Sasol Limited (SSL): one to watch?

Operationally improving and cheap on forward earnings, but still a leveraged, oil-price-exposed South African coal/chemicals firm with no dividend yet.

👀 WATCH Fundamentals64/100

Down 81% from its all-time high of $65.94 — now $12.45

Why SSL dropped

This isn't a fresh crash — the stock is near its 30-day high and actually rose after its Sept 1, 2026 earnings showed debt falling and production hitting a five-year high; the -81% decline is a decade-plus-old collapse tied to a massively over-budget US chemical plant (Lake Charles), oil-price cyclicality, and coal/environmental cost pressure that has never fully reversed.

Fwd P/E 7.5Op margin 20.7%Rev growth 17.9%Debt/equity 65.3%Analyst upside -3.6%

How this scored 64/100

✅ Passes all 4 hard checks — profitable, cash-generative, and financially survivable.

✅ Makes money Net profit margin 4.5%

✅ Generates cash Free cash flow $-1.5B

✅ Not drowning in debt Debt/equity 65.3% (limit 200%)

✅ Can pay its bills Current ratio 1.8 (needs 1+)

Bar length shows how much each metric is worth — a 10-point metric is twice as wide as a 5-point one. Hover any row for what it means.

Profitability Does it actually make money? 11/25

Operating margin 20.7% 7/9

Net profit margin 4.5% 2/8

Return on equity 8.8% 2/8

Growth Is it getting bigger, or dying? 23/25

Revenue growth 17.9% 7/9

Earnings growth 447.4% 8/8

Expected profit change 623.8% 8/8

Value Is it cheap right now? 18/25

Forward P/E 7.5 10/10

PEG ratio 0.1 8/8

Analyst target upside -3.6% 0/7

Balance sheet Will it survive? 12/25

Debt / equity 65.3% 7/10

Current ratio 1.8 4/8

Free cash flow $-1.5B 0/7

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Analysis generated by SmartStonks's AI from public fundamentals and news, first flagged 2026-09-02. Research only — not financial advice.