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Dyno Nobel Limited

DNL.AX
47
Chemicals - Specialty · Basic Materials
Price
A$3.70
-0.01 (-0.27%)
Market Cap
A$6.48B
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
47
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Mixed

Share count falling — buybacks

3.4% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.94B (2021) → 1.88B (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Dyno Nobel makes explosives and blasting systems used in mining, quarrying, and construction. Its core products include bulk explosives, detonators, and electronic initiation systems sold mainly to mining companies that need to break rock to extract coal, copper, gold, and other minerals. It is one of the largest commercial explosives manufacturers in the world.

The company earns revenue by selling explosives products and providing blasting services under long-term supply contracts with mining customers, which gives it relatively predictable income. Dyno Nobel operates primarily in Australia and North America, and its scale, manufacturing infrastructure, and technical expertise in blast design create meaningful barriers for smaller competitors to displace it. The key growth driver is continued demand from the mining sector, particularly in Australia where resource extraction remains strong, but the main risk is that a slowdown in commodity prices could cause mining companies to cut production and reduce explosives purchases.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
21.1%
Thin — 21.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
9.5%
Modest — 9.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
10.1%
Below par — 10.1% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-11.9%
Shrinking sales (-11.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/3 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
205%
Turns 205% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-0.2%
Burning cash (-0.2%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.36
Conservative — low debt load (0.36)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.88x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.9x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
40.3x
Pricey — P/E 40.3

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+20.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (40.3 → 19.6)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
3.70%
Moderate income — 3.70% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-49.4%
Dividend cut (-49.4% YoY) — warning sign

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