Yahoo Finance A Look At AUB Group Limited’s (ASX:AUB) Exceptional Fundamentals
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AUB Group Limited (ASX:AUB) is a stock with outstanding fundamental characteristics. When we build an investment case, we need to look at the stock with a holistic perspective. In the case of AUB, it is a financially-robust , dividend-paying company with a a great track record of performance. In the following section, I expand a bit more on these key aspects. For those interested in digger a bit deeper into my commentary, read the full report on AUB Group here.
Excellent balance sheet established dividend payer
Over the past year, AUB has grown its earnings by 41%, with its most recent figure exceeding its annual average over the past five years. Not only did AUB outperformed its past performance, its growth also exceeded the Insurance industry expansion, which generated a 11% earnings growth. This paints a buoyant picture for the company. AUB is financially robust, with ample cash on hand and short-term investments to meet upcoming liabilities. This suggests prudent control over cash and cost by management, which is a key determinant of the company’s health. AUB’s has produced operating cash levels of 0.47x total debt over the past year, which implies that AUB’s management has put its borrowings into good use by generating enough cash to cover a sufficient portion of borrowings.
Income investors would also be happy to know that AUB is a great dividend company, with a current yield standing at 3.7%. AUB has also been regularly increasing its dividend payments to shareholders over the past decade.
Next Steps:
For AUB Group, there are three essential aspects you should look at:
Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for AUB’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for AUB’s outlook.
Valuation: What is AUB worth today? Is the stock undervalued, even when its growth outlook is factored into its intrinsic value? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether AUB is currently mispriced by the market.
Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of AUB? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!
To help readers see past the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements.
The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned. For errors that warrant correction please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com.
