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Published financial data: ASX LIMITED

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Fiscal Period: June	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenues	672M	742M	723M	736M	778M
Interest And Invest. Income (Rev)	60.7M	54.9M	404M	540M	-
Other Revenues, Total	285M	286M	278M	305M	339M
Total Revenues	1.02B	1.08B	1.4B	1.58B	1.12B
Cost of Goods Sold, Total	45.4M	50.6M	303M	59.4M	79.5M
Gross Profit	972M	1.03B	1.1B	1.52B	1.04B
Selling General & Admin Expenses, Total	214M	236M	307M	337M	341M
Depreciation & Amortization - (IS)	55.5M	52.4M	39.1M	40M	49.3M
Other Operating Expenses, Total	270M	288M	346M	377M	391M
Operating Income	702M	744M	755M	1.14B	647M
Interest Expense, Total	-14M	-13.8M	-333M	-463M	-497M
Interest And Investment Income	-	-	-	-	584M
Net Interest Expenses	-14M	-13.8M	-333M	-463M	86.8M
EBT, Excl. Unusual Items	688M	730M	422M	682M	734M
Gain (Loss) On Sale Of Investments	-	-	25.5M	-	-
Asset Writedown	-	-	-	-	-
Other Unusual Items	-	-	-	-	-14.5M
EBT, Incl. Unusual Items	688M	730M	447M	682M	719M
Income Tax Expense	207M	222M	130M	207M	217M
Earnings From Continuing Operations	481M	508M	317M	474M	503M
Net Income to Company	481M	508M	317M	474M	503M
Net Income - (IS)	481M	508M	317M	474M	503M
Net Income to Common Incl Extra Items	481M	508M	317M	474M	503M
Net Income to Common Excl. Extra Items	481M	508M	317M	474M	503M
Per Share Items
Net EPS - Basic	2.48	2.63	1.64	2.45	2.59
Basic EPS - Continuing Operations	2.48	2.63	1.64	2.45	2.59
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	194M	194M	194M	194M	194M
Net EPS - Diluted	2.48	2.63	1.64	2.45	2.59
Diluted EPS - Continuing Operations	2.48	2.63	1.64	2.45	2.59
Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	194M	194M	194M	194M	194M
Normalized Basic EPS	2.22	2.36	1.36	2.2	2.36
Normalized Diluted EPS	2.22	2.36	1.36	2.2	2.36
Dividend Per Share	2.24	2.36	2.28	2.08	2.23
Payout Ratio	94.57	86.65	144.12	82.37	78.61
American Depositary Receipts Ratio (ADR)	1	1	1	1	1
Supplemental Items
EBITDA	719M	759M	766M	1.16B	660M
EBITA	702M	744M	755M	1.14B	647M
EBIT	702M	744M	755M	1.14B	647M
EBITDAR	728M	768M	776M	1.17B	672M
Total Revenues (As Reported)	1.02B	1.08B	1.4B	1.58B	1.12B
Effective Tax Rate - (Ratio)	30.09	30.37	29.05	30.42	30.12
Current Domestic Taxes	-	-	-	-	-
Total Current Taxes	206M	229M	144M	211M	219M
Deferred Domestic Taxes	-	-	-	-	-
Total Deferred Taxes	1.5M	-7.4M	-13.7M	-3.7M	-2.6M
Normalized Net Income	430M	456M	264M	426M	459M
Interest on Long-Term Debt	3.1M	2.8M	2.6M	2.4M	2.9M
Supplemental Operating Expense Items
General and Administrative Expenses	50.6M	55.1M	96.5M	85.5M	57.4M
Net Rental Expense, Total	9.4M	8.9M	9.9M	10.9M	12.2M
Imputed Operating Lease Interest Expense	13.72M	14.04M	361M	196M	151M
Imputed Operating Lease Depreciation	-4.32M	-5.14M	-351M	-185M	-139M
Stock-Based Comp., SG&A Exp. (Total)	9.9M	-900K	8M	7.7M	9.7M
Stock-Based Comp., Other (Total)	-	-	-8.9M	-	-
Total Stock-Based Compensation	9.9M	-900K	-900K	7.7M	9.7M

Fiscal Period: June	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Assets
Cash And Equivalents	5.36B	4.97B	1.01B	1.24B	1.01B
Short Term Investments	1.05B	757M	937M	1.01B	1.23B
Trading Asset Securities, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Total Cash And Short Term Investments	6.41B	5.73B	1.95B	2.25B	2.24B
Accounts Receivable, Total	104M	131M	148M	147M	163M
Other Receivables	5.1M	4.8M	2.4M	2.7M	-
Notes Receivable	6.52B	8.2B	11.02B	11.17B	11.67B
Total Receivables	6.63B	8.34B	11.17B	11.32B	11.83B
Prepaid Expenses	21M	17.8M	22M	25.7M	38.5M
Restricted Cash	-	-	-	-	-
Other Current Assets, Total	712M	1.25B	1.02B	512M	540M
Total Current Assets	13.77B	15.33B	14.16B	14.1B	14.65B
Gross Property Plant And Equipment	271M	284M	286M	316M	323M
Accumulated Depreciation	-149M	-174M	-196M	-215M	-235M
Net Property Plant And Equipment	122M	110M	90.5M	101M	88.2M
Long-term Investments	87.6M	97.6M	51.8M	37.5M	44.4M
Goodwill	2.32B	2.32B	2.32B	2.32B	2.32B
Other Intangibles, Total	249M	320M	151M	249M	386M
Deferred Tax Assets Long-Term	48.1M	55.1M	64.4M	68.3M	71.2M
Other Long-Term Assets, Total	6.8M	5.6M	2.7M	8.5M	16.8M
Total Assets	16.6B	18.24B	16.83B	16.89B	17.57B
Liabilities
Accounts Payable, Total	6.5M	9.2M	12.1M	10.4M	28.6M
Accrued Expenses, Total	90.7M	99.9M	154M	146M	137M
Short-term Borrowings	-	-	20M	-	-
Current Portion of Leases	9.8M	10.6M	11.1M	11.3M	10.4M
Current Income Taxes Payable	21.9M	31.8M	-	-	28M
Unearned Revenue Current, Total	109M	119M	112M	102M	100M
Other Current Liabilities	12.27B	13.8B	12.56B	12.3B	12.83B
Total Current Liabilities	12.51B	14.07B	12.87B	12.57B	13.13B
Long-Term Debt	-	-	-	276M	275M
Long-Term Leases	62.6M	57M	47.5M	46.6M	25.5M
Unearned Revenue Non Current	84.9M	99.8M	73.5M	63.1M	61M
Deferred Tax Liability Non Current	-	-	-	-	-
Other Non Current Liabilities	206M	205M	205M	207M	203M
Total Liabilities	12.86B	14.43B	13.19B	13.16B	13.7B
Common Stock, Total	3.03B	3.03B	3.03B	3.05B	3.07B
Retained Earnings	630M	698M	558M	619M	699M
Treasury Stock	-	-	-	-	-600K
Comprehensive Income and Other	79.2M	80.4M	55.6M	59M	100M
Total Common Equity	3.74B	3.81B	3.64B	3.72B	3.87B
Total Equity	3.74B	3.81B	3.64B	3.72B	3.87B
Total Liabilities And Equity	16.6B	18.24B	16.83B	16.89B	17.57B
Supplemental Items
ECS Total Shares Outstanding on Filing Date	194M	194M	194M	194M	194M
ECS Total Common Shares Outstanding	194M	194M	194M	194M	194M
Book Value / Share	19.3	19.66	18.81	19.21	19.93
Tangible Book Value	1.17B	1.17B	1.17B	1.16B	1.17B
Tangible Book Value Per Share	6.04	6.03	6.05	5.97	6.02
Total Debt	72.4M	67.6M	78.6M	334M	311M
Net Debt	-6.33B	-5.66B	-1.87B	-1.91B	-1.93B
Debt Equivalent Oper. Leases	75.2M	71.2M	79.2M	87.2M	97.6M
Equity Method Investments, Total	45.8M	50.5M	22.2M	20.9M	19.8M
Account Code - Inventory Valuation	3	3	3	3	3
Machinery, Total	153M	160M	161M	181M	192M
Full Time Employees	748	790	1.05K	1.19K	1.33K
Accumulated Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Supple)	500K	400K	600K	1.7M	2.3M

Fiscal Period: June	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Net Income	481M	508M	317M	474M	503M
Depreciation & Amortization - CF	28.3M	26.1M	22.1M	23.2M	19.6M
Amortization of Goodwill and Intangible Assets - (CF)	300K	100K	-	-	-
Depreciation & Amortization, Total	28.6M	26.2M	22.1M	23.2M	19.6M
Amortization of Deferred Charges, Total - (CF)	26.9M	26.2M	17M	16.8M	31.5M
(Gain) Loss on Sale of Investments - (CF)	-	-	-25.5M	-	-
Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs	-	-	-	-	-
(Income) Loss On Equity Investments - (CF)	5.9M	13.9M	15.5M	9.9M	11M
Stock-Based Compensation (CF)	1.2M	-900K	-900K	3.4M	2.6M
Other Operating Activities, Total	5.4M	11.3M	243M	3.2M	-3.3M
Change in Trading Asset Securities	28.8M	-66.9M	35M	-	-
Change In Accounts Receivable	9.1M	-26.1M	-15.5M	1.5M	-33.2M
Change In Accounts Payable	-13.3M	10.7M	62.8M	-7M	37.9M
Change in Unearned Revenues	33.5M	25.2M	-32.8M	-20.9M	-3.7M
Change In Income Taxes	-2.4M	2.2M	-43.4M	-4.3M	23.8M
Change in Other Net Operating Assets	4.49B	-327M	-4B	-19.7M	-286M
Cash from Operations	5.1B	203M	-3.4B	480M	303M
Capital Expenditure	-101M	-106M	-103M	-138M	-172M
Investment in Marketable and Equity Securities, Total	-24.1M	-21.1M	-18.2M	44.8M	39.1M
Other Investing Activities, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Cash from Investing	-125M	-127M	-121M	-93M	-133M
Short Term Debt Issued, Total	200M	90M	406M	78M	3M
Long-Term Debt Issued, Total	-	-	-	275M	-
Total Debt Issued	200M	90M	406M	353M	3M
Short Term Debt Repaid, Total	-200M	-90M	-386M	-98M	-3M
Long-Term Debt Repaid, Total	-9.6M	-10.2M	-9.9M	-14M	-13.2M
Total Debt Repaid	-210M	-100M	-396M	-112M	-16.2M
Common Dividends Paid	-455M	-441M	-457M	-391M	-395M
Common & Preferred Stock Dividends Paid	-455M	-441M	-457M	-391M	-395M
Cash from Financing	-464M	-451M	-447M	-150M	-408M
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments	-5.4M	-11.3M	8.9M	-3.2M	3.3M
Miscellaneous Cash Flow Adjustments	-100K	-	-	-	-
Net Change in Cash	4.5B	-386M	-3.96B	234M	-235M
Supplemental Items
Cash Interest Paid	15.3M	13.1M	298M	458M	524M
Cash Income Tax Paid (Refund)	209M	220M	173M	212M	193M
Levered Free Cash Flow	5.66B	-280M	-3.63B	358M	-7.4M
Unlevered Free Cash Flow	5.67B	-272M	-3.42B	648M	303M
Change In Net Working Capital	-5.26B	683M	3.83B	-22.3M	-10.2M
Net Debt Issued / Repaid	-9.6M	-10.2M	10.1M	241M	-13.2M

Fiscal Period: June	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Profitability
Return on Assets	2.58	2.67	2.69	4.31	2.35
Return on Total Capital	11.53	12.11	12.43	18.39	9.81
Return On Equity %	12.9	13.48	8.52	12.88	13.23
Return on Common Equity	12.9	13.48	8.52	12.88	13.23
Margin Analysis
Gross Profit Margin %	95.54	95.33	78.41	96.24	92.88
SG&A Margin	21.07	21.77	21.88	21.31	30.56
EBITDA Margin %	70.69	70.09	54.52	73.11	59.1
EBITA Margin %	69.04	68.73	53.75	72.4	57.91
EBIT Margin %	69.01	68.72	53.75	72.4	57.91
Income From Continuing Operations Margin %	47.28	46.96	22.59	30	45
Net Income Margin %	47.28	46.96	22.59	30	45
Net Avail. For Common Margin %	47.28	46.96	22.59	30	45
Normalized Net Income Margin	42.27	42.15	18.77	26.94	41.05
Levered Free Cash Flow Margin	556.34	-25.9	-258.65	22.66	-0.66
Unlevered Free Cash Flow Margin	557.2	-25.1	-243.83	40.96	27.16
Asset Turnover
Asset Turnover	0.06	0.06	0.08	0.1	0.06
Fixed Assets Turnover	7.84	9.31	14.01	16.48	11.78
Receivables Turnover (Average Receivables)	6.12	6.31	5.19	4.99	5.32
Short Term Liquidity
Current Ratio	1.1	1.09	1.1	1.12	1.12
Quick Ratio	0.52	0.42	0.16	0.19	0.18
Operating Cash Flow to Current Liabilities	0.41	0.01	-0.26	0.04	0.02
Days Sales Outstanding (Average Receivables)	59.63	57.88	70.27	73.29	68.66
Average Days Payable Outstanding	48.64	56.63	12.82	69.32	89.53
Long Term Solvency
Total Debt/Equity	1.94	1.78	2.16	8.98	8.03
Total Debt / Total Capital	1.9	1.75	2.11	8.24	7.43
LT Debt/Equity	1.68	1.5	1.3	8.67	7.76
Long-Term Debt / Total Capital	1.64	1.47	1.28	7.96	7.18
Total Liabilities / Total Assets	77.49	79.13	78.37	77.94	77.96
EBIT / Interest Expense	50.14	53.92	2.27	2.47	1.3
EBITDA / Interest Expense	52.18	55.82	2.33	2.52	1.34
(EBITDA - Capex) / Interest Expense	44.94	48.15	2.02	2.22	0.99
Total Debt / EBITDA	0.1	0.09	0.1	0.29	0.47
Net Debt / EBITDA	-8.67	-7.35	-2.4	-1.64	-2.89
Total Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	0.12	0.1	0.12	0.32	0.63
Net Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	-10.07	-8.52	-2.77	-1.86	-3.9
Growth Over Prior Year
Total Revenues, 1 Yr. Growth %	-7.14	6.46	29.69	12.57	7.29
Gross Profit, 1 Yr. Growth %	-8.16	6.23	6.68	38.17	5.68
EBITDA, 1 Yr. Growth %	-12.05	5.55	0.88	50.95	7.18
EBITA, 1 Yr. Growth %	-12.63	5.98	1.42	51.63	6.96
EBIT, 1 Yr. Growth %	-12.64	6.01	1.44	51.63	6.96
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	-3.55	5.74	-37.6	49.45	5.99
Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	-3.55	5.74	-37.6	49.45	5.99
Normalized Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	-6.54	6.16	-42.26	61.61	7.66
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 1 Yr. Growth %	-3.56	5.75	-37.6	49.36	5.83
Accounts Receivable, 1 Yr. Growth %	-9.22	25.29	12.77	-0.14	25.58
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 1 Yr. Growth %	-10.58	-10.2	-17.73	12.04	-13.02
Total Assets, 1 Yr. Growth %	-4.7	9.88	-7.7	3.33	4.04
Tangible Book Value, 1 Yr. Growth %	-4.4	-0.15	0.31	-1.14	0.94
Common Equity, 1 Yr. Growth %	0.43	1.85	-4.33	2.31	3.98
Cash From Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	281.56	-96.01	-1.77K	-114.11	-36.94
Capital Expenditures, 1 Yr. Growth %	23.24	4.44	-2.55	33.66	24.75
Levered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	1.38K	-104.96	1.2K	-110.01	-133.3
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	1.23K	-104.8	1.16K	-119.22	-2.63
Dividend Per Share, 1 Yr. Growth %	-6.4	5.72	-3.43	-8.89	7.36
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Two Years
Total Revenues, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-3.38	-0.57	17.5	20.83	-10.81
Gross Profit, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-4.13	-1.23	6.45	21.41	-2.93
EBITDA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-7.28	-3.65	3.19	23.4	-7.14
EBITA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-7.61	-3.77	3.68	24.01	-7.42
EBIT, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-7.62	-3.77	3.7	24.02	-7.42
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-1.13	0.99	-18.77	-3.43	25.86
Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-1.13	0.99	-18.77	-3.43	25.86
Normalized Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-1.23	-0.39	-21.7	-3.4	31.9
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-1.13	0.99	-18.77	-3.46	25.73
Accounts Receivable, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-7.46	6.65	18.86	6.12	5.12
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 2 Yr. CAGR %	41.13	-10.39	-14.05	-3.99	-1.28
Total Assets, 2 Yr. CAGR %	4.05	2.33	0.71	-3.78	3.69
Tangible Book Value, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-10.43	-2.29	0.08	-0.42	-0.11
Common Equity, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-2.33	1.14	-1.29	-1.07	3.14
Cash From Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	652.82	-60.97	-18.26	53.67	-70.17
Capital Expenditures, 2 Yr. CAGR %	9.43	13.45	0.88	14.13	29.12
Levered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	229.37	-14.38	-19.88	13	-95.45
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	208.63	-20	-22.27	54.34	-69.99
Dividend Per Share, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-1.12	-0.52	1.05	-6.2	-1.1
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Three Years
Total Revenues, 3 Yr. CAGR %	0.13	-0.2	8.64	15.83	1.04
Gross Profit, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-0.4	-0.79	1.34	16.12	0.17
EBITDA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-2.71	-3.19	-2.16	17.14	-4.54
EBITA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-2.94	-3.29	-2.07	17.68	-4.56
EBIT, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-2.94	-3.28	-2.06	17.7	-4.56
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	2.61	1.11	-13.99	-0.47	-0.39
Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	2.61	1.11	-13.99	-0.47	-0.39
Normalized Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	1.12	1.18	-16.94	-0.31	0.15
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 3 Yr. CAGR %	2.6	1.11	-13.99	-0.49	-0.46
Accounts Receivable, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-0.25	2.38	8.65	12.16	7.61
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 3 Yr. CAGR %	31.07	21.39	-12.91	-6.11	-7.1
Total Assets, 3 Yr. CAGR %	8.7	5.96	-1.13	0.58	-1.24
Tangible Book Value, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-8.1	-7.13	-1.43	-0.33	0.03
Common Equity, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-1.8	-0.95	-0.72	-0.1	0.59
Cash From Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	140.34	31.28	36.61	-54.49	14.2
Capital Expenditures, 3 Yr. CAGR %	28	7.74	7.84	10.8	17.56
Levered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	123.66	-18.68	111.74	-60.15	-70.23
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	115.06	-22.98	100.5	-51.48	3.73
Dividend Per Share, 3 Yr. CAGR %	1.11	1.11	-1.5	-2.38	-1.88
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Five Years
Total Revenues, 5 Yr. CAGR %	2.29	3.04	6.75	7.73	0.39
Gross Profit, 5 Yr. CAGR %	2	2.72	2.28	7.55	-0.39
EBITDA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	0.35	1.09	-0.39	6.68	-4.18
EBITA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	0.26	1.08	-0.34	6.83	-4.25
EBIT, 5 Yr. CAGR %	0.25	1.08	-0.34	6.83	-4.24
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	2.44	3.21	-6.54	-0.73	0.16
Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	2.44	3.21	-6.54	-0.73	0.16
Normalized Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	2.53	3.33	-8.71	-0.68	-0.06
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 5 Yr. CAGR %	2.42	3.2	-6.55	-0.74	0.12
Accounts Receivable, 5 Yr. CAGR %	0.49	4.85	6.99	3.86	7.23
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 5 Yr. CAGR %	18.88	18.74	10.72	10.52	-8.43
Total Assets, 5 Yr. CAGR %	9.69	6.66	5.43	1.95	0.18
Tangible Book Value, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-3.58	-4.48	-4.91	-4.5	-0.91
Common Equity, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-0.46	-0.53	-1.6	-1	0.81
Cash From Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	63.03	-15.9	56.12	39.81	-25.67
Capital Expenditures, 5 Yr. CAGR %	15.92	11.64	16.38	10.25	15.9
Levered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	74.45	-5.66	48.34	-7.24	-54.57
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	69.57	-8.7	43.14	1.71	-6.51
Dividend Per Share, 5 Yr. CAGR %	2.45	3.22	1.09	-1.88	-1.34