Vulcan Energy Resources (ASX:VUL) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -0.60 (As of Dec. 2025)

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ASX:VUL Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd ASX:VUL
51 GF Score
Price A$2.74
GF Value A$3.53
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Vulcan Energy Resources Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Vulcan Energy Resources ASX:VUL -0.36% 51 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.60 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates ASX:VUL with a GF Score™ of 51/100 and a GF Value™ of A$3.53 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 422 Metals & Mining companies, Vulcan Energy Resources ranks worse than 236966.59% 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)."

Vulcan Energy Resources's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$-0.60. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.


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



ASX:VUL's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 15.645
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

Vulcan Energy Resources's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was A$-0.32. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$-0.53. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is At Loss.

Vulcan Energy Resources's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was A$-0.32. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$-0.53. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is At Loss.


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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.


Vulcan Energy Resources Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Vulcan Energy Resources Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Vulcan Energy Resources'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 Energy Resources Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Vulcan Energy Resources Annual Data
Trend Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 0.00 -0.26 -0.36 -0.60

Vulcan Energy Resources Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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 -0.26 0.00 -0.36 0.00 -0.60

Vulcan Energy Resources Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Vulcan Energy Resources'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 Energy Resources Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Vulcan Energy Resources's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Vulcan Energy Resources 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 Energy Resources's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income -122.61
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 23.59
Change In Deferred Tax 0.00
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 40.95
Change In Working Capital 0.00
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 235.25

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Vulcan Energy Resources's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$-122.61 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Vulcan Energy Resources's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$23.59 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. Vulcan Energy Resources's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$0.00 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = A$40.95 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.

Vulcan Energy Resources's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = A$40.95 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Vulcan Energy Resources's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$0.00 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. Vulcan Energy Resources's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 235.251 Mil.

Vulcan Energy Resources'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
=( -122.612 +23.59+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-40.9508+0)/235.251
=-0.60

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=2.74/-0.60
=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 -0.60 mean?
Vulcan Energy Resources (ASX:VUL) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -0.60 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Vulcan Energy Resources. According to the industry distribution chart, Vulcan Energy Resources ranks #999999 out of 422 companies in the Metals & Mining industry.
Is Vulcan Energy Resources' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Vulcan Energy Resources' current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.60. Based on the distribution chart, Vulcan Energy Resources ranks #999999 out of 422 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Vulcan Energy Resources has a GF Score™ of 51/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Vulcan Energy Resources' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Vulcan Energy Resources ranks #999999 out of 422 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Vulcan Energy Resources in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 15.65. 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 Metals & Mining company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Metals & Mining companies is 15.65, based on 422 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 Vulcan Energy Resources. For the Metals & Mining industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 15.65 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Vulcan Energy Resources's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.60. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Vulcan Energy Resources stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Vulcan Energy Resources (ASX:VUL) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is A$3.53, compared to a current price of A$2.74 — trading 22.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.60. Vulcan Energy Resources' overall GF Score™ is 51/100 with 2 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 Vulcan Energy Resources (ASX:VUL), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.60 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 Vulcan Energy Resources (ASX:VUL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Vulcan Energy Resources stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of A$2.74 is trading 22.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of A$3.53. GuruFocus considers Vulcan Energy Resources to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for ASX:VUL:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -0.60
  • GF Value™: A$3.53 vs. price of A$2.74 (22.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 51/100 with 2 warning signs

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


Vulcan Energy Resources Business Description

Other Exchanges VULNF:USAVUL:Germany
Address 1 Spring Street, Level 11, Perth, WA, AUS, 6000
Website https://v-er.eu
Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd is engaged in geothermal energy and lithium exploration and production. The company's Lionheart Project is an integrated lithium and renewable energy project that produces battery-quality lithium from naturally heated subsurface brine in the Upper Rhine Valley, to deliver a local source of sustainable lithium for the European battery industry, with a co-product of renewable energy for local heating needs. It has developed an aluminate-based sorbent, VULSORB, to produce lithium from subsurface brine and harnesses geothermal energy from its operations in the Upper Rhine Valley. The company has three operating segments based on geographical location: Germany, which derives the maximum revenue, other European countries, and Australia.
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