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FLC.AX ASX Water & Related Utilities

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P/E
EV / Rev
Div yield
Op margin
-5,4 %
ROE
100,8 %
Net margin
-10,3 %
Debt / equity
-2,39
Beta
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About

FLC.AX operates in the Water & Related Utilities industry, providing essential utility services, primarily in the water sector.

Business. FLC.AX operates in the Water & Related Utilities industry, providing essential utility services, primarily in the water sector.

Classification92 %
SectorUtilities
IndustryWater & Related Utilities
ActivityUtilities
Generated · model-assisted
Sell-side consensus
HOLD1 analysts
0 buy1 hold0 sell
Avg 12m price target0,11

Analyst recommendations

1 analysts · consensus Hold
Buy0
Hold1
Sell0
12-month price target
0,11
Consensus of sell-side coverage.
Upcoming events
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At a glance

Score
not yet scored
Valuation
valuation pending
Analysts
Hold
1 analysts · indicative
Ownership
not yet wired
Profitability
100,8 %
return on equity
Quality
not yet scored

What drives this business

The watch-list the newsroom runs for this company — derived from its sector path, sharpened layer by layer. Not investment advice.

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News & coverage

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  • No recent newsroom coverage mentioning FLC.
  • Sector rotation

    Sector1D1Mvs mkt
    Materials+2,3 %+6,6 %+1,7 %
    Communication Services+2,2 %−5,5 %+1,6 %
    Energy+0,6 %+3,3 %+0,0 %
    Health Care+0,6 %−0,8 %+0,0 %
    Information Technology+0,6 %+6,7 %+0,0 %
    Consumer Discretionary+0,4 %+7,6 %−0,2 %
    Financials−0,3 %−2,8 %−0,9 %
    Consumer Staples−0,4 %+2,5 %−1,0 %
    Real Estate−0,7 %+10,9 %−1,3 %
    Industrials−1,9 %−3,1 %−2,5 %
    Utilities · THIS SECTOR−1,9 %+28,2 %−2,5 %

    Developing storylines

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    Analysis

    AI analysis
    Generated · analysis pipeline · tier hybrid · as of 2026-08-04 ↑ At a glance

    Opportunity

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    Upcoming catalysts

    Scheduled public events. Informational only — not investment advice.

    • Macro
    • Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
    • Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-12 · AU
    • Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
    • Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
    • Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
    • Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
    • Macro & political
    • ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
    • ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
    • ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR

    Pre-earnings brief

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    Signals & dispatch

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    Composite-score breakdown

    Synthesis

    Business

    FLC.AX operates in the Water & Related Utilities industry, providing essential utility services, primarily in the water sector.

    Classification92 %
    SectorUtilities
    IndustryWater & Related Utilities
    ActivityUtilities
    AI synthesis
    GENERATED

    FLC.AX has a negative equity position of -$8.01 million, indicating a significant leverage burden, and a debt-to-equity ratio of -2.39, which is highly unusual and suggests a capital structure dominated by liabilities. Despite this, the company maintains a cash and equivalents position of $16.64 million, which partially offsets the $19.13 million in long-term debt, resulting in a net cash position of -$2.49 million. The liquidity risk is rated as medium, and the current ratio of 0.81 indicates that the company may struggle to meet short-term obligations.

    Profitability metrics are mixed. The company reported a gross profit of $23.17 million, but this was not sufficient to cover operating expenses, resulting in an operating loss of $4.27 million and a net loss of $8.08 million. The return on equity is positive at 1.01, but the return on assets is negative at -0.12, indicating that the company is not generating returns from its asset base.

    The company's revenue is concentrated in a single business segment, as disclosed in its financials, with no geographic diversification provided in the available data. This lack of diversification may expose the company to higher operational and regulatory risks.

    Looking ahead, the company is expected to face continued financial pressure, with no clear signs of improvement in the near term. The operating cash flow of $10.88 million is a positive sign, but the free cash flow is negative at -$7.75 million, and capital expenditures of -$1.23 million suggest ongoing investment in infrastructure.

    The risk assessment highlights liquidity concerns, with a medium risk rating. The dilution risk is low, and no significant dilution events are expected in the near term. However, the negative net cash position after subtracting total debt is a key flag that warrants monitoring.

    Recent filings and transcripts do not indicate any major strategic shifts or operational changes. The company's financial performance remains a concern, and the lack of analyst price targets or buy recommendations suggests limited investor confidence.

    Key takeaways
    • FLC.AX is operating at a net loss with a negative return on assets, indicating poor asset utilization.
    • The company has a negative equity position and a high debt-to-equity ratio, suggesting a capital structure heavily reliant on debt.
    • Despite a positive operating cash flow, the company's free cash flow is negative, indicating insufficient cash to fund operations and growth.
    • The company's liquidity risk is rated as medium, and the current ratio is below 1, signaling potential short-term solvency issues.
    • Analysts have not provided any strong buy or buy recommendations, and the mean price target is at $0.11, indicating limited upside potential.

    Bull / Bear case

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    In focus — financials by report

    Valuation

    Market price
    A$0,08
    Market cap
    Enterprise value
    P/E
    Non-GAAP P/E
    EV / Revenue
    EV / Op income
    EV / OCF
    P / B
    P / Tangible book
    Tangible book
    -A$8.0M
    Net cash
    -A$2.5M
    Current ratio
    0.8
    Debt / equity
    -2.4
    ROA
    -12.0%
    ROE
    1.0%
    Cash conversion
    -135.0%
    CapEx / revenue
    -1.6%
    SBC / revenue
    Dilution ratio
    0.0%

    Revenue by segment

    Market share

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    Business relationships

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    Supply chain

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    Peer comparison

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    Market position

    Stress test

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    Predictor forecast

    Next quarternear-term
    Earnings · next quarterconf 45 %
    EPS
    Consensus EPS
    0,00
    Predicted surprise
    +0,00
    Beat probability
    45 %
    Analysts
    1
    Other metrics
    Revenue
    no estimate
    Segment revenue
    no estimate
    Margin
    no estimate
    Segment margin
    no estimate
    as of 2026-05-10 · Earnings Surprise V1
    Period note: consensus is not fiscal-period-aligned at source — read as consensus vs the last reported actual, not a calibrated same-quarter surprise.
    Full fiscal year~1 year ahead
    Full fiscal year · our forecast vs guidance vs consensus
    MetricOur forecastGuidanceConsensus
    EPSno estimateno estimate0,00
    Revenueno estimateno estimate88,6M USD
    Operating incomeno estimateno estimate4,1M USD
    Full-year consensus mean (period as reported by source) · consensus in USD. Company-level full-year forecast and management guidance are not yet modelled at scale — shown as "no estimate", never inferred.
    Probabilistic model output — not investment advice. · generated 2026-08-04

    Options

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    Short squeeze

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    Consensus distribution

    sell-side coverage
    Recommendation distribution1 analysts
    Strong buy0
    Buy0
    Hold1
    Sell0
    Strong sell0
    12-month price targetA$0,11 · Median A$0,11
    Low A$0,11High A$0,11
    Operating income · consensus4,1M USD
    EPS surprise
    +200,0 %
    reported vs consensus · beat
    Revenue surprise
    −11,5 %
    reported vs consensus · miss

    Estimate revisions

    consensus EPS · 26-week trend
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    Sell-side observations

    LowA$0,11
    MeanA$0,11
    MedianA$0,11
    HighA$0,11
    SpotA$0,08
    +39.2 %implied to mean12-month sell-side price targets · ▲ spot

    Themes

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    ESG

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    Risk factors

    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskMedium
    Filing-based flags
    • Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.

    Benchmarks vs cohort

    Op Margin-5,4 %Bottom quartile
    Net Margin-10,3 %Bottom quartile
    ROE100,8 %Best in class
    Capex / Rev-1,6 %Above P75
    D/E-2,39Best in class
    Cash Conv-1,35Bottom quartile

    Corporate actions / M&A

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    FX exposure

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    Comparable transactions

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    Derivatives & instruments

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    Actions

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    Data sources
    • Market data
    • Market data cache
    • Issuer disclosures
    • Public news
    • Earnings transcripts
    • Consensus estimates
    • ESG data
    How metrics are computed
    • Dilution Ratio
      (shares_outstanding_diluted - shares_outstanding_basic) / shares_outstanding_basic
    • Net Cash
      cash_and_equivalents + short_term_investments - short_term_debt - long_term_debt
    • Capex To Revenue
      capital_expenditure / revenue
    • Return On Equity
      net_income / total_equity
    • Debt To Equity
      (short_term_debt + long_term_debt) / total_equity
    • Cash Conversion Ratio
      operating_cash_flow / net_income
    Source documents
    • FLC.AX Market data — financials · 2026-05-27
    • Fluence Corporation Ltd Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-05-27

    Ownership & reference

    Insider activity

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    Short positioning

    2.3Kshares short-60.8% vs prior
    1days to cover
    64.3%short of daily vol
    732fails-to-deliver
    as of 2026-07-15 · short-interest report (free)

    Geographic breakdown

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    Listings · one canonical issuer all listings resolve to the canonical
    FLC.AXCanonical
    ASX · AUD

    Intel & risk

    PredictorBeat prob45 %Surprise+0,00Full forecast →
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    OSINT findings
    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskMedium
    Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.

    Evidence & claims

    From filings & derived data
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    The Thread

    Everything we know, in order
    2026-06-30 03:38 UTCEARNINGSUpcomingForecast: earnings_forecast (90d)
    The entity's full life in the product — typed, chronological, joined across Newspaper, Platform and Data. Our memory, made visible.
    Sources filings · IR · transcripts · market data · tier hybrid · as of 2026-08-04 Market data · Issuer disclosures · Public news · Earnings transcripts · Consensus estimates · ESG data Premium coverage