equity quality of Australian Strategic Materials Ltd to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Key Net Assets Metrics

Metric Value
Current Net Assets AU$241.06 Million
% of Total Assets 86.38%
Annual Growth Rate 23.17%
5-Year Change -10.43%
10-Year Change N/A
Growth Volatility 39.73

Australian Strategic Materials Ltd - Net Assets Trend (2017–2025)

This chart illustrates how Australian Strategic Materials Ltd's net assets have evolved over time, based on quarterly financial data. See ASM defensive asset coverage days to measure how many days the company can operate on defensive assets alone.

Annual Net Assets for Australian Strategic Materials Ltd (2017–2025)

The table below shows the annual net assets of Australian Strategic Materials Ltd from 2017 to 2025. For live valuation and market cap data, see ASM stock market capitalisation.

Year Net Assets Change
2025-06-30 AU$181.47 Million
≈ $128.40 Million
-11.30%
2024-06-30 AU$204.59 Million
≈ $144.76 Million
-5.26%
2023-06-30 AU$215.96 Million
≈ $152.81 Million
+8.14%
2022-06-30 AU$199.70 Million
≈ $141.30 Million
-1.44%
2021-06-30 AU$202.60 Million
≈ $143.36 Million
+4358.20%
2020-06-30 AU$-4.76 Million
≈ $-3.37 Million
-116.96%
2019-06-30 AU$28.06 Million
≈ $19.85 Million
-10.37%
2018-06-30 AU$31.30 Million
≈ $22.15 Million
-8.63%
2017-06-30 AU$34.26 Million
≈ $24.24 Million
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Equity Component Analysis

This analysis shows how different components contribute to Australian Strategic Materials Ltd's total equity over time. Equity components include common stock, retained earnings, additional paid-in capital, and other elements.

Equity Composition Insights

  • Retained earnings have decreased by 11151491000.0% over the analyzed period, potentially due to dividend distributions or operating losses.

Current Equity Component Breakdown (June 2025)

Component Amount Percentage
Common Stock AU$281.35 Million 155.07%
Other Comprehensive Income AU$5.89 Million 3.25%
Other Components AU$11.32 Million 6.24%
Total Equity AU$181.44 Million 100.00%

Australian Strategic Materials Ltd Competitors by Market Cap

The table below lists competitors of Australian Strategic Materials Ltd ranked by their market capitalization.

Company Market Cap
Synopex Inc
KQ:025320
$296.17 Million
AerSale Corp
NASDAQ:ASLE
$296.28 Million
Anhui Huangshan Capsule Co Ltd
SHE:002817
$296.31 Million
Goodrx Holdings Inc
NASDAQ:GDRX
$296.37 Million
Dropsuite Ltd
AU:DSE
$295.92 Million
Nano Dimension Ltd
F:2N5B
$295.80 Million
Eagle Nuclear Energy Corp. Common stock
NASDAQ:NUCL
$295.79 Million
China Glaze Co Ltd
TW:1809
$295.77 Million

Equity Growth Attribution

This analysis shows how different factors contributed to changes in Australian Strategic Materials Ltd's equity between the two most recent reporting periods.

Equity Growth Insights

  • From 2024 to 2025, total equity changed from 204,576,000 to 181,438,000, a change of -23,138,000 (-11.3%).
  • Net loss of 24,569,000 reduced equity.
  • Share repurchases of 136,000 reduced equity.
  • Other comprehensive income increased equity by 1,542,999.

Equity Change Factors (2024 to 2025)

Factor Impact Contribution
Net Income AU$-24.57 Million -13.54%
Share Repurchases AU$136.00K -0.07%
Other Comprehensive Income AU$1.54 Million +0.85%
Other Changes AU$24.00K +0.01%
Total Change AU$- -11.31%

Book Value vs Market Value Analysis

This analysis compares Australian Strategic Materials Ltd's book value (net assets) with its market value over time. The relationship between these values can provide insights into investor sentiment and company valuation.

Valuation Insights

  • Current price-to-book ratio: 1.54x
  • The company is trading above its book value, indicating the market recognizes value beyond its reported assets.
  • The price-to-book ratio has decreased from 5.36x to 1.54x over the analyzed period, indicating reduced market premium.

Historical Price-to-Book Ratios

Date Book Value per Share Market Price P/B Ratio
2017-06-30 AU$0.29 AU$1.54 x
2018-06-30 AU$0.26 AU$1.54 x
2019-06-30 AU$0.24 AU$1.54 x
2020-06-30 AU$-0.04 AU$1.54 x
2021-06-30 AU$1.77 AU$1.54 x
2022-06-30 AU$1.43 AU$1.54 x
2023-06-30 AU$1.37 AU$1.54 x
2024-06-30 AU$1.21 AU$1.54 x
2025-06-30 AU$1.00 AU$1.54 x

Capital Efficiency Dashboard

This dashboard shows how efficiently Australian Strategic Materials Ltd utilizes its equity to generate returns, including Return on Equity (ROE) and its components based on the DuPont analysis framework.

Capital Efficiency Insights

  • Current Return on Equity (ROE): -13.54%
  • The company may be facing challenges in efficiently utilizing shareholder equity.
  • DuPont Analysis Breakdown:
  • • Net Profit Margin: -482.79%
  • • Asset Turnover: 0.02x
  • • Equity Multiplier: 1.25x
  • Recent ROE (-13.54%) is below the historical average (-8.37%), suggesting potential challenges in capital efficiency.

Historical Capital Efficiency Metrics

Year Return on Equity Net Profit Margin Asset Turnover Equity Multiplier Economic Value Added
2017 -3.75% -256.35% 0.00x 3.97x AU$-4.71 Million
2018 -9.44% -236.74% 0.01x 4.39x AU$-6.09 Million
2019 -11.58% -242.23% 0.01x 5.12x AU$-6.05 Million
2020 0.00% -309.72% 0.01x 0.00x AU$-3.79 Million
2021 -0.39% -56.86% 0.01x 1.13x AU$-21.04 Million
2022 -12.16% -1298.13% 0.01x 1.26x AU$-44.24 Million
2023 -12.17% -591.58% 0.02x 1.24x AU$-47.86 Million
2024 -12.29% -809.63% 0.01x 1.27x AU$-45.60 Million
2025 -13.54% -482.79% 0.02x 1.25x AU$-42.71 Million

Industry Comparison

This section compares Australian Strategic Materials Ltd's net assets metrics with peer companies in the Other Industrial Metals & Mining industry.

Industry Context

  • Industry: Other Industrial Metals & Mining
  • Average net assets among peers: $9,581,720
  • Average return on equity (ROE) among peers: -20.69%

Peer Company Comparison

Company Net Assets Return on Equity Debt-to-Equity Market Cap
Australian Strategic Materials Ltd (ASM) AU$241.06 Million -3.75% 0.16x $296.09 Million
Morella Corporation Ltd (1MC) $16.53 Million -35.29% 0.29x $7.50 Million
Amaero Ltd (3DA) $29.43 Million -63.84% 0.70x $222.42 Million
6K Additive Inc (6KA) $-21.36 Million 0.00% 0.00x $122.92 Million
Atlantic Lithium Ltd (A11) $17.88 Million -11.40% 0.02x $178.64 Million
African Gold Ltd (A1G) $3.82 Million -35.85% 0.08x $419.02 Million
Albright Metals Ltd (ABR) $11.82 Million -15.47% 0.06x $3.15 Million
Audalia Resources Ltd (ACP) $4.74 Million -13.01% 1.32x $14.69 Million
Accent Resources NL (ACS) $18.57 Million -14.31% 0.01x $17.32 Million
Acdc Metals Ltd (ADC) $10.13 Million -6.86% 0.04x $3.11 Million
Andromeda Metals Ltd (ADN) $4.27 Million -10.89% 0.04x $26.17 Million

About Australian Strategic Materials Ltd

AU:ASM Australia Other Industrial Metals & Mining
Market Cap
$296.09 Million
AU$418.47 Million AUD
Market Cap Rank
#15048 Global
#410 in Australia
Share Price
AU$1.54
Change (1 day)
+7.32%
52-Week Range
AU$0.51 - AU$2.00
All Time High
AU$14.09
About

Australian Strategic Materials Ltd operates as an integrated producer of critical metals for technologies in Australia. It holds interest in the Dubbo project, which contains rare earths, zirconium, niobium, and hafnium located in central-western New South Wales. The company also constructs and operates Korean metals plant located in Ochang, South Korea. It serves advanced manufacturing, defense,… Read more