Vulcan Steel (ASX:VSL) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): (As of Jun. 2025)

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ASX:VSL Vulcan Steel Ltd ASX:VSL
52 GF Score
Price A$5.12
GF Value A$6.27
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Vulcan Steel Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

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)."

Vulcan Steel does not have enough data to calculate Owner Earnings per Share (TTM), so as Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio.


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



ASX:VSL's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Steel industry.
Industry Median: 12.855
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

Vulcan Steel's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was A$0.05. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$0.10. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 52.78.

Vulcan Steel's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was A$0.05. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$0.10. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 52.78.


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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.


Vulcan Steel Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Vulcan Steel Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Vulcan Steel'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.

Vulcan Steel Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Vulcan Steel Annual Data
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Vulcan Steel Semi-Annual Data
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ASX:VSL vs NUE, STLD, RS: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Steel subindustry, Vulcan Steel'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.


Vulcan Steel Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Steel Industry

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

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


ASX:VSL
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Vulcan Steel Ltd ASX:VSL
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Vulcan Steel 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)

Vulcan Steel does not have enough data to calculate Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). Please check Wal-Mart Stores Inc, as your reference.

Is Vulcan Steel (ASX:VSL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Vulcan Steel stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of A$5.12 is trading 18.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of A$6.27. GuruFocus considers Vulcan Steel to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for ASX:VSL:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM):
  • GF Value™: A$6.27 vs. price of A$5.12 (18.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 52/100 with 5 warning signs

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Vulcan Steel Business Description

Other Exchanges VSL:New Zealand
Address 29 Neales Road, East Tamaki, Auckland, NTL, NZL, 2013
Vulcan Steel Ltd is a metals distributor and processor. Its products include Steel, Stainless Steel, Engineering steel, Plate processing, and Coil processing. The company has two operating segments namely, the Steel business across New Zealand and Australia which includes Steel distribution, Plate processing, and Coil processing; and Metals business across New Zealand, which includes Stainless Steel, Engineering Steel, and Aluminium.
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