Ventia Services Group (ASX:VNT) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.41 (As of Dec. 2025) — 97% Below Median

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ASX:VNT Ventia Services Group Ltd ASX:VNT
58 GF Score
Price A$5.76
GF Value A$4.36
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Ventia Services Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Ventia Services Group ASX:VNT -2.87% 58 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.41 as of Dec. 2025, which is 97% below its 10-year median of 14.26. GuruFocus rates ASX:VNT with a GF Score™ of 58/100 and a GF Value™ of A$4.36 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 849 Construction companies, Ventia Services Group ranks worse than 53.24% 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)."

Ventia Services Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$0.41. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 14.05.


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

ASX:VNT' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.59   Med: 14.26   Max: 16.07
Current: 14.51


During the past 5 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Ventia Services Group was 16.07. The lowest was 12.59. And the median was 14.26.


ASX:VNT's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
53.24% of 849 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 13.33 vs ASX:VNT: 14.51

Ventia Services Group's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was A$0.16. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$0.32. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 18.00.

Ventia Services Group's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was A$0.16. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$0.32. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 18.00.


Be Aware

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.


Ventia Services Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Ventia Services Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Ventia Services Group'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.

Ventia Services Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Ventia Services Group Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.41

Ventia Services Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.41

Ventia Services Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Competitor Comparison

For the Infrastructure Operations subindustry, Ventia Services Group'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.


Ventia Services Group Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Ventia Services Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ventia Services Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Ventia Services Group 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)

Ventia Services Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 272
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 121
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 45
Change In Working Capital 0
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 851

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Ventia Services Group's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$272 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Ventia Services Group's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$121 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. Ventia Services Group's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = A$45 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.

Ventia Services Group's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = A$45 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Ventia Services Group's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 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. Ventia Services Group's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 850.625 Mil.

Ventia Services Group's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 272.2 +121.3+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-44.9712+0)/850.625
=0.41

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=5.76/0.41
=14.05

* 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 0.41 mean?
Ventia Services Group (ASX:VNT) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.41 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Ventia Services Group. This is 97% below median its historical median of 14.26. Over the past decade, Ventia Services Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 12.59 to 16.07. According to the industry distribution chart, Ventia Services Group ranks #452 out of 849 companies in the Construction industry, placing it in the top 53.2%.
Is Ventia Services Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Ventia Services Group's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.41 is 97% below median its 10-year median of 14.26. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 12.59 to a high of 16.07. The Construction industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 13.33. Ventia Services Group's value of 0.41 is 96.9% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Ventia Services Group ranks #452 out of 849 companies in the Construction industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Ventia Services Group has a GF Score™ of 58/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ventia Services Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to competitors?
According to the Construction industry distribution chart, Ventia Services Group ranks #452 out of 849 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Ventia Services Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 13.33. Ventia Services Group's value of 0.41 is 96.9% below this benchmark. Historically, Ventia Services Group's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 12.59 to 16.07 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 14.26 vs. the industry median of 13.33, Ventia Services Group has consistently been below the industry average. 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 Construction company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Construction companies is 13.33, based on 849 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. Ventia Services Group's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.41 is 96.9% below the industry median. 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 Ventia Services Group. For the Construction industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 13.33 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Ventia Services Group's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.41, which is 97% below median its own 10-year median of 14.26. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ventia Services Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ventia Services Group (ASX:VNT) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is A$4.36, compared to a current price of A$5.76 — trading 32.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.41, which is 97% below median its 10-year median of 14.26 and 96.9% below the Construction industry median of 13.33. Ventia Services Group's overall GF Score™ is 58/100 with 3 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 Ventia Services Group (ASX:VNT), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.41 as of Dec. 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 Ventia Services Group (ASX:VNT) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ventia Services Group stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of A$5.76 is trading 32.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of A$4.36. GuruFocus considers Ventia Services Group to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for ASX:VNT:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.41 (97% below median its 10-year median of 14.26)
  • GF Value™: A$4.36 vs. price of A$5.76 (32.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 58/100 with 3 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 96.9% below the Construction median (#452 of 849)

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


Ventia Services Group Business Description

Other Exchanges VNT:New Zealand
Address 155 Miller Street, Level 27, North Sydney, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2060
While Ventia is not the largest player with an estimated sub 10% share of addressable markets, it is nonetheless a leading infrastructure maintenance services provider in Australia and New Zealand. Its capabilities span the full asset lifecycle including operations and maintenance, facilities management, minor capital works, environmental services, and other solutions. And its business model is favorably capital-light via flexing of a large contractor base complementing a deep pool of talented employees. Ventia has long-term relationships with a diverse range of public and private sector clients with many client relationships maintained for decades. Contracts are favorably long with an average five-year duration at inception and most containing some form of embedded price escalation.
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