Ironbark Balanced Income Limited (IBC) Fair Value & Analysis
Financial Services · AU · Market cap A$42.7M
Fair value as of: Jul 14, 2026
From 11 valuation models · updated 27 days ago
Share price +3.5% over the past month.
A strong business, screening 17% undervalued on our models.
What matters now
- For a financial, book-value and earnings-based methods matter more than a cash-flow DCF, which fits banks and insurers poorly.
- Our model range runs from A$0.3900 (bear) to A$0.6500 (bull), base A$0.5200. The closer the price sits to the lower half, the larger the margin of safety.
- Quality 80/100 (high quality) with high evidence: the data supports the verdict.
Price vs Fair Value (5 years)
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 14, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range A$0.3537 – A$0.4450 · fair‑value band A$0.3900 – A$0.6500 · the A$0.4450 price screens below the A$0.5200 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 14, 2026.
Analysis
Ironbark Balanced Income Limited (IBC) currently trades at A$0.4450, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is A$0.5200, implying the stock looks roughly 16.9% undervalued today. The Quality Score stands at 80/100 (high quality), in the Financial Services sector. Bull case: trading below our estimate, it may offer upside if the fundamentals hold. Bear case: a low price can be a value trap when quality is weak or the data is thin (evidence: high), always confirm before acting.
Over the trailing twelve months, Ironbark Balanced Income Limited generated revenue of A$4.8M at a net margin of 70.1%. Revenue grew 28.2% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 5.6%. The balance sheet holds a net cash position of A$4.2M. Fundamentals as of Jul 14, 2026
Our scenario range runs from A$0.3900 (bear case) to A$0.6500 (bull case); at A$0.4450, the current price sits within that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. The share trades near its 52-week high and 10% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at -12% fair-value upside, at 17%, IBC screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small.
All 11 models by family
Widest divergence: Earnings-Based (A$1.07) versus Dividend Discount (A$0.2900). Highest evidence: Residual Income (76).
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Key figures & financial health
More key figures
Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Jul 14, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.
Quality Score breakdown
Of which business quality 75 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 68
Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.
About the company
Ironbark Balanced Income Limited is an closed-end balanced mutual fund launched and advised by Kaplan Funds Management Pty Ltd. The fund has an income emphasis and invests in the public equity and fixed income markets in Australia. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors.
Full company description
Ironbark Balanced Income Limited is an closed-end balanced mutual fund launched and advised by Kaplan Funds Management Pty Ltd. The fund has an income emphasis and invests in the public equity and fixed income markets in Australia. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund invests in various companies listed on the Australian stock exchanges. The fund seeks to benchmark its performance against RBA Cash Rate +3% p.a. (after management fees) and pays a quarterly dividend. Previously Ironbark Capital Limited was formed in March 1987 and is domiciled in Australia.
Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.
Revenue & earnings trend
FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years
Ironbark Balanced Income Limited reported revenue of A$4.1M in FY2025 versus A$8.9M in FY2021, a compound −17.6%/yr. Reported net income was A$3.1M in FY2025, compounding −17.6%/yr from FY2021.
of which total revenue −1.6 pp · buybacks/dilution +4.1 pp
Absolute contributions in percentage points per year; they sum to the EPS growth rate. Start and end points are 3-year averages (details on hover).
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Peer Group
Asset Management · 971 stocks
How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.
Valuation Multiples vs Asset Management median · lower = cheaper
Snowflake
Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.
Values & ESG
Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.
ESG scores are not available for this stock yet. Values and ESG data are contextual and can differ between providers.
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How we calculate Fair Value
Each company is valued through a stack of independent intrinsic-value models (DCF variants, residual-income, multiples and more), blended into one family-balanced consensus and weighted by how much trustworthy data backs it. A separate quality layer scores the fundamentals. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.
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