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Company snapshot — Sims Ltd

SGM.AU in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Sims buys, processes and sells ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal across Australia, the Americas, Europe and Asia, turning discarded metal into raw material for steelmakers. It runs through segments covering North America, Australia and New Zealand, a stake in SA Recycling, and a trading arm that moves material between markets. A separate unit, Sims Lifecycle Services, dismantles and resells retired IT and data-centre equipment for enterprise and hyperscale customers. It is based in Sydney and traces back to 1917.
Where it sits in the stack
Sims carries no seat in Rubin or our other indices; it sits in our Basic Materials sleeve, classed under Steel, as a scrap-metal processor rather than a build-out constituent.
Who it is priced against
The diary holds no Closelook peer group for Sims; the comparison the market draws most often is with Schnitzer Steel, now trading as Radius Recycling, another large scrap-metal processor.
Why Closelook tracks it
Sims carries no Closelook score and holds no index seat, so the diary follows it only inside the broader materials universe, without a dedicated edition or quote.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether growth in Sims Lifecycle Services, which handles retired data-centre hardware, becomes large enough to link the company more directly to the build-out cycle.

Sims Ltd (SGM.AU) trades on the AU exchange in Australia, classified under Basic Materials.

The Closelook company score reads 43/100 composite (momentum 54, quality 24, valuation 74) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for SGM.AU, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Steel · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Steel

Names in the same industry from the Closelook universe; scored names rank on their Closelook score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against SGM.AU on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 1.09%, semi-annual · last 0.14 AUD on 2026-03-03

Dividends and capital return

What SGM.AU pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 0.27 AUD per share · a 1.09% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 2 distributions, paid twice a year 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +170.2% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.0999 AUD per share
  • Last distribution 0.14 AUD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-03-03
  • By calendar year 2025: 0.23 AUD (partial) · 2026: 0.14 AUD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-03-04
  • Dividends paid, FY2026 52 m AUD 22% of earnings
  • Share count +1.5% in FY2026
  • Capital returned 52 m AUD · 24% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sector × region Materials in Asia-Pacific developed: +1.6% week · −2.9% month · −11.6% quarter · +2.6% year (approximated)The Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from 1620.TSE+1623.TSE+1619.TSE; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-20
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Sims Ltd (SGM.AU)?

Sims Ltd trades as SGM.AU on the AU exchange (Australia) and is classified under Basic Materials in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is SGM.AU in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Sims Ltd is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

What is Sims Ltd's Closelook composite score?

43 out of 100, with momentum 54, quality 24 and valuation 74 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-19. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does SGM.AU trade against its moving averages?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack: Trades -1.5% vs the 50-day and +10.1% vs the 200-day average, 22.1% below the 52-week high and +93% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Sims Ltd do?

Sims buys, processes and sells ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal across Australia, the Americas, Europe and Asia, turning discarded metal into raw material for steelmakers. It runs through segments covering North America, Australia and New Zealand, a stake in SA Recycling, and a trading arm that moves material between markets. A separate unit, Sims Lifecycle Services, dismantles and resells retired IT and data-centre equipment for enterprise and hyperscale customers. The diary holds no Closelook peer group for Sims; the comparison the market draws most often is with Schnitzer Steel, now trading as Radius Recycling, another large scrap-metal processor.

Where does Sims Ltd sit in the AI build-out?

Sims carries no seat in Rubin or our other indices; it sits in our Basic Materials sleeve, classed under Steel, as a scrap-metal processor rather than a build-out constituent. Sims carries no Closelook score and holds no index seat, so the diary follows it only inside the broader materials universe, without a dedicated edition or quote.

Does Sims Ltd pay a dividend?

Sims Ltd has paid 0.27 AUD per share over the last twelve months, paid twice a year, a trailing yield of 1.09% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.14 AUD on 2026-03-03. In fiscal 2026 the company paid 52 m AUD in dividends, 24% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count rose 1.5% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for SGM.AU, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Steel, then Basic Materials. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.