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How to buy ARB Corporation (ARB) shares in Australia

Learn how to easily invest in ARB Corporation shares.

ARB Corporation is an auto parts business based in Australia. ARB Corporation shares (ARB) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are in Australian dollars. ARB Corporation has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $674.5 million. If you're looking to buy shares, check out the steps below.

How to buy shares in ARB Corporation

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Search for ARB Corporation. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: ARB. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
  4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until ARB Corporation reaches your desired price. Look into dollar-cost averaging to spread out your risk, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
  5. 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.
  6. Check on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of ARB Corporation. 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.

ARB Corporation stock price (ASX:ARB)

Use our graph to track the performance of ARB stocks over time.

ARB Corporation shares at a glance

Information last updated 2023-12-04.
52-week range$24.7061 - $34.2873
50-day moving average $30.942
200-day moving average $31.0855
Target price$32.15
PE ratio 29.97
Dividend yield $0.62 (1.86%)
Earnings per share (TTM) $1.08

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Is it a good time to buy ARB Corporation stock?

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ARB Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the last close of A$31.99

1 week (2023-11-29) 2.70%
1 month (2023-11-06) 3.09%
3 months (2023-09-06) -2.35%
6 months (2023-06-06) 12.44%
1 year (2022-12-06) 9.14%
2 years (2021-12-06) -37.69%
3 years (2020-12-04) 9.44%
5 years (2018-12-06) 97.59%

Is ARB Corporation under- or over-valued?

Valuing ARB Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of ARB Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

ARB Corporation's P/E ratio

ARB Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 30x. In other words, ARB Corporation shares trade at around 30x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the P/E ratio for the ASX over the 12 months to December 2019 (32.14). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

ARB Corporation's EBITDA

ARB Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $138.3 million (£0.0 million).

The EBITDA is a measure of a ARB Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure stock profitability.

ARB Corporation financials

Revenue TTM $674.5 million
Operating margin TTM 17.35%
Gross profit TTM $353.9 million
Return on assets TTM 10.76%
Return on equity TTM 15.22%
Profit margin 13.11%
Book value 7.395
Market capitalisation $2.7 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

ARB Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 106.9% of net profits

Recently ARB Corporation has paid out, on average, around 106.9% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.86% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), ARB Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 1.86% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In ARB Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.62 per share.

ARB Corporation's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 5 October 2023 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have ARB Corporation's shares ever split?

ARB Corporation's shares were split on a 5:1 basis on 18 October 2002. So if you had owned 1 share the day before the split, the next day you would own 5 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your ARB Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 80% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for ARB Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted ARB Corporation's share price.

ARB Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, ARB Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $24.7061 up to $34.2873. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

ARB.AU volatility(beta: 0.78)Avg. volatility(beta: 1.00)LowHigh

Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (AU average) beta is 1, while ARB Corporation's is 0.781. This would suggest that ARB Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

ARB Corporation overview

ARB Corporation Limited engages in the design, manufacture, distribution, and sale of motor vehicle accessories and light metal engineering works. The company provides bull bars, side rails and steps, canopies, UTE lids and tub accessories, roof racks, cross bars and carriers, suspension systems, driving lights, air compressors and tire accessories, air lockers, winches, recovery equipment and points, under vehicle protection products, fuel tanks and storage, drawers and cargo solutions, slide kitchen, portable fridge freezers, tents, swags and awnings, camping and touring accessories, safari snorkels, dual battery and solar systems, interior protection, and general accessories, as well as rear protection, towing, and wheel carriers. It also offers LINX, a controller that declutters the dashboard and centralizes the command of vehicle accessories by replacing classic switches, gauges, and monitors with one sleek and smart driver interface; and UHF radios, GPS, and reversing cameras. The company serves stockists, vehicle dealers, and various fleet operators, as well as owns and license ARB branded store network. The company has operations in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Thailand, the Middle East, Europe, and the United Kingdom. ARB Corporation Limited was founded in 1975 and is based in Kilsyth, Australia.

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