Dyno Nobel (ASX:DNL) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -0.11 (As of Sep. 2025)

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ASX:DNL Dyno Nobel Ltd ASX:DNL
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Price A$3.81
GF Value A$2.21
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Dyno Nobel Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Dyno Nobel ASX:DNL 55 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.11 as of Sep. 2025. GuruFocus rates ASX:DNL with a GF Score™ of 55/100 and a GF Value™ of A$2.21 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 722 Chemicals companies, Dyno Nobel ranks worse than 138504.02% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Dyno Nobel's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was A$-0.11. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.


The historical rank and industry rank for Dyno Nobel's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Dyno Nobel was 41.57. The lowest was 4.97. And the median was 25.09.


ASX:DNL's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 19.45
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

Dyno Nobel's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was A$0.01. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was A$-0.02. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is At Loss.

Dyno Nobel's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was A$0.08. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was A$0.26. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 14.60.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Dyno Nobel Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Dyno Nobel Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Dyno Nobel's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Dyno Nobel Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Dyno Nobel Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.12 0.54 0.27 -0.18 -0.11

Dyno Nobel Semi-Annual Data
Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 -0.18 0.00 -0.11 0.00

ASX:DNL vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Dyno Nobel's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Dyno Nobel Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Dyno Nobel's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dyno Nobel's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Dyno Nobel Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Dyno Nobel's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income -53
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 284
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 427
Change In Working Capital 0
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 1,855

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Dyno Nobel's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was A$-53 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Dyno Nobel's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was A$284 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Dyno Nobel's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was A$0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = A$427 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Dyno Nobel's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = A$427 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Dyno Nobel's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was A$0 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Dyno Nobel's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Sep. 2025 was 1855.344 Mil.

Dyno Nobel's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Sep. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( -53.2 +284.1+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-427.4+0)/1855.344
=-0.11

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=3.81/-0.11
=0

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -0.11 mean?
Dyno Nobel (ASX:DNL) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -0.11 as of Sep. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Dyno Nobel. Over the past decade, Dyno Nobel's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 4.97 to 41.57. According to the industry distribution chart, Dyno Nobel ranks #999999 out of 722 companies in the Chemicals industry.
Is Dyno Nobel's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Dyno Nobel's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.11. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 4.97 to a high of 41.57. Based on the distribution chart, Dyno Nobel ranks #999999 out of 722 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Dyno Nobel has a GF Score™ of 55/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Dyno Nobel's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to LIN and SHW?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, Dyno Nobel ranks #999999 out of 722 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Dyno Nobel in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 19.45. Historically, Dyno Nobel's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 4.97 to 41.57 over the past decade. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Chemicals company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Chemicals companies is 19.45, based on 722 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Dyno Nobel. For the Chemicals industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 19.45 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Dyno Nobel's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.11. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Dyno Nobel stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dyno Nobel (ASX:DNL) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is A$2.21, compared to a current price of A$3.81 — trading 72.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.11. Dyno Nobel's overall GF Score™ is 55/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Dyno Nobel (ASX:DNL), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.11 as of Sep. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Dyno Nobel (ASX:DNL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dyno Nobel stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of A$3.81 is trading 72.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of A$2.21. GuruFocus considers Dyno Nobel to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for ASX:DNL:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -0.11
  • GF Value™: A$2.21 vs. price of A$3.81 (72.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 55/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the ASX:DNL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Dyno Nobel Business Description

Other Exchanges DNLZY:USAI5P0:Germany
Address 28 Freshwater Place, Level 8, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC, AUS, 3006
Dyno Nobel is a leading global explosives company with operations in Australia, Asia, and the Americas. We estimate its share of the global commercial explosives market at about 15%. Explosives traditionally contributed around 80% of EBIT, but with the sale of the fertilizers business, this moves to 100%.
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