Orica Ltd (ASX: ORI) Share Price and News
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Market Cap
$5.62 billion
P/E Ratio
82.64
Dividend Yield
1.72%
Shares Outstanding
408.83 million
Earnings per share
-0.463
Dividend per share
0.24
Year To Date Return
1.68%
Earnings Yield
1.21%
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Dividend Payment History Data provided by Morningstar.
| Ex-Date | Amount | Franking | Type | Payable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2021 | $0.1650 | 0.00% | Final | 22 Dec 2021 |
| 31 May 2021 | $0.0750 | 0.00% | Interim | 09 Jul 2021 |
| 30 Nov 2020 | $0.1650 | 0.00% | Final | 15 Jan 2021 |
| 28 May 2020 | $0.1650 | 0.00% | Interim | 08 Jul 2020 |
| 12 Nov 2019 | $0.3300 | 15.15% | Final | 13 Dec 2019 |
| 30 May 2019 | $0.2200 | 0.00% | Interim | 01 Jul 2019 |
| 12 Nov 2018 | $0.3150 | 0.00% | Final | 07 Dec 2018 |
| 31 May 2018 | $0.2000 | 0.00% | Interim | 02 Jul 2018 |
| 14 Nov 2017 | $0.2800 | 0.00% | Final | 08 Dec 2017 |
| 31 May 2017 | $0.2350 | 12.77% | Interim | 03 Jul 2017 |
| 10 Nov 2016 | $0.2900 | 27.59% | Final | 09 Dec 2016 |
| 31 May 2016 | $0.2050 | 48.78% | Interim | 01 Jul 2016 |
| 25 Nov 2015 | $0.5600 | 35.71% | Final | 18 Dec 2015 |
| 28 May 2015 | $0.4000 | 35.00% | 01 Jul 2015 | |
| 01 Dec 2014 | $0.5600 | 35.71% | 19 Dec 2014 | |
| 29 May 2014 | $0.4000 | 40.00% | Interim | 01 Jul 2014 |
| 28 May 2013 | $0.3900 | 38.46% | Interim | 01 Jul 2013 |
| 28 May 2012 | $0.3800 | 36.84% | Interim | 02 Jul 2012 |
| 26 May 2011 | $0.3700 | 48.65% | Interim | 01 Jul 2011 |
| 11 Nov 2010 | $0.5400 | 100.00% | Final | 10 Dec 2010 |
| 12 Nov 2008 | $0.5500 | 36.36% | Final | 05 Dec 2008 |
| 27 Mar 2008 | $0.3900 | 35.90% | Interim | 04 Jul 2008 |
| 14 Nov 2007 | $0.5300 | 32.08% | Final | 14 Dec 2007 |
| 08 Jun 2007 | $0.3600 | 38.89% | Interim | 06 Jul 2007 |
| 20 Nov 2006 | $0.4800 | 43.75% | Final | 15 Dec 2006 |
| 07 Jun 2006 | $0.2600 | 34.62% | Interim | 07 Jul 2006 |
| 23 Nov 2005 | $0.4600 | 32.61% | Final | 16 Dec 2005 |
| 20 Jun 2005 | $0.2500 | 32.00% | 15 Jul 2005 | |
| 11 Nov 2004 | $0.4500 | 46.67% | 08 Dec 2004 | |
| 18 Jun 2004 | $0.2300 | 30.43% | 15 Jul 2004 | |
| 13 Nov 2003 | $0.3400 | 19.09% | Final | 10 Dec 2003 |
ORI ASX Announcements
An announcement is considered as "Price Sensitive" if it is thought that it may have an impact on the price of the security.
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About Orica Ltd
Orica Ltd (ASX:ORI) is an Australian-based, multinational company that primarily provides commercial blasting and tunnelling solutions. It manufactures and distributes a wide variety of explosives and blasting chemicals and products to the mining, energy and infrastructure sectors.
In addition to being one of the world’s largest suppliers of commercial explosives, Orica provides specialist ground support services across mining and tunnelling projects. The company also specialises in the production of nitrogen fertilisers for the agriculture industry.
With its head office in Melbourne, Orica’s global operations span four key regions which are Australia and Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Its markets include surface metal, surface coal, underground mining, oil and gas, construction, and quarrying.
Founded in 1874, Orica was an original supplier of explosives during the Victorian gold rush. Today, the company employs around 11,500 people globally and services clients across more than 100 countries. Throughout its history, Orica has undertaken many acquisitions enabling it to considerably expand its product offering and geographic market penetration.
The rising Orica share price has seen it become a multi-billion-dollar company which is part of the top 50 companies on the ASX by market capitalisation.
ORI Share Price History Data provided by Morningstar.
| Date | Close | Change | % Change | Volume | Open | High | Low |
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| 20 Jan 2022 | $13.93 | $0.01 | 0.07% | 1,851,448 | $13.90 | $14.09 | $13.88 |
| 19 Jan 2022 | $13.92 | $0.19 | 1.38% | 1,529,067 | $13.62 | $14.07 | $13.57 |
| 18 Jan 2022 | $13.73 | $0.35 | 2.62% | 1,039,068 | $13.23 | $13.78 | $13.19 |
| 17 Jan 2022 | $13.38 | $0.04 | 0.30% | 578,000 | $13.26 | $13.41 | $13.18 |
| 14 Jan 2022 | $13.34 | $-0.53 | -3.82% | 1,419,891 | $13.77 | $13.77 | $13.34 |
| 13 Jan 2022 | $13.87 | $0.07 | 0.51% | 826,756 | $13.82 | $13.94 | $13.77 |
| 12 Jan 2022 | $13.80 | $0.32 | 2.37% | 977,620 | $13.62 | $13.95 | $13.56 |
| 11 Jan 2022 | $13.48 | $0.04 | 0.30% | 825,941 | $13.25 | $13.69 | $13.25 |
| 10 Jan 2022 | $13.44 | $0.04 | 0.30% | 555,046 | $13.30 | $13.53 | $13.10 |
| 07 Jan 2022 | $13.40 | $0.00 | 0.00% | 633,655 | $13.57 | $13.58 | $13.35 |
| 06 Jan 2022 | $13.40 | $-0.40 | -2.90% | 632,570 | $13.53 | $13.67 | $13.33 |
| 05 Jan 2022 | $13.80 | $-0.13 | -0.93% | 441,781 | $13.95 | $13.97 | $13.74 |
| 04 Jan 2022 | $13.93 | $0.24 | 1.75% | 476,654 | $13.76 | $13.93 | $13.70 |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $13.69 | $-0.04 | -0.29% | 277,233 | $13.61 | $13.73 | $13.61 |
| 30 Dec 2021 | $13.73 | $-0.12 | -0.87% | 359,192 | $13.84 | $13.84 | $13.64 |
| 29 Dec 2021 | $13.85 | $0.22 | 1.61% | 509,615 | $13.83 | $13.92 | $13.74 |
| 24 Dec 2021 | $13.63 | $-0.01 | -0.07% | 270,294 | $13.83 | $13.83 | $13.62 |
| 23 Dec 2021 | $13.64 | $0.03 | 0.22% | 296,463 | $13.70 | $13.77 | $13.63 |
| 22 Dec 2021 | $13.61 | $-0.13 | -0.95% | 677,775 | $13.51 | $13.67 | $13.48 |
Director Transactions Data provided by Morningstar.
| Date | Director | Type | Amount | Value | Notes |
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| 17 Jan 2022 | Sanjeev Gandhi | Issued | 224 | $3,399,998 |
Issue of securities. 325,776 Performance Rights & Deferred Rights
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| 03 Dec 2021 | Sanjeev Gandhi | Issued | 19 | $282,549 |
Director remuneration. 116,102 - Sign-on Executive Rights, Deferred Rights & Performance Rights
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| 15 Nov 2021 | Swan Foo Boon | Buy | 16 | $249,780 |
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| 30 Sep 2021 | Denise Gibson | Buy | 10 | $99,060 |
On-market trade. Trading in $USD.
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| 24 May 2021 | Sanjeev Gandhi | Issued | 10 | $145,220 |
Director remuneration. 96,274 - Sign-on Executive Rights, Deferred Rights & Performance Rights
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| 18 May 2021 | John Beevers | Buy | 3 | $49,548 |
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| 03 Feb 2021 | Alberto Calderon | Issued | 227 | $3,869,999 |
Issue of securities. 603,588 - Performance Rights
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Directors & Management Data provided by Morningstar.
| Name | Title | Start Date | Profile |
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| Mr Gene Thomas Tilbrook | Non-Executive Director | Aug 2013 |
Mr Tilbrook has been a Non-executive Director since August 2013. He is Chair of the Board Audit and Risk Committee and member of the Safety and Sustainability Committee and the Nominations Committee. He is also a Non-executive Director of Woodside Petroleum, and former Director of Aurizon Holdings, Fletcher Building and GPT Group, and former Executive Director of Wesfarmers Limited.
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| Mr Malcolm William Broomhead | Non-Executive DirectorNon-Executive Chairman | Sep 2001 |
Mr Broomhead was appointed Chairman of Orica Limited as of 1 January 2016 and has been a Non-executive Director since December 2015. He is Chairman of the Nominations Committee. He is a Director of BHP Group Limited and Plc and a former Chairman of Asciano Limited. He is also a Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and Council Member of Opportunity International Australia.
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| Ms Karen Anne Moses | Non-Executive Director | Jul 2016 |
Ms Moses was appointed Non-executive Director in July 2016. She is Chairman of the Safety and Sustainability Committee, and member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee and the Nominations Committee. She is a Director of Boral Limited, Charter Hall Group, Snowy Hydro Limited, Sydney Symphony Limited, and Music In The Regions Limited. She is also a former Director of Sydney Dance Company, SAS Trustee Corporation, Australia Pacific LNG Pty Limited, Origin Energy Limited, Contact Energy Limited, Energia Andina S.A., Australian Energy Market Operator Ltd, VENCorp and Energy and Water Ombudsman (Victoria) Limited.
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| Ms Denise Waund Gibson | Non-Executive Director | Jan 2018 |
Mr Gibson was appointed Non-executive Director in January 2018 and is Chairman of the Innovation and Technology Committee and member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee and the Nominations Committee. She is co-founder and Chairman of Ice Mobility, Director of Aerial Technologies Inc., NASDAQ-listed VOXX International Corporation, a director of the Consumer Technology Association, and Chairman Emiritus of the Consumer Technology Association Foundation, both not-for-profit organisations. She is the founder and former CEO of Brightstar US.
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| Ms Maxine Nicole Brenner | Non-Executive Director | Apr 2013 |
Mr Brenner was appointed Non-executive Director in April 2013. She is Chairman of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee, member of the Board Audit and Risk Committee and the Nominations Committee. She is a Director of Origin Energy Limited, Qantas Airways Limited, and Woolworths Group Limited and former Director of Growthpoint Properties Australia limited, Neverfail Australia Ltd, Treasury Corporation of NSW and Federal Airports Corporation. She is also the former Managing Director of Investment Banking at Investec Bank (Australia) Ltd and a former member of the Takeovers Panel.
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| Mr Swan Foo Boon | Non-Executive Director | May 2019 |
Mr Boon was appointed Non-executive Director in May 2019 and is a member of the Innovation and Technology Committee, Board Audit and Risk Committee and the Nominations Committee. He is Chairman and Non-executive Director of SGX-ST-listed Global Investments Limited, Chairman of Allgrace Investment Management Private Limited, and Chairman of Singapore Consortium Investment Management Limited. He is an external Director of China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Ltd, and Senior Advisor to Temasek International Pte Ltd. Previously, he was an external Director of China Huadian Corporation Ltd and a Non-executive Director of Singbridge Holdings Pte Ltd, Singbridge International Singapore Pte Ltd and Sino Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City Investment and Development Company
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| Mr John Richard Beevers | Non-Executive Director | Feb 2020 |
Mr Beevers was appointed Non-executive Director in February 2020, after previously holding the role of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of GroundProbe, and various executive roles within the Orica Group including Group General Manager of Chemical Services and Chief Executive Officer of Orica Mining Services. He is a member of the Safety and Sustainability Committee, the Innovation and Technology Committee and the Nominations Committee. He is also a Non-executive Director of Syrah Resources Limited and former Director of QUT Bluebox, the commercialisation arm of the Queensland University of Technology.
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| Mr Sanjeev Gandhi | Chief Executive OfficerManaging Director | Apr 2021 |
Mr Gandhi joined Orica in July 2020. He was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in April 2021, after previously holding the role of Group Executive and President, Australia Pacific, and Asia. Mr Gandhi is a former Executive Director of publicly listed German Chemical company BASF SE. During his 26-year career with BASF, Mr Gandhi held several senior marketing, commercial and business leadership roles including Head of Asia Pacific and Head of Global Chemicals Segment (Intermediates & Petrochemicals).
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| Ms Kirsten Anderson Llewellyn | Company Secretary | Mar 2020 |
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| Ms Erin O'Connor | Company Secretary | Mar 2020 |
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| Angus Melbourne | Chief Technology Officer |
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| Kirsten Anderson Llewellyn | Company Secretary |
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| Erin O'Connor | Company Secretary |
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| German Morales | President - Australia Pacific & Asia |
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| James Bonnor | President - Europe Middle East and Africa |
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| Brian Gillespie | President - Latin America |
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Top Shareholders Data provided by Morningstar.
| Name | Shares | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited | 154,011,233 | 37.79% |
| J P Morgan Nominees Australia Pty Limited | 117,853,953 | 28.92% |
| Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited | 27,169,759 | 6.67% |
| National Nominees Limited | 15,381,718 | 3.77% |
| BNP Paribas Noms Pty Ltd <Drp> | 5,862,127 | 1.44% |
| BNP Paribas Noms Pty Ltd <Agency Lending Drp A/C> | 4,741,514 | 1.16% |
| Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited <COLONIAL FIRST STATE INV A/C> | 3,942,235 | 0.97% |
| BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd Six Sis Ltd | 3,688,636 | 0.91% |
| Argo Investments Limited | 2,555,364 | 0.63% |
| Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited | 2,225,773 | 0.55% |
| Mutual Trust Pty Ltd | 1,501,643 | 0.37% |
| HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited A/C 2 | 1,498,553 | 0.37% |
| The Senior Master Of The Supreme Court <Common Fund No 3> | 1,465,707 | 0.36% |
| HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited Gsco Eca | 1,192,663 | 0.29% |
| HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited <Nt Comnwlth Super Corp A/C> | 739,104 | 0.18% |
| Broadgate Investments Pty Ltd | 711,574 | 0.17% |
| Carlton Hotel Limited | 541,764 | 0.13% |
| Cs Third Nominees Pty Limited <HSBC Cust Nom Au Ltd 13 A/C> | 505,944 | 0.12% |
| Sandhurst Trustees Ltd <Sisf A/C> | 440,200 | 0.11% |
| BNP Paribas Noms(NZ) Ltd <DRP> | 436,918 | 0.11% |