Ridley Corporation Limited stock analysis
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Ridley Corporation Limited (RIC) Share Price & Analysis
RIC Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- AUD 2.71 - AUD 2.74
- 52-Week Range
- AUD 2.34 - AUD 3.06
- Previous Close
- AUD 2.72
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 523.15K
- Market Cap
- AUD 1.02B
- Enterprise Value
- AUD 1.50B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- AUD 251.57M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- AUD 761.12M
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 37.5
- Beta
- 0.99
- Next Earnings
- Feb 24, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- N/A
- Last Dividend Ex-Date
- Oct 06, 2026
- Dividend Yield
- 3.81%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Acquisition-Driven Earnings Expansion
The fertilizers acquisition has materially expanded Ridley’s earnings base and diversified operations. Its first nine-month contribution provides a platform for further growth as the business receives a full-year benefit and integration efficiencies mature.
Volume Growth And Capacity Utilisation
Growth across core feed volumes, combined with mill expansion and de-bottlenecking, supports stronger utilisation of existing assets. This can improve operating leverage and reinforce Ridley’s position with livestock producers over the medium term.
Positive Cash Generation And Synergy Pipeline
Positive operating cash flow gives Ridley internal funding capacity, while identified integration and procurement savings provide a concrete path to improve earnings quality. Realising these initiatives could partly offset higher financing costs and support dividends.
Bears Say
Higher Leverage And Finance Costs
The acquisition shifted Ridley from net cash to material net debt and substantially increased finance costs. Although liquidity headroom remains available, higher leverage reduces financial flexibility and makes future earnings more sensitive to operating underperformance.
Margin Compression And Weaker Earnings Quality
The sharp gap between revenue growth and profit performance indicates costs rose faster than sales. Persistently lower margins would limit the benefit of scale, weaken return on capital and make earnings more dependent on successful pricing and cost control.
Operational Execution And Commercialisation Risks
Plant reconstruction, commissioning problems and NovaqPro’s commercialisation shortfall demonstrate execution risk across operations and innovation. These issues can prolong earnings pressure, require further investment and reduce confidence in the returns from growth initiatives.
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Company Description
Ridley Corporation Limited
Ridley Corporation Limited, an Australian enterprise, specializes in offering extensive animal nutrition solutions. Its operations are divided into two main segments: Packaged Feeds and Ingredients, and Bulk Stockfeeds. The company provides a diverse range of packaged products and dietary supplements, including various bagged feeds for poultry, dairy, dogs, horses, and other domestic animals, alongside block and loose lick supplements. Ridley also manufactures aquafeed, encompassing extruded and steam-pelleted options tailored for different fin fish and prawns. Furthermore, it processes poultry, red meat, and fish to create rendered products utilized in the pet food, stockfeed, and aquaculture industries. The company's offerings extend to specialized monogastric and ruminant feeds, such as pellets, meals, concentrates, and premixes, designed for poultry, pigs, dairy and beef cattle, and sheep. Beyond product manufacturing, Ridley delivers expert nutritional guidance to food producers across the dairy, poultry, pig, aquaculture, sheep, and beef sectors, supplies the research community with solutions for laboratory animals, and caters to retail markets for equine, canine, and home layer animals. Key brands under its umbrella include Barastoc, Rumevite, Cobber, Primo, and Food for Dogs. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, Ridley Corporation Limited also engages in international export activities.
- Sector
- Consumerdefensive
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- CEO
- Quinton Lance Hildebrand
- Employees
- 613
- Website
- www.ridley.com.au
- Address
- South Tower Rialto, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, AU
Ridley Corporation Limited (RIC) Earnings & Revenues
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RIC Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call emphasized strong, acquisition-driven earnings growth and solid cash generation (61.8% EBITDA growth, EPS +18%, fertilizer EBITDA contribution), successful integration steps and several operational wins (volume growth in Bulk, private-label gains in Packaged Feeds). Offsetting negatives include an $11.4M decline in Packaged & Ingredients EBITDA due to operational issues, a $28.7M NovaqPro impairment, one-off acquisition/integration costs and a move from net cash to $296M net debt with higher finance costs. Management presented a constructive FY'27 outlook with expected earnings growth across segments, ongoing integration synergies and a maintained dividend policy, indicating confidence in delivering accretion from the acquisition despite near-term headwinds.
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Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| Technical Analysis | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Moving Averages | 12 | 0 | 0 |
