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Sims (SMSMY) Stock Price & Analysis
SMSMY Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- $13.92 - $13.92
- 52-Week Range
- $9.70 - $21.17
- Previous Close
- $14.29
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 283
- Market Cap
- $2.68B
- Enterprise Value
- $4.17B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- $197.21M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- $826.75M
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 16.2
- Beta
- 1.08
- Next Earnings
- Feb 15, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 0.72
- Last Dividend Ex-Date
- Oct 01, 2026
- Dividend Yield
- 1.75%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Earnings And Returns Recovery
The sharp EBIT recovery and ROIC above the cost of capital indicate that Sims is currently generating stronger economic returns from its asset base. If maintained, this improvement can support reinvestment, strengthen financial resilience, and improve long-term value creation.
SLS Growth And Strategic Positioning
Rapid SLS expansion and development of GPU and DDR5 capabilities broaden Sims beyond traditional metal recycling into higher-value technology recovery. These activities could deepen customer relationships, raise recovery economics, and create differentiated growth as data-center hardware cycles expand.
Operational Efficiency And Scale
Lower fixed cost per intake tonne and better infrastructure utilization show that Sims is improving operating efficiency across its recycling network. Greater throughput and disciplined central costs can support margin durability when commodity spreads are favorable and help offset unavoidable market volatility.
Bears Say
Cyclical And Volatile Profitability
The recovery in profitability remains exposed to commodity pricing, purchase spreads, and product mix, as shown by the sharp year-to-year margin movement. This cyclicality makes earnings less predictable and can limit the durability of returns even when revenue and operating performance improve.
Inconsistent Cash Conversion
Positive free cash flow is encouraging, but conversion of only about half of net income and sharply negative year-over-year growth indicate uneven cash quality. Working-capital or reinvestment demands may therefore constrain internally funded growth and reduce flexibility during weaker market periods.
ANZ Market And Project Exposure
Sims remains exposed to regional ferrous conditions that management cannot fully control, particularly Chinese export pressure in ANZ. A durable improvement also depends partly on external mill and EAF projects, leaving regional earnings recovery vulnerable to trade flows and project timing.
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Company Description
Sims
Sims Ltd. engages in the recycling of metal and electronics. It operates through the following segments: North America Metals (NAM), Australia, New Zealand Metals (ANZ), UK Metal (UK), Global Trading, Investment in SA Recycling (SAR), Sims Lifecycle Services (SLS), and Unallocated. The NAM segment consists of subsidiaries and joint ventures in the U.S. and Canada, which perform ferrous and non-ferrous secondary recycling functions. The ANZ segment includes subsidiaries and joint arrangements in Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea, which perform ferrous and non-ferrous secondary recycling functions. The UK segment consists of subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, which perform ferrous and non-ferrous secondary recycling functions. The Global Trading segment consists of the group’s ferrous and non-ferrous marketing subsidiaries that coordinate sales of ferrous bulk cargo shipments, non-ferrous sales into primarily China and Southeast Asia, and brokerage sales on behalf of third and related parties. The SAR segment consists of the group’s share of results from its investment in the SA Recycling joint venture. The SLS segment consists of subsidiaries, which provide electronic recycling solutions in the following countries: Australia, Germany, India, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. The Unallocated segment contains unallocated corporate costs, interests in a joint venture in Australia, Sims Municipal Recycling, and Global Sustainability Insurance Corporation. The company was founded by Albert George Sims in 1917 and is headquartered in Mascot, Australia.
- Sector
- Basicmaterials
- Industry
- Steel
- CEO
- Stephen John Mikkelsen
- Employees
- 4,015
- Website
- www.simsltd.com
- Address
- 309 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, AU
Sims (SMSMY) Earnings & Revenues
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SMSMY Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call presented a strongly positive operational and financial story driven by exceptional underlying EBIT growth (+~170% to $468m), robust SLS expansion (repurposed units +~91%), record-high DDR4 and non-ferrous pricing, and solid cash conversion and ROIC (11.7%). Challenges highlighted were largely market-timing and regional (ANZ ferrous pressure from Chinese exports), short-term variability in data-center refresh timing (impacting H1 SLS guidance), a prior U.K. receivable write-down, and cost pressures in waste, fuel and labor. On balance, the company demonstrated improved structural earnings quality, strategic positioning for future GPU/DDR5 opportunities, strong North American performance and disciplined capital management, which outweigh the near-term operational and regional headwinds.
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Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| Technical Analysis | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Moving Averages | 0 | 0 | 12 |












