Southern Cross Electrical Engineering Ltd (SXE) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Southern Cross Electrical Engineering Ltd stock A$0.96, price A$3.53, that is 72.8% below the price, quality 44 out of 100. Rating: strongly overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Southern Cross Electrical Engineering Ltd
SXE · AUOur calculation puts a fair price 73% below what the stock costs today.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range A$0.3819 – A$5.32 · fair‑value band A$0.7140 – A$1.20 · the A$3.53 price screens above the A$0.9605 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 6, 2026.
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Company profile
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides electrical, instrumentation, communications, security, fire, and maintenance services and products in Australia. It operates through SCEE Electrical, Heyday, Trivantage, and Force Fire segments.
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The company installs electrical and data communications cabling products and systems; designs, manufactures, and installs commercial and industrial switchboards; and provides security system solutions, including consultation, design, supply, installation, integration, preventative maintenance, access control, workforce access management, intruder detection, perimeter solutions and gates, nurse call and duress systems, and CCTV servicing, as well as designs, installs, inspects, tests, and maintains fire protection systems.
It also provides electrical infrastructure, building controls, energy management systems, lighting, security, communications, networking, maintenance, and structured cabling systems; solutions for LNG upstream and downstream facilities, and petrochemical refineries; and construction and maintenance services for private and publicly funded infrastructure assets.
In addition, the company engages in the decarbonization projects, such as solar farms, wind farms, lithium and copper, recycling plants, power, and building design optimization.
The company operates under the SCEE Electrical, Datatel, Heyday, MDE, SJ Electrical, Trivantage Manufacturing, Seme Solutions, and Force Fire brands. It serves commercial, resources, infrastructure, and decarbonization markets. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Perth, Australia.
Stock analysis
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering Ltd (SXE) currently trades at A$3.53, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is A$0.9605, 73% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth DCF group reads highest at a median of A$4.62 per share, and 10 of the 26 models we run sit above the A$3.53 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at A$0.3600, and 16 of the 26 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is medium.
Scenario range: A$0.7140 (bear) to A$1.20 (bull), the price of A$3.53 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 44/100 (below-average quality), in the Industrials sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering Ltd reported revenue of A$719M in FY2026 versus A$553M in FY2022, a compound +6.8%/yr. Reported net income was A$7.1M in FY2026, compounding −17.5%/yr from FY2022.
Key figures
Market cap A$1.1B (≈ $745M) Small · P/E ratio 151.5 · P/S ratio 1.51 · EPS (TTM) A$0.0233 · Dividend yield 2.8% · Net margin 1.0% · Return on equity 2.6% · Return on assets (EBIT) 9.8% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 36 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The last reported earnings sit well below what analysts expect (earnings in transition, for example after write-downs or an earnings dip); whether the stock is cheap or expensive hinges on the expected recovery actually arriving. Read the fair value with that caveat.
The share trades about 34% below its 52-week high and 63% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at −42% fair-value upside, at −73%, SXE screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
All 26 models by family
The fair value above starts from this blend and is adjusted for dilution from new shares.
Quality Score breakdown
It rates the business: profits, how they develop, real cash, balance sheet, investing and share count.
Revenue & earnings trend
Growth Forecast
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Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
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| Vinci SA DG | €111.60 | €186.68 | +67% | vs SXE |
| Comfort Systems USA, Inc FIX | $1,018 | $1,119 | +10% | vs SXE |
| EMCOR Group EME | $608.45 | $524.14 | −14% | vs SXE |
| ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A ACS | €87.00 | €62.21 | −28% | vs SXE |
| Samsung C&T Corporation 028260 | 273,500 KRW | 159,702 KRW | −42% | vs SXE |
| Larsen & Toubro Limited LT | ₹4,118 | ₹2,302 | −44% | vs SXE |
| HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft HOT | €365.60 | €203.86 | −44% | vs SXE |
| APi Group APG | $40.87 | $19.20 | −53% | vs SXE |
| Ferrovial N.V FER | $58.71 | $23.06 | −61% | vs SXE |
| Quanta Services, Inc PWR | $540.90 | $162.41 | −70% | vs SXE |
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