Name: Vulcan Steel (VSL) Short Position History
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VSL

Materials

Vulcan Steel

Short interest: 0.50%; +0.07 pp 30d; as of 8 Oct 2026
Reported shorts: 736K
Shares on issue: 146.530M

Price & short interest

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About Vulcan Steel

Vulcan Steel is a steel distribution and processing company operating across Australia and New Zealand. They focus on delivering superior service and have grown to become a key supplier to the Australasian economy. Vulcan offers a diverse product range and operates through a network of warehousing, manufacturing, and processing facilities.

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Vulcan Steel (ASX:VSL) has 0.50% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 8 Oct 2026, or about 736,017 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.07 percentage points, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.78 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 1.71% in August 2026. VSL is classified in the Materials industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Short interest

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Strategy fit

How each stock picker strategy reads VSL today

Zanger BreakoutWatchScore 29rank 641 of 1942
CAN SLIMWatchScore 13rank 994 of 1541
Minervini Trend TemplateWatchScore 13rank 1207 of 1716
Crowded-Short BreakoutWatchScore 29rank 150 of 1502
Quality compoundersWatchScore 43rank 204 of 1669

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VSL fundamentals

In the year to 30 Jun 2026, Vulcan Steel (ASX:VSL) recorded revenue of NZ$1.2B and net profit after tax of NZ$20.7M. A year earlier it recorded revenue of NZ$948.2M and net profit after tax of NZ$15.7M. Year-on-year growth: revenue +22.2% (FY), EPS +17.8% (FY). Net margin 1.8%, return on equity 8.8% (FY). Figures are in NZD, the company's reporting currency; source: Yahoo Finance, as at 14 Oct 2026.

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