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SST.AU Steamships Trading Company Limited
AU AUD Industrials
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As of 30 Oct 2026
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Market facts
- Market cap
- 289M
- P/E ratio
- 12.77
- Analyst target
- Not available
- Dividend yield
- 0.0%
- Beta
- 0.25
Profile
Instrument facts
- Exchange
- AU
- Currency
- AUD
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Integrated Freight & Logistics
- ISIN
- PG0008858709
- Market cap
- 289M
- P/E ratio
- 12.77
- Analyst target
- Not available
- Dividend yield
- 0.0%
- Beta
- 0.25
About
About Steamships Trading Company Limited
Steamships Trading Company Limited engages in the shipping, transport, property, and hospitality operation businesses in Papua New Guinea. The company operates through three segments: Property and Hospitality, Logistics, and Commercial and Investment. It offers scheduled liner services; depot services comprising equipment hire, warehousing, and bonded or unbonded yard storage; short and long-term vessel charters specialized in shallow water river shipping; and intermodal logistics solutions linked to land-based services, such as road transport, cargo handling, storage, customs clearance, lay down areas, and warehousing. The company also provides towage, moorage, salvage, and commercial diving services; and operates a fleet of prime movers, heavy and light trucks, forklifts, and reach stackers for the transport of bulk fuel, containerized cargoes, and break-bulk cargoes. Further, it manages hotels and apartments; operates food and beverage business; and develops and operates residential, commercial, retail, and industrial properties. Additionally, the company is involved in the commercial and insurance activities. It operates a fleet of 13 coastal vessels; and 10 tugs and 10 associated support vessels. The company was incorporated in 1918 and is headquartered in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Steamships Trading Company Limited operates as a subsidiary of John Swire & Sons (PNG) Limited.
Research context
Steamships Trading Company Limited appears in PyInvesting’s Australia Stock catalogue. The price history above describes this recorded instrument; it does not by itself identify a company’s business or establish a continuous investment return.
- Currency
- AUD
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Integrated Freight & Logistics
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5 years, 6 months ago
Steamships Trading Company Limited is currently in a long term uptrend where the price is trading 2.4% above its 200 day moving average.
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 99.3% cheaper than other stocks from the Industrials sector with a price to sales ratio of 0.9.
Steamships Trading Company Limited's total revenue sank by 7.3% to $279M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Its net income has increased by 60.6% to $63M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Finally, its free cash flow grew by 150.8% to $27M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Based on the above factors, Steamships Trading Company Limited gets an overall score of 4/5.