NWH has endured a far worse 2025 than WOR falling over 23% year-to-date primarily due to their $113mn exposure to the Whyalla Steelworks, which entered administration earlier in the year. Underperformance was been compounded by weaker than expected earnings in 1H25, due to lower-than-expected margins in its Mining segment. The painful one-two has been enough to leave investors on the sidelines, even if the stock is a rare member of the ASX200 that’s not expensive from a historical perspective, and it’s forecast to yield an attractive 5.5% fully franked over the next 12-months.
- We feel the worst is behind NWH, and we do have some interest in NWH for the Emerging Companies Portfolio following the sale of SRG Global (SRG).