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Codan Limited

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 69% YoY at strong marginsQuiet on X (0 mentions/wk)
$CODAF·$4.3B·Hardware, Equipment & Parts·Technology
$23.610.0%1Y+25.5%
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COCODAF
$CODAFCodan Limited
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $CODAF, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-09-01

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Australian communications and metal-detection maker with revenue up 69% and four straight beats.

Codan Limited makes tactical communications equipment and metal detection technology, and the growth has been strong and consistent across halves.

  • The most recent half shows revenue of A$480.8M with year-over-year growth of +69.0%, following +47.9%, +50.7%, and +44.3% — four consecutive periods above 44%.
  • EPS beat in all four of the last prints ($0.394 vs $0.381, $0.262 vs $0.259, $0.206 vs $0.197, $0.157 vs $0.155) — narrow but unbroken.
  • Consensus revenue is A$844.4M for fiscal 2026 rising to A$1.09B by 2028 with EPS from A$0.93 to A$1.31 — the model assumes growth moderates to the mid teens.
  • The stock is +25.5% over twelve months at a $4.29B market cap, and the company reports semi-annually with next results in February 2027.

With the next scheduled disclosure five months out, the drivers are tactical communications demand from defense and security customers, and metal-detection sales into artisanal mining markets.

What to watch: Tactical communications order flow from defense customers, metal detection demand in artisanal mining markets, and whether growth moderates to the modeled mid teens.

On the calendar: 2027-02-24 half-year fiscal 2027 results

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Codan makes handheld metal detectors for mineral exploration and mine clearance, plus tactical radio communications equipment for defense.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Hardware, Equipment & Parts sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CODAF.

Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology

AI server infrastructure buildout drives compute shipment volumes; Dell and HPE are riding the same hyperscaler capex wave that lifted NVDA. Non-AI commercial refresh remains soft, so the bull case is concentrated in AI infrastructure exposure.

What this means for $CODAF

Partial — cloud infrastructure exposure benefits indirectly from hyperscaler capex; core business is Codan Limited delivers specialized technological solutions to a diverse client b.

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
50.9How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
25.7%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
27.7%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.7%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
10.2Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
30.0%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
53.3%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 19, 2026$0.39$0.38+3.6%
Q4 2025Feb 18, 2026$0.26$0.26+0.9%
Q2 2025Aug 20, 2025$0.21$0.20+4.6%
Q4 2024Feb 19, 2025$0.16$0.16+0.8%
Next earningsWed, Feb 24·consensus EPS $0.40

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q4 FY26$480.8M+69.0%54.0%29.6%$0.58$191.1M
Q2 FY26$393.4M+47.9%52.4%25.4%$0.39$49.2M
Q4 FY25$368.6M+50.7%56.0%16.0%$0.32$101.6M
Q2 FY25$305.6M+44.3%56.4%21.7%$0.25$36.4M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 9 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$844.4M$830.8M – $895.0M$0.93$0.88 – $1.069
FY27$983.3M$943.8M – $1.1B$1.14$1.07 – $1.289
FY28$1.1B$1.0B – $1.2B$1.31$1.23 – $1.488
FY29$1.2B$1.1B – $1.3B$1.46$1.37 – $1.655

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.56%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+0.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-1.8%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Codan Limited (CODAF) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·12d ago

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