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Dyno Nobel aims to expand its business around its strong global market share in explosives. This provides an increasingly stable earnings stream compared with the more volatile earnings from its exited fertilizer business. Dyno Nobel was a major player in the Australian domestic fertilizer market, but sold this position to focus on explosives. Competitive advantages include a duopoly in the Australian explosives business and global explosives operations.

Dyno Nobel shares have risen around 75% from April 2025 lows and are up 16% since the half-year result on May 11. Underlying first-half NPAT was up 81%, leaving Dyno on track to achieve fiscal 2026 EBIT guidance of AUD 460 million-AUD 500 million, with an EBIT aim of AUD 600 million by fiscal 2028.

Supplier of explosives products and services, Dyno Nobel, reported an 81% increase in underlying first-half fiscal 2026 NPAT to AUD 161 million. It was a strong manufacturing performance, capitalizing on tightening markets. EBIT increased 30% to AUD 243 million. Shares rose 7% on the day.

Dyno Nobel aims to expand its business around its strong global market share in explosives. This provides an increasingly stable earnings stream compared with the more volatile earnings from its exited fertilizer business. Dyno Nobel was a major player in the Australian domestic fertilizer market, but sold this position to focus on explosives. Competitive advantages include a duopoly in the Australian explosives business and global explosives operations.

We reduce our earnings forecasts following a review of the impact of the sale of Phosphate Hill. At a price of AUD 1, Dyno Nobel is essentially paying to exit the asset. The timing is poor, given weak agricultural conditions and elevated gas prices.

Dyno Nobel (nee Incitec Pivot) aims to expand its business around its strong global market share in explosives. This provides an increasingly stable earnings stream relative to previously more volatile earnings from its exited fertilizer business. Dyno Nobel was a material player in the Australian domestic fertilizer market, but sold this position to focus on explosives. Competitive advantages include a duopoly Australian explosives business and global explosives operations.

Dyno Nobel (nee Incitec Pivot) aims to expand its business around its strong global market share in explosives. This provides an increasingly stable earnings stream relative to previously more volatile earnings from its exited fertilizer business. Dyno Nobel was a material player in the Australian domestic fertilizer market, but sold this position to focus on explosives. Competitive advantages include a duopoly Australian explosives business and global explosives operations.

Dyno Nobel is selling its Phosphate Hill fertilizer business for one dollar while providing AUD 80 million of inventory and AUD 126 million to fund future rehabilitation. It may receive deferred consideration of up to AUD 100 million if earnings hurdles are met. Shares fell 10%.

Dyno Nobel (nee Incitec Pivot) aims to expand its business around its strong global market share in explosives. This provides an increasingly stable earnings stream relative to previously more volatile earnings from its now mostly exited fertilizer business. Dyno Nobel was a material player in the Australian domestic fertilizer market, but largely sold down this position in 2025 to focus on explosives. Competitive advantages include a duopoly Australian explosives business and global explosives operations.

Supplier of explosives products and services Dyno Nobel reported a 6% increase in underlying fiscal 2025 NPAT to AUD 424 million. EBIT increased 22% to AUD 708 million on transformation cost-outs and better fertilizer commodity prices. A final unfranked AUD 9.5 cent dividend was declared, up 51%.

Supplier of explosives products and services Dyno Nobel will report fiscal 2025 full-year results on Nov. 10, 2025. Management hasn't updated guidance since the May commentary on the fiscal half-year result. That called for the second half to contribute around two-thirds of earnings.

Dyno Nobel (nee Incitec Pivot) aims to expand its business around its strong global market share in explosives. This provides an increasingly stable earnings stream relative to previously more volatile earnings from its now mostly exited fertilizer business. Dyno Nobel was a material player in the Australian domestic fertilizer market, but largely sold down this position in 2025 to focus on explosives. Competitive advantages include a duopoly Australian explosives business and global explosives operations.

Distributor of explosives and fertilizer Dyno Nobel reported a 46% decline in underlying first-half fiscal 2025 net profit after tax to AUD 89 million. The company also entered into agreements to sell fertilizer businesses, excluding Phosphate Hill, for gross proceeds of AUD 835 million.

Dyno Nobel (nee Incitec Pivot) aims to expand its business around its strong global market share in explosives. This provides an increasingly stable earnings stream relative to volatile earnings from its now mostly exited fertilizer business. Competitive advantages include a duopoly Australian explosives business and global explosives operations. Dyno Nobel was a material player in the Australian domestic fertilizer market, but largely sold down this position in 2025 to focus on explosives.

Distributor of explosives and fertilizer, Incitec's fiscal 2025 outlook remains broadly in line with that provided in November 2024. This includes a subjective build on underlying fiscal 2024 momentum with a focus on price and cost discipline, though with maintenance detracting.

Incitec Pivot aims to expand its business around its strong global market share in explosives. This provides an increasingly stable earnings stream relative to volatile earnings from its fertilizer business. Competitive advantages include a duopoly Australian explosives business and global explosives operations. Incitec Pivot is also a dominant player in the Australian domestic fertilizer market and enjoys a degree of domestic fertilizer pricing power from its dominant market share in eastern states, but it is too small to influence global prices. The fertilizer business does not possess an economic moat.

Incitec Pivot aims to expand its business around its strong global market share in explosives. This provides an increasingly stable earnings stream relative to volatile earnings from its fertilizer business. Competitive advantages include a duopoly Australian explosives business and global explosives operations. Incitec Pivot is also a dominant player in the Australian domestic fertilizer market and enjoys a degree of domestic fertilizer pricing power from its dominant market share in eastern states, but it is too small to influence global prices. The fertilizer business does not possess an economic moat.

No-moat manufacturer and distributor of explosives and fertilizer Incitec Pivot reported a 31% decline in underlying fiscal 2024 NPAT to AUD 401 million. This was well ahead of our forecast for a 39% decline to AUD 354 million, though, due chiefly to lower-than-expected depreciation and tax. We read no material implication for our midcycle estimates but increase our fair value estimate by 3% to AUD 3.50 for time value of money. At AUD 3.11 shares are somewhat undervalued, in 3-star territory.

Incitec Pivot aims to expand its business around its strong global market share in explosives. This provides an increasingly stable earnings stream relative to volatile earnings from its fertilizer business. Competitive advantages include a duopoly Australian explosives business and global explosives operations. Incitec Pivot is also a dominant player in the Australian domestic fertilizer market and enjoys a degree of domestic fertilizer pricing power from its dominant market share in eastern states, but it is too small to influence global prices. The fertilizer business does not possess an economic moat.

No-moat explosives and fertilizer manufacturer/distributor Incitec Pivot ceased negotiations for the sale of its fertilizer business in July 2024. Despite an intention to continue to assess options for structural separation, perhaps via a demerger, the closure of negotiations at least allowed an AUD 900 million on-market share buyback to proceed. We applaud the decision not to rush a fertilizer sale. The segment comprises about one third or AUD 1.20 per share of our fair value estimate.