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Aspen Group is a real estate-diversified business based in Australia. Aspen shares (APZ) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are in Australian Dollars. Aspen has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $35.5 million. If you're looking to buy shares, check out the steps below.
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| 52-week range | $0.9774 - $1.585 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | $1.4951 |
| 200-day moving average | $1.3209 |
| Target price | $1.47 |
| PE ratio | 7.2811 |
| Dividend yield | $0.066 (4.16%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.217 |
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Historical closes compared with the last close of A$1.58
| 1 week (2021-09-16) | 4.98% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2021-08-25) | 5.33% |
| 3 months (2021-06-25) | 17.91% |
| 6 months (2021-03-26) | 30.58% |
| 1 year (2020-09-25) | 49.06% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2019-09-25) | 41.07% |
| 3 years (2018-09-25) | 62.89% |
| 5 years (2016-09-23) | 38.60% |
Valuing Aspen stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Aspen's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Aspen's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 7x. In other words, Aspen shares trade at around 7x 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.
Aspen's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $7.1 million (£0.0 million).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Aspen's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $35.5 million |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 17.82% |
| Gross profit TTM | $7 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 1.81% |
| Return on equity TTM | 17.72% |
| Profit margin | 71.48% |
| Book value | 1.344 |
| Market capitalisation | $211.6 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 31.43% of net profits
Recently Aspen has paid out, on average, around 31.43% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 4.55% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Aspen shareholders could enjoy a 4.55% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Aspen's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.066 per share.
While Aspen's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Aspen may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 28 June 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").
Aspen's shares were split on a 1:10 basis on 24 October 2013. So if you had owned 10 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Aspen shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 900% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Aspen shares which in turn could have impacted Aspen's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Aspen's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.9774 up to $1.585. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (AU average) beta is 1, while Aspen's is 0.5651. This would suggest that Aspen's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Formed in 2001, Aspen Group is an ASX listed property group strategically focused on providing ?value for money? accommodation. The accommodation sector is considered to have positive long term structural characteristics, with an enduring customer need and effective capital utilisation. Aspen has been a leading owner and manager of holiday and accommodation parks since 2004. Aspen currently owns 9 holiday and accommodation parks across Australia. An active acquisition programme is underway to expand the portfolio within the ?value for money? accommodation sector.
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