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How to buy shares in A2 Milk
- Compare share trading platforms. To buy shares listed in Australia, you'll need to sign up to a broker with access to the ASX. Our table can help you choose.
- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, such as your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, PayPal or debit card.
- Search for A2 Milk. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: A2M. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until A2 Milk reaches your desired price. Look into dollar-cost averaging to spread out your risk, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. At today's price, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs.
- Check on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of A2 Milk. Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock and the business performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that affect your stock.
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A2 Milk stock price (ASX:A2M)
Use our graph to track the performance of A2M stocks over time.A2 Milk shares at a glance
52-week range | $3.9 - $7.45 |
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50-day moving average | $4.3804 |
200-day moving average | $5.3441 |
Target price | $6.31 |
PE ratio | 178 |
Dividend yield | $0 (0%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.025 |
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Is it a good time to buy A2 Milk stock?
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A2 Milk price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of A$4.53
1 week (2022-06-21) | 5.59% |
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1 month (2022-05-27) | 4.86% |
3 months (2022-03-29) | -15.96% |
6 months (2021-12-29) | -18.53% |
1 year (2021-06-29) | -25.86% |
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2 years (2020-06-29) | -75.45% |
3 years (2019-06-28) | -67.29% |
5 years (2017-06-28) | 16.45% |
Is A2 Milk under- or over-valued?
Valuing A2 Milk stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of A2 Milk's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
A2 Milk's P/E ratio
A2 Milk's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 178x. In other words, A2 Milk shares trade at around 178x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the P/E ratio for the ASX over the 12 months to December 2019 (32.14). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
A2 Milk's PEG ratio
A2 Milk's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.747. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into A2 Milk's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
A2 Milk's EBITDA
A2 Milk's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $48.4 million (£0.0 million).
The EBITDA is a measure of a A2 Milk's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
A2 Milk financials
Revenue TTM | $1.2 billion |
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Operating margin TTM | 3.4% |
Gross profit TTM | $509.7 million |
Return on assets TTM | 1.68% |
Return on equity TTM | 1.43% |
Profit margin | 1.7% |
Book value | 1.517 |
Market capitalisation | $3.3 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
A2 Milk share dividends
We're not expecting A2 Milk to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
A2 Milk share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, A2 Milk's shares have ranged in value from as little as $3.9 up to $7.45. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (AU average) beta is 1, while A2 Milk's is -0.0816. This would suggest that A2 Milk's shares have been inversely-correlated to the average (for this exchange) – so when the broader market trended up or down, A2 Milk has bucked the trend.
A2 Milk overview
The a2 Milk Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, sells A2 protein type branded milk and related products in Australia, New Zealand, China, other Asian countries, and the United States. The company offers fresh milk under the a2 Milk brand; and infant formula under the a2 Platinum brand. The company was formerly known as A2 Corporation Limited and changed its name to The a2 Milk Company Limited in April 2014. The a2 Milk Company Limited was founded in 2000 and is based in Auckland, New Zealand.
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